Related Intervention Areas – Improve Nutrient Use Practices for Better Economic and
Environmental Outcomes; Improve Management Capability and Profitability of Farm Enterprises
Implementing Partners – GAABIC, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Iowa State
University (ISU) and the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen University and Research
Centre (WUR-CDI)
Donor – USAID
Location – Ghana
Commercial Vegetable Sector Development in Ghana
2013-2017
Objective – The mission of the Commercial Vegetable Sector Development in Ghana (GhanaVeg)
project is to establish a sustainable and internationally competitive vegetable sector that
contributes to inclusive economic growth and has the capacity to continuously innovate in terms of
products and services. The initiative targets the high-end domestic and international markets (highend supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and exports). Driven by the guiding principle of fast-paced
and results-oriented, the program initiated a number of business-led initiatives through a Vegetable
Business Platform; Business Opportunities Fund, R&D Co-Innovation Fund and Consultancy Fund; a
high-level Public-Private Dialogue; and Business-to-Business activities.
Related Intervention Areas – Improve Efficiency of Input Markets; Improve Management Capability
and Profitability of Farm Enterprises
Implementing Partners – WUR-CDI and the Netherlands-African Business Council
Donors – Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the private sector
Location – Ghana
Grassroots Development of Agribusiness Clusters in Mali
2009-2014
Objective – An extension of the completed From Thousands to Millions (1000s+) project,
the Grassroots Development of Agribusiness Clusters in Mali (DEBPEA) project is reinforcing
and expanding agricultural development in Mali. The project is increasing the number of
agribusiness clusters in Mali and making agribusinesses sustainable and accessible – economically,
organizationally and environmentally. DEBPEA is achieving this goal by designing and testing
innovative instruments in rural finance such as contract financing, the inventory credit system and
harvest insurance. To improve agribusiness clusters’ competitiveness and sustainability, DEBPEA
is prompting agribusiness cluster participants to determine effective strategies to promote their
product value chains by creating synergies and developing multi-participant action plans.
Related Intervention Areas – Improve Nutrient Use Practices for Better Economic and
Environmental Outcomes; Improve Management Capability and Profitability of Farm Enterprises;
Strengthen and Support Robust Output Markets
Donor – Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Mali
Location – Mali
Growth Enhancement Support Touch and Pay Pilot
2013-2014
Objective - The Growth Enhancement Support Touch and Pay (GES-TAP) pilot utilized new
technology to: 1) improve the speed and veracity of information collected about each farmer; 2)
permit farmers to redeem offline (with no need for a mobile phone, network coverage or power)
by using an NFC TAP card; 3) expedite the speed of the redemption process while simultaneously
improving authentication and reducing fraud; and 4) generate reports in near real-time regarding
number of farmers redeemed, quantities and value of inputs per agro-dealer store.
Related Intervention Areas – Improve Efficiency of Input Markets
Donor – UK Department for International Development (DfID)
Location – Nigeria
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