CATALIST-2
2012-2015
Objective – Catalyze Accelerated Agricultural Intensification for Social and Environmental Stability
(CATALIST)-2 promotes agribusiness cluster development, market integration and agricultural
intensification. The objective is to significantly improve food security in Central Africa’s Great
Lakes Region by focusing on effective agribusiness clusters, high-demand commodities, existing
agro-dealer networks and infrastructure. Using the “market” as the key driver for agricultural
intensification, scarce development resources are maximized through public-private partnerships.
By the end of the project, it is estimated that 700,000 smallholder farmers will experience increases
in incomes of 50 percent; an additional 1 million metric tons of marketable cereal equivalents will be
produced, which will greatly enhance food security in the project’s target areas.
Related Intervention Areas – Improve Nutrient Use Practices for Better Economic and
Environmental Outcomes, Improve Efficiency of Input Markets, Improve Management Capability and
Profitability of Farm Enterprises, Strengthen and Support Robust Output Markets, Analyze, Inform
and Influence Policy Reform
Collaborators – National and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Burundi
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, DRC Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Rwanda
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) and the Centre for Development Innovation
of Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR-CDI)
Donors – The Netherlands’ Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), Embassy of
the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rwanda and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
(SDC) in Rwanda
Locations – Burundi, DRC and Rwanda
CATALIST-Uganda
2012-2016
Objective – CATALIST-Uganda is raising smallholder incomes and enhancing food security through
improved productivity and market access development. The project is developing integrated
cropping systems for several value chains, including Irish potatoes, cassava, oil seeds (sunflowers
and soybeans) and rice using the accelerated agribusiness cluster development model. Project
activities also focus on seed and fertilizer market development, output marketing, agribusiness
linkages and an improved policy environment for smallholder farmers. By the end of the project, an
estimated 110,000 smallholders will have doubled yields and increased their incomes by 50 percent.
Related Intervention Areas – Improve Nutrient Use Practices for Better Economic and
Environmental Outcomes, Improve Managem