1) The EMPRENDA alliance was formed in 2005 between three NGOs (TechnoServe, CLUSA, and ACDI/VOCA) to promote cooperation between smallholder farmers' associations, larger rural enterprises, and the NGOs themselves in Mozambique. The goal was to target high-potential agricultural value chains and create market linkages.
2) Over four years, the EMPRENDA alliance helped clients increase their annual sales from $4 million to an estimated $16 million by 2008. Clients also mobilized almost $26 million in financing to overcome obstacles. The alliance focused on horticulture, field crops like cashews and soybeans, and more recently forestry.
[Challenge:Future] Agricultural Empowerment In Nigeria For Job CreationChallenge:Future
Unemployment is a major problem in Nigeria that has led to issues like crime, corruption, and terrorism. It is caused by factors like bad leadership, corruption, and urban migration. While job creation could help, promoting entrepreneurship may be more effective. Agriculture is one of Nigeria's most neglected yet profitable sectors due to demand for crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. Developing commercial agriculture could boost the economy, create jobs, and generate income while supporting industries that process these crops. The document proposes educating Nigerian youth about opportunities in agriculture through online webinars and a dedicated website.
For 2012 the UN focuses on cooperatives “because cooperative enterprises contribute to reducing poverty for many families and communities”.
Members of cooperatives undertake voluntarily to get associated and better pool their individual resources. This social and participatory model stands for values that perfectly suit the fair trade values: payment of a fair price and obtaining fair incomes.
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation in UNDP (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006. Its sister publication, Southern Innovator magazine, has been published since 2011.
ISSN 2227-3905
Stories by David South
UN Office for South-South Cooperation
Contact the Office to receive a copy of the new global magazine Southern Innovator. Issues 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are out now and are about innovators in mobile phones and information technology, youth and entrepreneurship, agribusiness and food security, cities and urbanization and waste and recycling. Why not consider sponsoring or advertising in an issue of Southern Innovator? Or work with us on an insert or supplement of interest to our readers?
Follow @SouthSouth1.
In this issue:
Women Empowered by Fair Trade
Manufacturer
Global South Trade Boosted with
Increasing China-Africa Trade in 2013
India 2.0: Can the Country Make the
Move to the Next Level?
"Pocket-Friendly" Solution to Help
Farmers Go Organic
Cheap Farming Kit Hopes to Help
More Become Farmers
Changes in agriculture and tourism markets are creating new opportunities but also challenges for traditional industries. Attempting to preserve existing structures will only increase stress; assisting adaptation is better to save jobs and regional prosperity. New technologies, consumer demands, and international competition require Australian industries to focus on high-quality niche products rather than commodities, and adopt improved business skills through cooperation.
Strong Producers, Strong Future - enjoy and share this overview of Fairtrade's work in 2013-14 with more than 1.4 million farmers and workers and 30,000 products on shelves around the world.
The article profiles Douglas Kanja, a 27-year-old IT specialist in Kenya who has taken up dairy farming despite stereotypes of farming as an occupation for old people. Kanja has found success in dairy farming, earning hundreds of thousands of Kenyan shillings per month. He manages his farm while still working his day job in Nairobi, visiting the farm before and after work each day. Kanja is redefining perceptions of farmers in Kenya as young and successful rather than old and resigned. His success story is inspiring renewed interest in dairy farming among youth.
The document discusses opportunities for increased cooperation between the Dutch agri-food sector and smallholder farmers in developing countries. It argues that greater partnerships could benefit smallholder farmers through professionalization and access to new markets, while also helping Dutch companies access new sourcing opportunities and emerging markets. The campaign aims to encourage businesses, governments, and knowledge institutions to intensify cooperation with smallholder farmers and their organizations to achieve sustainable development goals and meet growing global food demand.
1) The EMPRENDA alliance was formed in 2005 between three NGOs (TechnoServe, CLUSA, and ACDI/VOCA) to promote cooperation between smallholder farmers' associations, larger rural enterprises, and the NGOs themselves in Mozambique. The goal was to target high-potential agricultural value chains and create market linkages.
