Cnfa

Amalima loko zimbabwe:cnfa and its partners will support usaid and the government of zimbabwe (goz) to sustainably improve food security through increased food access and sustainable watershed management among extremely poor and chronically vulnerable households and communities in the matabeleland north province of zimbabwe.

Pro-cashew project:cnfa will monetize 63,000 mt of milled rice and, over a period of approximately five years, use the proceeds from such a sale to implement a project in benin, burkina faso, cote d'ivoire, ghana and nigeria focused on achieving to increase productivity and efficiency of actors in the cashew value chain through strengthening the capacities of cooperatives/producer organizations, nursery systems and input suppliers and strengthening data collection and dissemination systems and to improve and expand the trade of cashew and cashew products through improving crop quality; rehabilitating and renovating orchards; addressing gaps in data collection, analysis and dissemination; strengthening public-private partnerships; and encouraging harmonized regional policies to supply products that meet market demands.

Yalwa project niger:project in niger supports usaid's regional resilience in the sahel enhanced (rise) ii objectives by transforming market ecosystems in the maradi, tillabri, and zinder regions. Yalwa will expand and improve market linkages; build individual and institutional capacities; encourage vulnerable populations to buy and consume safe and nutritious foods; and engage processors and traders to profitably meet this demand. Yalwa will train and mentor a cadre of service providers who can provide market actors with high-quality services. New market linkages and better services will increase the organizational, financial, and risk-management capacity of farmer organizations, livestock market management committees, and small and medium-sized enterprises (smes) agrodealers, traders, processors and generate increased sales and incomes along targeted value chains. Through a mix of catalytic grants and private-sector financing, women and young entrepreneurs will bring productivity enhancing innovations and services to market. The yalwa collaborating, learning, and adapting approach will leverage knowledge generated through reviews of performance monitoring data, cost benefit analyses, and other evidence to guide adaptation, simplification, and cost reduction and create an enabling environment for market systems to thrive.