Local applications
Summary of how interventions are implemented locally in each country
Uganda
In Aura district, the work targeted the cassava and sesame value chains, partnering with the private sector agri-business, Ag-Ploutos, to provide inputs and extension services to farmers - find more in case study. In Isingiro district, the programme focused on soap, textile, handicraft, waste and horticulture sectors.
Sudan
Interventions in Sudan centred on supporting the formation of groundnut and sesame producer cooperatives, enhancing production quality to meet export market standards (push interventions), and facilitating market linkages with high-end buyers (pull interventions). PROSPECTS co-invested, with the off-takers, in initial training for the groundnut producers in farming and production. Support included ILO COOP training, SIYB, GET Ahead, and technical harvesting training, facilitating a win-win situation for producers and off-takers. Read more about integrated enterprise and market systems assessment on the refugee and host community livelihoods in Sudan.
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