2) Over four years, the EMPRENDA alliance helped clients increase their annual sales from $4 million to an estimated $16 million by 2008. Clients also mobilized almost $26 million in financing to overcome obstacles. The alliance focused on horticulture, field crops like cashews and soybeans, and more recently forestry.
[Challenge:Future] Agricultural Empowerment In Nigeria For Job CreationChallenge:Future
Unemployment is a major problem in Nigeria that has led to issues like crime, corruption, and terrorism. It is caused by factors like bad leadership, corruption, and urban migration. While job creation could help, promoting entrepreneurship may be more effective. Agriculture is one of Nigeria's most neglected yet profitable sectors due to demand for crops like cocoa, coffee, and rubber. Developing commercial agriculture could boost the economy, create jobs, and generate income while supporting industries that process these crops. The document proposes educating Nigerian youth about opportunities in agriculture through online webinars and a dedicated website.
For 2012 the UN focuses on cooperatives “because cooperative enterprises contribute to reducing poverty for many families and communities”.
Members of cooperatives undertake voluntarily to get associated and better pool their individual resources. This social and participatory model stands for values that perfectly suit the fair trade values: payment of a fair price and obtaining fair incomes.
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation in UNDP (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006. Its sister publication, Southern Innovator magazine, has been published since 2011.
ISSN 2227-3905
Stories by David South
UN Office for South-South Cooperation
Contact the Office to receive a copy of the new global magazine Southern Innovator. Issues 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are out now and are about innovators in mobile phones and information technology, youth and entrepreneurship, agribusiness and food security, cities and urbanization and waste and recycling. Why not consider sponsoring or advertising in an issue of Southern Innovator? Or work with us on an insert or supplement of interest to our readers?
Follow @SouthSouth1.
In this issue:
Women Empowered by Fair Trade
Manufacturer
Global South Trade Boosted with
Increasing China-Africa Trade in 2013
India 2.0: Can the Country Make the
Move to the Next Level?
"Pocket-Friendly" Solution to Help
Farmers Go Organic
Cheap Farming Kit Hopes to Help
More Become Farmers
Changes in agriculture and tourism markets are creating new opportunities but also challenges for traditional industries. Attempting to preserve existing structures will only increase stress; assisting adaptation is better to save jobs and regional prosperity. New technologies, consumer demands, and international competition require Australian industries to focus on high-quality niche products rather than commodities, and adopt improved business skills through cooperation.
Strong Producers, Strong Future - enjoy and share this overview of Fairtrade's work in 2013-14 with more than 1.4 million farmers and workers and 30,000 products on shelves around the world.
The article profiles Douglas Kanja, a 27-year-old IT specialist in Kenya who has taken up dairy farming despite stereotypes of farming as an occupation for old people. Kanja has found success in dairy farming, earning hundreds of thousands of Kenyan shillings per month. He manages his farm while still working his day job in Nairobi, visiting the farm before and after work each day. Kanja is redefining perceptions of farmers in Kenya as young and successful rather than old and resigned. His success story is inspiring renewed interest in dairy farming among youth.
The document discusses opportunities for increased cooperation between the Dutch agri-food sector and smallholder farmers in developing countries. It argues that greater partnerships could benefit smallholder farmers through professionalization and access to new markets, while also helping Dutch companies access new sourcing opportunities and emerging markets. The campaign aims to encourage businesses, governments, and knowledge institutions to intensify cooperation with smallholder farmers and their organizations to achieve sustainable development goals and meet growing global food demand.
This document discusses the impacts of climate change and the threat of increased poverty. It notes that the impacts of global warming are already noticeable worldwide according to the IPCC. While discussions of climate change causes have progressed, discussions of impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation still face challenges due to lack of political consensus on actions. The effects of warming are present threats, seen in drought in Southeast Brazil that is leaving millions without water and affecting economies. If problems on this scale already affect Brazil, greater issues could be expected in coming years without action.
In some of the most impoverished countries in the world, agriculture is the backbone of the economy. From household cultivation to cooperative harvesting to large-scale commodity production, the growing of crops for sustenance and for income supports millions of the poorest households. To create more stability for citizens and to increase exports for sustainable development, countries are taking trade analysis and applying it to their agricultural sectors – building on the promise of higher yields, better quality harvests and more markets.
