TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MALAWIS NATIONAL FOOD RESERVE AGENCY: MANAGEMENT ADVISER
Name: Technical Assistance to Malawi’s National Food Reserve Agency: Management Adviser Year: 2007-2008 Client: EC Delegation Malawi Country: Zimbabwe Background: In June 1999 the Government of Malawi established the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) to assume responsibility for the management and operation of the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR).The NFRA structure was established as a Trust
Read MoreTechnical Assistance to the Project “Implementation and coordination of agricultural research and training in the SADC Region”(ICART-2)complementary phase
Name: Technical Assistance to the Project “Implementation and coordination of agricultural research and training in the SADC Region” (ICART – 2) complementary phase Year: 2008-2010 Client: SADC Country: Angola, Botswana, Congo (Kinshasa), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, ZimbabweSADC region Background: The project “Implementation and Coordination of Agricultural Research &
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Jimat was engaged in the following activities; Conducted an assessment of potential commodity brokers to engage, capacity gaps amongst output marketing players and produced an inception report Developed responsive and tailored capacity development plans for key role players in the marketing of produce from leading commodity chains. This also included identification of issues that were
Read MoreMID TERM EVALUATION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARIS DECLARATION ON AID EFFECT
Name: Mid Term Evaluation of the First Phase of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in South Africa Year: 2008 Client: National Treasury Country: South Africa Background: The Paris Declaration in South Africa was intended to increase the impact of aid in reducing poverty and inequality, increasing growth, building capacity and accelerating
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Name: Mid Term Evaluation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Year: 2008 Client: Austria Development Agency Country: Uganda Background: On the 2nd March 2005, over one hundred Heads of Ministers and Head of Agencies and institutions managing and receiving development aid endorsed the Paris Declaration. The Paris Declaration is an international agreement to which countries committed
Read MoreREVIEW OF THE RESULTS BASED PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK OF ACBF STRATEGIC MEDIUM TERM PLAN
Name: Review of the Results Based Performance Measurement Framework of ACBF Strategic Medium Term Plan Year: 2008 Client: ACBF Country: Zimbabwe Background: Building Foundation (ACBF) was increasingly faced with the challenge to demonstrate accountability, transparency and results to stakeholders. To address the requirements of this challenge, the ACBF recognized results-based performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
Read MoreRESULTS BASED FINANCING IN HEALTH IN ZIMBABWE. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN SELECTED AREAS OF BULAWAYO
The Health Results Innovation Trust Fund was started in 2008 at the World Bank. The objective of the HRITF is to design and implement sustainable Results Based Financing (RBF) pilot programmes that cost-effectively improve maternal and child health outcomes (i.e. MDGs 4&5). Zimbabwe was at the time implementing a US$15 million HRBF in 18 rural
Read MoreDEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS AND ELABORATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Name: Development of Indicators and Elaboration of the Institutional Arrangements and Monitoring and Evaluation System for the Food and Nutrition Security Policy, Year: 2005 Client: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Country: Malawi Background: Objectives: Activities: JIMAT carried out a Study/Action to develop a 3 year Monitoring and Evaluation System for Government of
Read MoreCOTTON AND COFFEE SECTOR STUDIES
Name: Cotton and Coffee Sector Studies Year: 2004 Client: EC Country: Zimbabwe Background: The national cotton and coffee sector studies in Zimbabwe were commissioned by the Government of Zimbabwe with funding from the European Commission. Objectives: The overall objective of the studies was to assess the current situation of the cotton and coffee sectors in
Read MoreBASELINE STUDIES FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR A GREEN REVOLUTION IN AFRICA (AGRA)
Name Baseline Studies for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Year: 2009-10 Client: AGRA Country: Mozambique, Malawi Background: The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was established in 2006 with goals to reduce food insecurity, double the incomes of smallholder families, and assist African countries in the achievement of sustainable
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