Agriculture, Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods
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Focus Area

Agriculture, Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods

Scalable, locally driven, and climate-smart solutions that strengthen food systems, rural economies, and resilience.

Overview

How we work in this space

Agricultural and rural development plays a critical role in reducing poverty, strengthening food security, and supporting long-term economic stability across rural communities. We work with governments, donors, private sector actors, and community stakeholders to design and implement programmes that address food insecurity at its root by strengthening agricultural systems, enhancing market access, reducing post-harvest losses, and building resilience to climate and economic shocks.

Food systems strengthened through climate-smart, locally driven interventions.

Farmer organisations and enterprises better positioned for productivity and market access.

Rural livelihoods supported through more resilient and commercially viable systems.

Practice Areas

  • Design, implementation, and evaluation of climate-smart rural development and food security programmes
  • Technical assistance for programme delivery, institutional strengthening, and policy support
  • Public-private partnerships for investment and value chain efficiency
  • Agricultural value chain development across production, processing, aggregation, marketing, and distribution
  • Value chain and market systems analysis
  • Capacity building for farmer organisations, cooperatives, and agribusiness enterprises
  • Training in climate-smart agriculture, farm management, post-harvest handling, and agribusiness development
  • Youth and women empowerment for productivity, enterprise development, and market access
  • Support for MEL frameworks to track outcomes, impact, and value for money

Related Services

Capabilities we combine around this theme

Our focus areas are delivered through integrated services, combining evidence, programme support, communications, and institutional strengthening as needed.

Research, Evidence and Policy Advisory

Applied research, evaluations, and policy advisory services that strengthen decision-making and programme effectiveness.

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Programme Design and Implementation

Scalable development and humanitarian programmes with end-to-end implementation support.

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Social Enterprise and Systems Development

Inclusive markets, social enterprise growth, and sustainable systems that drive long-term economic and social impact.

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Capacity Development

Practical capacity building for educators, institutions, governments, partners, and communities.

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Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Reporting

Robust MEL frameworks, impact assessments, and learning systems for accountability and continuous improvement.

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