Those efforts are as diverse as the people, the countries and the geographies, and this suite of stories examines three different approaches in Africa to enhancing agricultural production while expanding markets, and changing lives in the process.
Exports of – organic and fair trade – bananas from Senegal to Belgium have been announced a few times already, but considerable obstacles still remain between Tambacounda and the Colruyt stores.
Despite the potential of the farmers’ organisations and the commitment of different partners – like the Trade for Development Centre - it remains difficult to deliver quality and quantity for a difficult product such as bananas.
From Petrol dollar to cashew dollar by sotonye angaSotonye anga
The main point here is that we need to shift our focus from Petrol Dollar to Cashew Dollar.
Time to add value to our cashew and thereby create more jobs for our unemployed young people, reduce unemployment, diversify our economy, earn more foreign exchange, reduce the pressure on our Naira, stimulate economic growth and get a bigger share of the Cashew Dollar is now.
This document provides an overview of various topics related to agriculture including:
- Food security prospects in the Sahel, West, southern, and East Africa regions.
- Agroecology practices in Kenya that have increased farmer productivity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
- Hurricane damage to Jamaica's agriculture sector, particularly coffee and banana crops, totaling over €11.8 million. The government is providing support to farmers.
- A table of contents for the magazine issue covering niche markets, dairy products, labor conditions, and an interview.
1) The document discusses an initiative in Southern Sudan to develop the gum acacia industry to generate income and alleviate poverty. SNV is working with local CBOs to connect gum collectors with international markets.
2) In the first year, 19 tons of gum acacia was exported, earning $19,000 for 150 households. With three CBOs now involved, exports are expected to reach 60 tons and $60,000 in income this year.
3) Key challenges include developing a systematic marketing mechanism, strengthening the CBOs, and ensuring benefits are shared with communities as international prices and policies develop.
The Enhanced Integrated Framework initiative aims to empower women and boost trade in least developed countries. Since its launch in 2019, it has trained over 88,000 women, helped 10,000 adopt new technologies, and contributed to $400 million in export orders. It has also developed 17 new gender-sensitive policies. Projects under the initiative transitioned to virtual formats during the pandemic, allowing them to benefit more women. The initiative has helped increase incomes for women in sectors like shea production in Burkina Faso and textile production in Laos.
The document summarizes the Small is Powerful project, which aims to showcase African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their role in driving economic growth. It does this through a visual and analytical investigation of 5 SMEs in different African countries and sectors. The project features reportages on each SME's operations, impact, and stakeholders. It intends to challenge stereotypes about Africa's economy, promote African entrepreneurship, and support these job-creating businesses through multimedia content distributed internationally.
1) Several French-speaking African countries are working to boost trade in high-value agriculture, tourism, textiles and fisheries through support from organizations like EIF and ITC.
2) EIF has helped increase honey production and exports from Burundi and improve leather production and quality in Chad.
3) Initiatives in Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Djibouti are also working to strengthen various industries and increase incomes through improvements across agricultural and fisheries value chains.
4) Overall, more support is still needed to help French-speaking African countries overcome challenges in infrastructure, standards compliance, access to markets and more to realize their trade potential.
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006.
ISSN 2227-3905
Stories by David South
Design and Layout: UNDP South-South Cooperation Unit
Follow @SouthSouth1
- South Africa has seen growing demand for fair trade products like wine and tea as consumers become more familiar with the concept of fair trade.
- The Fair Trade Label South Africa was established in 2010 to certify and promote fair trade products in South Africa. By 2012, its business turnover reached 234 million Rand.
- Kenya has also launched a fair trade label and is working to expand familiarity with fair trade among its growing middle class, who are interested in supporting local farmers. Certification systems help small farmers transition to organic and fair trade.
Kilimo Endelevu Africa Journal is a smallholder farmers Journal of the ILEA / LEISA Network (Low External Input in Sustainable Agriculture) and the Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN-EA) Edited by Polycarp Otieno Onyango
This document provides an international marketing plan for Tesla Motors to introduce its Model 3 electric vehicle to the Caribbean market of Jamaica. It begins with an abstract and then provides an analysis of the Jamaican cultural, economic, and demographic landscape. This includes secondary research on the country and primary research strategies proposed. The document then details the Model 3 adaptation for Jamaica, including pricing of a Model 3-A version at $20,000-$35,000. It concludes with an implementation schedule to launch the Model 3-A in Jamaica over the first year.
