01/09/05 - 01/12/05
Preparation of EU Action Plan for European Donors in Private Sector Development
This EC funded project commenced in September 2005 and the main objective was to recommend to European Union donors in Vietnam a draft Action Plan for coordination in the area of private sector development to improve the capacity of Government to undertake aid harmonisation in SME development
The specific objective of the study was to set down priorities for EU donor coordination or joint initiatives, taking into account the different programmes of the Vietnamese Government, current EU activities in the area, EU competence and comparative advantage, and the past, ongoing, and planned other coordination activities of donors
01/08/05 - 01/12/07
Support to EC National Co-ordinating Unit, Azerbaijan
The immediate objective of the project was to improve and strengthen the planning and co-ordination capacities of the Azeri government in relation to EU support and related external assistance programmes. Project counterparts (NCUs) are those public administrations responsible for EU and other external aid planning and management.
The support sought to address the following:
The principal focus of the project was centred around two main axes:
Components included:
Component 1: Institutional Strengthening
Component 2: Human Resource Development and Management
Component 3: The project aims at promoting the active participation of the Azeri national and regional Authorities in the preparation of the Neighbourhood Programmes.
The objective was to provide support to the management structures of the new Neighbourhood Programmes
01/08/05 - 01/08/06
Technical Assistance Support to start-up of the 9th EDF Farm Income Diversification Programme
Landell Mills provided Technical Assistance to support the start-up of the 9th EDF Farm Income Diversification Programme until the full TA team was contracted and mobilized.
The main objective of FIDP was to achieve a sustainable improvement in livelihoods of rural communities through diversifying farmers’ income. The programme purpose was to increase food security and income levels of rural households ensuring a sustainable use of soil and water resources by encouraging business development and employment as well as improved marketing of agricultural products in selected communities.
The specific objective of this assignment was to ensure that the Ministry of Agriculture is appropriately positioned to effectively implement the 16.2 million Euro Farm Income Diversification Programme, to be financed through the 9th European Development Fund.
The target beneficiaries for this support comprised of rural communities, commercially oriented associations and private companies enhancing business opportunities for smallholder farmers.
Partners included the Ministry of Trade and Private Sector Development; Agricultural Training institutions; farmers associations and civil society groupings active in the agriculture sector as well as traditional authorities/leaders.
01/08/05 - 01/10/05
Study on the Development and Marketing Value of Vanuatu Cocoa and Coconut Products
Landell Mills was contracted to undertake the following:
01/07/05 - 01/11/05
Appraisal of an intervention to build capacity in the SADC region on maximum residue levels (MRL)
Landell Mills has been contracted by the EC in order to conduct an appraisal study for a project to build capacity in the SADC region on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs). The objective of the study is the development of a detailed technical and financial Financing Proposal suitable for submission to the EDF Committee for funding. A team of 2 consultants (a team leader and an agricultural chemist) will analyze the MRLs status in SADC Region as regard the food and feed sector; and the added value of SADC regional integration in MRLs control and monitoring will be analyzed
Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, while ensuring food safety for consumers all over the globe, are considered to be potential technical barriers to exporters from the SADC and other ACP countries as they struggle to adhere to these standards.
01/06/05 - 13/12/05
The objective of this mission is to assess the feasibility of exporting certain agricultural products and of increasing the volume of those already being exported, focussing primarily on meat. Subsequently the mission developed a concept for a future EU-Mongolia co-operation project/programme identifying links and synergies with other EC projects and with projects of other donor institutions and local counterparts active in similar areas.
The mission team identified all necessary components, inputs and activities for the envisaged co-operation project/programme and proposed options for its institutional set-up. The team assessed the potential impact of the proposed action as well as its sustainability and identified obstacles and risks to the achievement of the desired impact taking account of cross-cutting issues (environment, human resources development, poverty alleviation, gender, health, and consumer protection) and of financial and economic considerations (customs, taxation etc.).
01/06/05 - 01/10/05
Mid-term review of EC support to Private Sector and Trade Development
The EU was funding a number of interventions in the area of trade and private sector development in Uganda in 2005, including the Uganda Programme for Trade Opportunities and Policy (UPTOP), the Medium Term Competitiveness Strategy (MTCS), PrivateSector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and Business Uganda Development Scheme–Enterprise Development Support (BUDS-EDS).
The main emphasis of this review was to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the projects so that these can be incorporated into the design of possible successor projects, if it is deemed to be desirable.
The global objectives of this mid-term review were to:
01/06/05 - 01/09/05
Study/action on impact indicators and monitoring/evaluation system of the food security and nutrition policy in Malawi
Landell Mills was contracted to conduct a study on impact indicators in Malawi, the main objectives were:
Landell Mills proposed an international team of 3 consultants for this assignment
01/05/05 - 01/01/06
TanzaniaHand-washing Initiative – Consumer Research
The World Bank and a number of partners are implementing a global initiative aimed at promoting the use of hand-washing with soap in developing countries in order to reduce childhood mortality, diarrheal disease and acute respiratory infection. This consumer research will enable the World Bank to assist the Government of Tanzania to design an appropriate hand-washing campaign. The research will be used to develop the insights needed to design and effective programme to promote hand-washing with soap.
Then specific objectives of the assignment are:
- to record current hand-washing practices and their context
- to understand what drives and facilitates hand-washing in communities
- to identify target audiences
- to document current channels of communication
01/05/05 - 01/09/05
EPA Economic Partnership Agreement Study - Rules of Origin
Landell Mills was contracted to carry out an EPA study on the Rules of Origin in ACP countries. The rules of origin constitute one of the essential elements to be incorporated in the partnership agreements being negotiated. During the first phase of the EPA negotiations, the ACP Group identified the rules of origin as one of the issues of common interest to all ACP countries and highlighted the need for identical rules of origin for all ACP regions or countries.
The overall objective of the study was to provide the ACP side with sufficient information and analyses to support their proposals for a new set of rules of origin that are transparent and simple enough to improve the access of ACP products to the EU market, and to attract investment and promote industrialization in the ACP countries
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