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UNDP and EAC Launch Initiative to Boost Food production, Job and Income Opportunities in Agriculture Value Chains in East Africa
In June 2012, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the East Africa Community (EAC) launched an initiative to boost food production, job and income opportunities for farmers through advancing agriculture value chains in East Africa. More
UNIDO and METRO Group Extend Alliance for Sustainable Food Supplies
By: Gerardo Patacconi and Valentina Varbanova, UNIDO
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and METRO Group have joined efforts in a strategic partnership following a pro-poor and inclusive public-private partnership development scheme.
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Global CSR versus African farmers? UNDP Initiates Program Linking Sudanese Hibiscus Farmers to International Importers
By: Maja Bott, UNDP Sudan
Sudan is renowned for producing the best quality of hibiscus, widely used as major ingredient of fruit teas. In fact, the total volume of production in 2008 was estimated at 18 thousand tons. However, the share in the total value-added of hibiscus for producers, mainly...
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UNDP partners with various organizations to combat poverty in Zambia
Launched on 5 October 2005, the GSB initiative in Zambia is actively facilitating innovative solutions to poverty in various sectors. The current pipeline of projects includes: Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Solar Energy for Rural Households, Biofuels, Plastics Recycling, Dairy Processing and Small Scale... More
Public private partnership for the urban environment (PPPUE) develops innovative local initiatives
Through the public private partnership for the urban environment (PPPUE), UNDP is tackling some of the most urgent environmental problems in developing countries by creating partnerships between the public and private sector companies. More
UNDP and Bionexx partner to Fight Malaria in Madagascar
In an effort to fight the global Malaria scourge, UNDP’s Growing Sustainable Business Programme recognised an opportunity to develop local farming initiatives in Madagascar to fight the disease. More
Cadbury, UNDP team up for sustainable cocoa farming
Cadbury announced in 2008 the establishment of the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ghanaian Government and other partners, in an initiative designed to secure the sustainable livelihoods of a million farmers in cocoa-growing communities... More
UNDP Forms Partnership to Improve Milk Distribution in Armenia
In an effort to develop rural economies and improve local livelihoods, UNDP Country Office in Armenia, The Centre for Agribusiness and Rural Development (CARD) and the Ashtarak-Kat Closed Joint Stock Company partnered in 2006 to implement a sustainable milk collection system in rural Armenia. More
Nestlé Pakistan, Engro Food Pakistan and UNDP – empowering communities through livestock development
UNDP, Nestlé Pakistan, Engro Food Pakistan develop a sustainable system in which women can benefit from providing primary livestock services in the villages where the animals are located. More