The document discusses the Baby Bloomers floral arrangement company, which was founded in 1977 in the Philippines. Inspired by another floral company, Baby Bloomers became widely known for using imported materials. Its standardized outlets with luxurious interiors attracted many customers, generating large cash inflows. However, the Philippine economy was experiencing difficulties in the 1980s due to political turmoil. The document goes on to discuss options for improving and expanding the business.
The document provides information about Fairtrade Fortnight 2019, which aims to raise awareness of the low prices cocoa farmers receive and how this pushes many into poverty. It discusses campaigns to get communities involved by holding events featuring Fairtrade chocolate, with a focus on empowering women cocoa farmers. Resources are available for events, and funds raised will support the Fairtrade Foundation's work advocating for farmers to receive living incomes.
Empowering Business Latin America implements environmental technologies and products to promote economic development in Guatemala and Latin America. It seeks to bridge Guatemala's housing gap, promote rural investment, and accelerate poverty reduction. The company promotes innovative technologies through a manufacturing plant, agricultural program, and pilot housing projects using compressed agricultural fiber panels as a sustainable building material.
After the cocoa industry was blamed for the many child labour scandals and because cocoa producers were being paid prices that were far too low, large chocolate companies took initiatives to improve the sustainability. What is the current situation, particularly after the cocoa price on the world market dropped significantly last year?
Even while market conditions are tough, across cocoa-producing regions cooperatives resolutely choose for sustainable or organic production and fair trade. Twenty of these cooperatives are supported by the Trade for Development Centre (TDC). To put a face on their endeavours, we visited Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire as well as Bolivia and Vietnam.
The document summarizes discussions from the World Cocoa Foundation meeting about challenges facing the cocoa supply chain over the next 15-30 years. It notes that while cocoa supply has kept up with 2% annual demand growth, supply will stagnate without improving farmer productivity as there is no available land to increase production. Key challenges include the aging farmer population, small and fragmented farm sizes, and low yields. Stakeholders are working on initiatives like CocoaAction to address these challenges through farmer training, higher-yielding cocoa varieties, community development programs, and strengthening farmer organizations. The goal is to transform cocoa farming into a viable profession with educated, professional farmers managing larger, more productive farms by 2030-2050.
The document discusses corporate social responsibility in the jewelry industry. It outlines how the industry has progressed from focusing on avoiding wrongdoing to proactively addressing social and economic issues. Examples given include efforts to eliminate conflict diamonds through groups like the Kimberley Process and World Diamond Council. More recently, CIBJO has partnered with the UN to help jewelry businesses implement responsible practices and achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals through initiatives like the World Jewelry Confederation Education Foundation.
This document discusses the impacts of climate change and the threat of increased poverty. It notes that the impacts of global warming are already noticeable worldwide according to the IPCC. While discussions of climate change causes have progressed, discussions of impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation still face challenges due to lack of political consensus on actions. The effects of warming are present threats, seen in drought in Southeast Brazil that is leaving millions without water and affecting economies. If problems on this scale already affect Brazil, greater issues could be expected in coming years without action.
In some of the most impoverished countries in the world, agriculture is the backbone of the economy. From household cultivation to cooperative harvesting to large-scale commodity production, the growing of crops for sustenance and for income supports millions of the poorest households. To create more stability for citizens and to increase exports for sustainable development, countries are taking trade analysis and applying it to their agricultural sectors – building on the promise of higher yields, better quality harvests and more markets.
Those efforts are as diverse as the people, the countries and the geographies, and this suite of stories examines three different approaches in Africa to enhancing agricultural production while expanding markets, and changing lives in the process.
Exports of – organic and fair trade – bananas from Senegal to Belgium have been announced a few times already, but considerable obstacles still remain between Tambacounda and the Colruyt stores.
Despite the potential of the farmers’ organisations and the commitment of different partners – like the Trade for Development Centre - it remains difficult to deliver quality and quantity for a difficult product such as bananas.
