01/05/01 - 01/05/02
Supporting the development of the dairy sector from the dairy farmer to the consumer.
16/04/01 - 15/04/03
The Government of Georgia implemented the Agricultural Research, Extension and Training (ARET) Project with assistance from the World Bank. ARET comprises three components, one of which is the competitive grant scheme (CGS). The CGS is intended to address the current miss-match between the needs of the farmers operating in the market economy and the capacity of the Georgian research, extension and training establishment to meet these needs, by providing access to grant funding. LML was awarded a contract to improve the access of farmers (both smallholder and corporate entities), particular in poorer and more remote areas of Georgia, to agricultural advisory services through access to the CGS, and to augment capacity of these services based on demand.
01/04/01 - 31/03/05
The main objectives of the WSDP were to formulate pro-poor, participatory approaches and methodologies in water demand management, and rural water supply and sanitation, to enable the Ministry of Water Resources to disseminate and promote these approaches and methodologies to the policy-making, planning and implementation levels of government throughout China.
The Project had three main outputs:
As a result of the project, pro-poor, participatory approaches for rural water supply have been adopted by the Ministry of Water Resources for national dissemination (with the aim of providing greater sustainability to over $US1 billion of national rural water supply investments in the coming years). In its final evaluation the project received a high evaluation score from DfID (2 = very good).
01/04/01 - 01/09/02
Investment Deregulation Study
This World Bank Trust funded project undertook an extensive review of the existing Investment legislation in the Indian State of Karnataka in support of the Government. There have been four phases of this project to date
Phase I - As part of the adjustment operation, TDI Consultants attended a World Bank funded high-level policy conference in Bangalore in April 2001. They spoke about the Irish experience of industrial development and particularly how Ireland improved it’s business environment to attract more private foreign investment
Phase II - This involved an in-depth review of the deregulation of the business environment proposals, presented by the Commerce and Industry Department. These proposals formed the basis for a series of meetings with the TDI consultant. He also met with other local representatives of key industrial development organisations in an effort to assess the current business legislation and make some future recommendations. This phase also involved finalising the proposed documentation to support the implementation of the deregulation of the business environment, in the light of best international practice
Phase III - This phase involved a comparative study of the business environment for investment in the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu and to report on the reforms initiated to date and how these could assist the development of a medium-term strategy for improving the business environment in Karnataka;
Phase IV - This involved the finalisation of a draft handbook on rules governing the deregulation process; work with the new Investment Promotion Agency in defining its role and activities; comments on the various business deregulation legislative amendments and a review prior to implementation
01/04/01 - 01/04/01
Foreign Direct Investment Workshops
TDI Group organised and presented two regional capacity building workshops, one based in Windhoek, Namibia for the SADC region and the second in Blantyre, Malawi for Eastern Africa on the topics of investor servicing, aftercare and foreign direct investment. Both workshops were extremely well attended from the various regional Investment Promotion Agencies and other relevant state organisations.
01/03/01 - 29/06/01
Strengthening of Implementation Capacity in Relation to Safety and Sanitary Controls of Fish and Fishery Products
The export of fresh, frozen and other processed fishery products from Kenya to the European Union (E.U) plays an important role in the Kenyan economy and provides a livelihood to many Kenyans. Kenya has in the past been banned from exporting fish to the EU market for hygienic reasons; more recently, a ban was imposed in March 1999 to protect EU consumers, after reports from a partner state on the use of chemicals for fishing. The ban was lifted in November 2000, allowing the country to export her fish to the EU. Following a DG SANCO inspection visit in December 1998, Kenya was placed on List II of third countries entitled to export to EU member States on the basis of bilateral agreement.
The consultants reviewed the national provisions that govern fish production and processing in Kenya, and advised the GoK on measures and interventions that the Competent Authority could undertake to achieve the above objectives. They assessed:
01/03/01 - 31/03/01
01/02/01 - 01/02/03
The goal of the project was to improve income generation by small-scale rural producers through improved access to affordable financial resources. The assistance programme was closely allied to DfID’s Sustainable Rural Livelihood Pilot Project and Agricultural Reform Project and will assist to achieve the projects’ output of improving access to credit. The primary source of micro-finance available to rural communities was provided through the World Bank. It has provided the Republic of Moldova with a $5 million loan for rural finance which is disbursed through Rural Finance Corporation (RFC) and savings and credit associations (SCAs). From the SCA perspective, Northern Moldova is underdeveloped. The WB’s predicted drawdown has been only partial, and the rate of creation of new SCAs is of concern to WB.
The main outputs of the project were:
01/02/01 - 28/02/01
Review of Procedures for Implementing and Managing the FCO, TAO and LPO Elements of the TLC within PoDE
This project provided resources for enterprises that require technical assistance in the management aspects of management and marketing processes (on a cost sharing basis).
This includes assistance with the management aspects of;
01/01/01 - 31/08/06
The project developed and strengthened fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) at both integrated regional and national levels for the southern third of the African continent – Angola, Namibia, S Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania. It was a bold but critical initiative by the EU to foster sustainable and responsible use of these very important resources. It focused especially on the regional dimension, particularly important for these highly mobile resources, which take no account of national barriers. Furthermore, the project recognised the strength of regional cooperation in forcing international high seas fleets to respect the region’s resources and the interests of the coastal states involved. Landell Mills, as part of a 4-member consortium, provided technical assistance and technical management to this programme. The primary focus of the programme was institution building for efficient, cost effective, and sustainable MCS, which contributed to attaining the programme’s purposes.
The programme’s goals were heavily dependent on legal and regulatory reform, and involve establishing effective regional co-operation among the SADC coastal Member States. The programme provided support for more effective and regionally harmonised legislation, and improved regional communication with a view to enhanced control of shared stocks and international fisheries. The programme also provided significant training and capacity building support to national fisheries departments to enhance their effectiveness in controlling the marine resource.