The report identifies ownership and implementation models of digital solutions, and highlights pathways to extend digitisation beyond payments. Some of the key questions that are addressed in this publication are: What is the agricultural last mile a...

World Hope International provides low-cost greenhouses to farmers in Sierra Leone and Mozambique. This report encompasses the monitoring and evaluation of the greenhouses installed in Mozambique’s Gaza and Maputo provinces. With the greenhouses, farm...

In 2012, sub-Saharan African countries spent $37.7 billion on food imports. Rising levels of unemployment, coupled with sustained poverty, continued food and nutrition insecurity, and an unsustainable use of natural resources remain immense challenge...

The Nigerian Dairy Development Program (NDDP) is a processor-led program implemented by Sahel Consulting, in partnership with leading dairy processors; Friesland Campina WAMCO in Oyo State and L&Z Integrated Farms in Kano State, Nigeria. The program...

Africa is already battling against the impacts of climate change. Mean temperatures in Africa will rise faster than the global average, and agricultural losses in the region will amount to 2% to 7% of GDP by 2100. By 2050, hunger and child malnutr...

This report summarizes key findings from a baseline study conducted on 679 households in 5 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Oyo State, using a purposive sampling method. Of the 679 households assessed in the study, 460 (68%) are currently integrated...

The Nigerian Dairy Development Program (NDDP) is a processor-led dairy program implemented by Sahel Capital Partners & Advisory Limited in partnership with leading dairy processors FrieslandCampina Wamco (FCW) in Oyo State and L&Z Integrated Farms Lt...

FutureWater’s ThirdEye was a SWFF-supported infrared flying sensors project that created a group of flying sensors operators equipped with tools to analyze near infrared imagery in order to help farmers to make better decisions concerning the use of...

This report presents case studies of two Nigerian food-processing businesses and analyses their efforts to produce nutrient-rich foods for undernourished populations. It provides lessons for other businesses, and for donors, government agencies and N...

The Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association (EHPEA), IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative and Business for Social Responsibility have invested in gender interventions on Ethiopian floric...

The overall goal of the study was to analyze gender relations among smallholder dairy households targeted by NDDP, with the view to design interventions for greater inclusion and empowerment of female members in dairy households. The study used a mix...

The learning paper examines the impact that agribusinesses funded by Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) have had on the creation of opportunities for decent work. Decent work is at the centre of the development agenda – Sustainable Development G...