From Petrol dollar to cashew dollar by sotonye angaSotonye anga
The main point here is that we need to shift our focus from Petrol Dollar to Cashew Dollar.
Time to add value to our cashew and thereby create more jobs for our unemployed young people, reduce unemployment, diversify our economy, earn more foreign exchange, reduce the pressure on our Naira, stimulate economic growth and get a bigger share of the Cashew Dollar is now.
This document provides an overview of various topics related to agriculture including:
- Food security prospects in the Sahel, West, southern, and East Africa regions.
- Agroecology practices in Kenya that have increased farmer productivity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
- Hurricane damage to Jamaica's agriculture sector, particularly coffee and banana crops, totaling over €11.8 million. The government is providing support to farmers.
- A table of contents for the magazine issue covering niche markets, dairy products, labor conditions, and an interview.
1) The document discusses an initiative in Southern Sudan to develop the gum acacia industry to generate income and alleviate poverty. SNV is working with local CBOs to connect gum collectors with international markets.
2) In the first year, 19 tons of gum acacia was exported, earning $19,000 for 150 households. With three CBOs now involved, exports are expected to reach 60 tons and $60,000 in income this year.
3) Key challenges include developing a systematic marketing mechanism, strengthening the CBOs, and ensuring benefits are shared with communities as international prices and policies develop.
The Enhanced Integrated Framework initiative aims to empower women and boost trade in least developed countries. Since its launch in 2019, it has trained over 88,000 women, helped 10,000 adopt new technologies, and contributed to $400 million in export orders. It has also developed 17 new gender-sensitive policies. Projects under the initiative transitioned to virtual formats during the pandemic, allowing them to benefit more women. The initiative has helped increase incomes for women in sectors like shea production in Burkina Faso and textile production in Laos.
The document summarizes the Small is Powerful project, which aims to showcase African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their role in driving economic growth. It does this through a visual and analytical investigation of 5 SMEs in different African countries and sectors. The project features reportages on each SME's operations, impact, and stakeholders. It intends to challenge stereotypes about Africa's economy, promote African entrepreneurship, and support these job-creating businesses through multimedia content distributed internationally.
1) Several French-speaking African countries are working to boost trade in high-value agriculture, tourism, textiles and fisheries through support from organizations like EIF and ITC.
2) EIF has helped increase honey production and exports from Burundi and improve leather production and quality in Chad.
3) Initiatives in Togo, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Djibouti are also working to strengthen various industries and increase incomes through improvements across agricultural and fisheries value chains.
4) Overall, more support is still needed to help French-speaking African countries overcome challenges in infrastructure, standards compliance, access to markets and more to realize their trade potential.
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006.
ISSN 2227-3905
Stories by David South
Design and Layout: UNDP South-South Cooperation Unit
Follow @SouthSouth1
- South Africa has seen growing demand for fair trade products like wine and tea as consumers become more familiar with the concept of fair trade.
- The Fair Trade Label South Africa was established in 2010 to certify and promote fair trade products in South Africa. By 2012, its business turnover reached 234 million Rand.
- Kenya has also launched a fair trade label and is working to expand familiarity with fair trade among its growing middle class, who are interested in supporting local farmers. Certification systems help small farmers transition to organic and fair trade.
Kilimo Endelevu Africa Journal is a smallholder farmers Journal of the ILEA / LEISA Network (Low External Input in Sustainable Agriculture) and the Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN-EA) Edited by Polycarp Otieno Onyango
This document provides an international marketing plan for Tesla Motors to introduce its Model 3 electric vehicle to the Caribbean market of Jamaica. It begins with an abstract and then provides an analysis of the Jamaican cultural, economic, and demographic landscape. This includes secondary research on the country and primary research strategies proposed. The document then details the Model 3 adaptation for Jamaica, including pricing of a Model 3-A version at $20,000-$35,000. It concludes with an implementation schedule to launch the Model 3-A in Jamaica over the first year.
The document discusses the Baby Bloomers floral arrangement company, which was founded in 1977 in the Philippines. Inspired by another floral company, Baby Bloomers became widely known for using imported materials. Its standardized outlets with luxurious interiors attracted many customers, generating large cash inflows. However, the Philippine economy was experiencing difficulties in the 1980s due to political turmoil. The document goes on to discuss options for improving and expanding the business.
