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2. Zero hunger

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  • Poverty Impact Across the Commodity Value Chain

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    KIT and SNV are analysing value chain development initiatives in order to enhance their impact on poverty on a large scale. Through the analysis of cases, an approach for stimulating commodity sector development for impact at scale will be proposed. Designing interventions at scale Agricultural value chain development has become mainstream practice. Many published cases show successful […]

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  • Integrated Seed Sector Development in Africa

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    The Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) aims to enhance access to quality seed by smallholder farmers. It integrates both formal and informal seed systems and fosters participation of both public and private actors in the development of demand-driven seed chains. As a result, this supports the ability of smallholder farmers to produce food sustainably and […]

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  • Documenting Lessons Learned for Belgium Development Agency

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    KIT Royal Tropical Institute — through a five-year framework contract — has provided support to document experiences and lessons learned from Belgium Development Agency (BTC, now known as ENABEL) capitalisation projects and programmes worldwide. Our support contributed to individual and organisational learning at BTC and its partners. It also increased the visibility of BTC projects […]

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  • Making Stakeholder Collaboration Effective

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    KIT Royal Tropical Institute has been supporting CRP MAIZE in strengthening stakeholder interaction and the capacity of its staff to make such interaction contribute to research impact. Together with MAIZE innovation specialists, we document and analyse the work being done in four projects (two in Africa, one in Asia and one in Latin America), supporting […]

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  • UNDP Agribusiness Supplier Development Program

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    KIT Royal Tropical Institute is assisting the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to help smallholder farmers and SME agribusinesses improve productivity in sub-Saharan Africa by improving sustainable business links with lead firms. Sustainable sourcing can contribute to the local economic development of suppliers, small and medium enterprises (SME) and their communities. However, leading firms are […]

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  • Purchase for Progress Learning Trajectory and Write-Shops

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    In 2008 The World Food Programme (WFP) piloted a programme to direct a percentage of its procurement to smallholder farmers in developing countries. The pilot – Purchase for Progress (P4P) – took place in 21 countries. KIT undertook value chain research for WFP in six of those countries and delivered recommendations for programme implementation at […]

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  • Strengthening a dairy cooperative’s extension services in Kenya

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    BAMSCOS, a union of farmer cooperatives in Baringo, Kenya teamed up with KIT and Agriterra in an effort to further strengthen and professionalise its extension services. For BAMSCOS this was a crucial step towards improving the income and conditions of their members. Furthermore, by handling larger volumes of milk it would increase the viability of […]

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  • Supporting a National Centre for Agricultural Technical Training in Egypt

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    KIT was part of a consortium working with the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) to establish a sustainable and practice-oriented agriculture training centre for male and female skilled labour. This aimed to contribute to the delivery of adequate training for the agricultural sector in Egypt. Best practice centre  RISE – formerly the Desert […]

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  • Integrated Seed Sector Development in the Sahel

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    ISSD/Sahel Thirty-two per cent of the Nigerien population and 21 per cent of the Malian population still struggle with food and nutrition insecurity. Sustainable intensification of food crop production can address this and, at the same time, provide economic opportunities. To this end, high-quality seeds are essential. This project will ensure the availability and use […]

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  • Gender and Land Governance Action Learning Programme

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    The gender and land governance action learning programme aims to identify and test approaches that address barriers to realising women’s land rights. Given the complexity in land governance and gender relations and the close link with agricultural development and the protection of livelihoods, the programme implements context specific projects run by interdisciplinary teams of members […]

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  • Graduate Opportunities for Innovation and Transformation (GO4IT)

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    Graduate Opportunities for Innovation and Transformation (GO4IT) helped train university students in Africa to bring change to rural areas. The initiative was born of the understanding that universities needed to improve the quality and content of their agricultural education programmes. KIT Royal Tropical Institute played a key role in defining and driving the strategy for […]

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