The document provides information about Fairtrade Fortnight 2019, which aims to raise awareness of the low prices cocoa farmers receive and how this pushes many into poverty. It discusses campaigns to get communities involved by holding events featuring Fairtrade chocolate, with a focus on empowering women cocoa farmers. Resources are available for events, and funds raised will support the Fairtrade Foundation's work advocating for farmers to receive living incomes.
Empowering Business Latin America implements environmental technologies and products to promote economic development in Guatemala and Latin America. It seeks to bridge Guatemala's housing gap, promote rural investment, and accelerate poverty reduction. The company promotes innovative technologies through a manufacturing plant, agricultural program, and pilot housing projects using compressed agricultural fiber panels as a sustainable building material.
After the cocoa industry was blamed for the many child labour scandals and because cocoa producers were being paid prices that were far too low, large chocolate companies took initiatives to improve the sustainability. What is the current situation, particularly after the cocoa price on the world market dropped significantly last year?
Even while market conditions are tough, across cocoa-producing regions cooperatives resolutely choose for sustainable or organic production and fair trade. Twenty of these cooperatives are supported by the Trade for Development Centre (TDC). To put a face on their endeavours, we visited Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire as well as Bolivia and Vietnam.
The document summarizes discussions from the World Cocoa Foundation meeting about challenges facing the cocoa supply chain over the next 15-30 years. It notes that while cocoa supply has kept up with 2% annual demand growth, supply will stagnate without improving farmer productivity as there is no available land to increase production. Key challenges include the aging farmer population, small and fragmented farm sizes, and low yields. Stakeholders are working on initiatives like CocoaAction to address these challenges through farmer training, higher-yielding cocoa varieties, community development programs, and strengthening farmer organizations. The goal is to transform cocoa farming into a viable profession with educated, professional farmers managing larger, more productive farms by 2030-2050.
The document discusses corporate social responsibility in the jewelry industry. It outlines how the industry has progressed from focusing on avoiding wrongdoing to proactively addressing social and economic issues. Examples given include efforts to eliminate conflict diamonds through groups like the Kimberley Process and World Diamond Council. More recently, CIBJO has partnered with the UN to help jewelry businesses implement responsible practices and achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals through initiatives like the World Jewelry Confederation Education Foundation.
The document outlines the goals and achievements of an organization between 2019-2021 aimed at empowering women through trade. It highlights programs to create gender-responsive trade policies, build skills of women entrepreneurs to access markets, and train over 88,000 women in value chain practices. The organization also helped adopt new technologies by 10,000 women and included women's groups in 75% of trade dialogues.
Note de synthèse sur l'intégration du commerce dans les stratégies de développement durable du Cadre intégré renforcé (CIR). Cela fait partie de la série Policy Briefs
National ownership of trade integration processes is important for least developed countries. Three case studies provide lessons on integrating trade into development strategies. Cambodia implemented a creative sector-wide approach through successive trade integration strategies aligned with its planning cycle. This helped diversify exports and build institutional capacity over time. Vanuatu established coordination mechanisms to implement its trade policy framework. Zambia faced challenges ensuring trade reforms benefited all, but stakeholder consultations improved policy coherence. Overall, demonstrating trade's development benefits and investing in human capacity are keys to effective mainstreaming.
Notes de synthèse sur la création de meilleures chaînes de valeur de l’habillement dans les pays les moins avancés du Cadre intégré renforcé (CIR). Cela fait partie de la série Policy Briefs
Mémoire sur Aide Publique au Développement (APD) et Aide pour le Commerce du cadre intégré renforcé (CIR). Cela fait partie de la série Trade Funding Insights.
This guidebook provides tips for crafting impactful stories about projects. It recommends including a problem the project addressed, the actions taken to solve it, and the quantifiable results. Stories should be under 1000 words and use clear language, beneficiary voices, and images. Accurately portraying the reality of a project's outcomes in a compelling narrative can increase credibility and communicate change.
Explore the key differences between silicone sponge rubber and foam rubber in this comprehensive presentation. Learn about their unique properties, manufacturing processes, and applications across various industries. Discover how each material performs in terms of temperature resistance, chemical resistance, and cost-effectiveness. Gain insights from real-world case studies and make informed decisions for your projects.
Abasse Twalal Harouna: The Maestro of Digital Marketing - His Journey and Ach...Abasse Twalal Harouna
Abasse Twalal Harouna, a name synonymous with innovation and excellence in the digital marketing industry, has made significant strides in empowering small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to achieve remarkable growth. With a career marked by numerous accolades and a trail of success stories, Harouna's journey from a passionate student of marketing to a renowned digital marketing expert is both inspiring and instructive.
Abasse Twalal Harouna’s early life laid a strong foundation for his future success. Born and raised in a family that highly valued education and innovation, Harouna was encouraged to pursue his interests from a young age. This supportive environment fueled his passion for technology and business, leading him to pursue higher education in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing at a prestigious Canadian university. His academic background provided him with a comprehensive understanding of business principles and marketing strategies, setting the stage for his remarkable career.
Upon completing his degree, Abasse Twalal Harouna quickly recognized the transformative potential of digital marketing. He understood that the digital landscape was rapidly evolving and that businesses needed to adapt to remain competitive. With a clear vision, Harouna entered the digital marketing field, driven by a desire to help businesses grow through innovative online strategies. His early career was marked by hands-on experience with various digital marketing agencies, where he honed his skills in SEO, content marketing, social media marketing, and PPC advertising.
Abasse Twalal Harouna’s expertise spans multiple facets of digital marketing, making him a versatile and highly effective strategist. One of his key areas of specialization is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Harouna understands that SEO is crucial for enhancing online visibility and driving organic traffic to websites. By employing advanced SEO techniques, such as thorough keyword research, on-page optimization, and building high-quality backlinks, Harouna ensures that his clients' websites rank high on search engine results pages (SERPs). This not only attracts more visitors but also improves the overall online presence of the businesses he works with.
Content marketing is another domain where Abasse Twalal Harouna excels. He firmly believes that content is king in the digital world and leverages it to create compelling, value-driven content that resonates with target audiences. From blog posts and articles to videos and infographics, Harouna’s content marketing strategies are designed to engage and educate potential customers. This approach not only drives brand awareness but also fosters customer loyalty, contributing to long-term business success.
In today’s connected world, social media marketing is vital for brand promotion, and Abasse Twalal Harouna has mastered this art. He crafts tailored social media campaigns that enhance brand visibility and foster engagement.
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Women at the helm of Senegal’s
burgeoning mango industry
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November 26, 2017 | Women & Trade
Aminata Dominique Diouf was seven years old when her father
bought a small farm 15 minutes from the Senegal-Gambia border.
“At that age I didn’t really know what
agriculture was,” she says. “I was just dazzled
by the colours: running, jumping, touching,
watching people working under the warm
sun and the songs of birds.”
A few years later she got the chance to
travel to the USA to visit her penpal and
improve her English. Next to her penpal’s
house was a large tract of land where she
saw a man driving a tractor.
“I was surprised, amazed and full of
questions so one day I decide to visit him.
He explained why he chose this job instead
of working in an office. Since that day I
decided to be a farmer. I told my dad that I
wanted to take over his mango farm when I
graduated college,” says Aminata.
And 2017, at the age of 26 she did just that,
becoming the CEO of Domaine Agricole de
Nema. With 35 full-time employees, 20,000
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mango trees and partners in five countries,
Domaine Agricole de Nema has become
one of Senegal’s largest agricultural estates
and perhaps the only one with a woman at
the helm.
The Domaine Agricole de Nema now has
more than 150 employees and is highly
mechanized. Located in the village of
Nemanding in the Fatick region, it is a mere
fifteen-minute drive from the Gambian
border. The estate covers an area of 172
hectares, with three plots, called Kawsara,
Khelkom and Nema
“We have been working with Aminata
for the past 24 months, helping her fight
white fly in her crops and introducing her
to new markets for Senegalese mangoes,”
says Cheikh Saadbouh Seck, Coordinator
of National Implementation Unit of the
Enhanced Integrated Framework at
Senegal’s Ministry of Commerce.
The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
seeks to support least developed countries
improve their supply of products to the
global market, strengthening employment,
tackling poverty and taking vital steps
forward in terms of socio-economic
development.
Between 2012-2013, EIF identified that
Senegal’s mango sector had a lot of
untapped potential.
“At the time we were producing 150,000
tonnes of mangoes per year [in Senegal]
but didn’t have the right certifications
to export to international markets,” Seck
says.
The mango project formulation started in
2013. Approved in August 2014 by EIF, it
began being implemented in 2015.
“Since the beginning of this project in 2015
we’ve been working to build the standards
needed to access these markets: providing
technical training to farmers to improve their
practices and building infrastructure such
as ports, shipping services, storage and
processing plants so Senegal can export a
wide variety of mango products.”
In recent years, Senegal has become the
second most important West African source
of mangoes, after the Ivory Coast.
Women’s empowerment can lead the
export drive
There is a sharp distinction in the roles
allotted to men and women in the production
and sale of mangos, though women
represent 45% of the actors in the sector
overall.
“On the African continent, women participate
in farming and food processing and play a
huge role in food security, but they don’t
have the same rights as men regarding the
land. Women generally don’t have their own
land,” Aminata says.
The concerns and inclusion of women were
integrated throughout the implementation
of the project, using an inclusive approach
that looked at female participation at every
step of production: from growth, to harvest,
to export. In mapping the value chain, it was
revealed that women represented 90% of
the players in marketing, and 80% of the
export packaging labour force.
In total, 1211 producers, companies,
harvesters and transporters have been
trained under the EIF project in harvesting
methods, quality norms and techniques to
combat mango pests. Youth were organised
into six associations that allowed for greater
participation in training schemes.
Aminata decided to join the training for
several reasons: “I wanted to improve my
company in the best way and carefully
expand into the international market. I was
also happy to see our government investing
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more in agriculture in order to reduce the
unemployment rate of youth in this country,”
she says.
By applying what she learnt about pest
reduction and making extensive use of
irrigation and modern equipment, Aminata
has been able to supply fresh mangoes to
market before the official opening of the
season, giving her business a leg up on
other producers.
She has also managed to get international
certification with Tesco Nurture and
GLOBALG.A.P., and was given an
opportunity to attend trade talks in Morocco.
Introductions to importers, port managers,
customs and government officials were
incredibly helpful for the future of her
production in this new market, she said.
Aminata’s story illustrates Senegal’s success
in strengthening mango supply chains. By
situating her business at the centre of the
deepening mango value chain, Aminata
has been able to offer benefits to the wider
society.
“This project has had a huge impact on my
life and the lives of others. Most importantly
it has allowed me to hire and support young
people from surrounding villages,” she says,
adding that her company offers on-site
housing for worker families and a health
centre for people of the surrounding villages.
“We now know the international market
better and how to find solutions to
weaknesses in our company. This project
has allowed me to be trusted by financial
institutions in order to get bank loans.”
With the bank loans and knowledge learnt
from participating in the project activities,
Aminata was able to open her first food-
processing facility. In Senegal, women
represent 83% of labour force at the
processing level in the mango industry.
“We will export fifteen high quality products
to new market: dried mangoes, mango juice,
vinegar, jam, chutney, syrup, compote… even
mango baby food!”
Challenges still remain. Even now only
a handful of companies — like Domaine
Agriculture — can export to the EU and US,
and only one company exports to Canada.
The challenge of adding value to exports is
ever-present.
“We are committed to working together —
government, private sector, civil society,
development partners — to spur spillover
and multiplier effects of EIF support and to
improve everyone’s capacity. We are also
working towards having the best possible
strategy for mango sector throughout the
value chain, from production to processing,
logistics, and marketing to consumers. If
all of us work together we can resolve any
problems,” Seck says.
Aminata considers herself one of the ‘lucky
ones’.
“I have had the chance to get more than
172 hectares in Senegal. I intend to push for
more Senegalese women to have their own
private enterprise farms in Senegal,” she
says.
“It is time to stand up, wake up, look
to the land and invest massively in
farming and women.”
Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba is the
Deputy Executive Director, Executive
Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated
Framework (EIF).
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