Our Projects
DevPact led an agribusiness private sector engagement study to develop appropriate private sector led interventions in Zimbabwe
The purpose of the investment and private sector assessment was to cultivate relationships with private companies, impact investors, and business development service (BDS) providers to inform the design and implementation of food security programming and grant proposals in Southern Zimbabwe (Matabeleland). The assignment involved scoping, mapping, relationship building and field research in Matabeleland, Bulawayo, and Harare. DevPact led the stakeholder engagement with over 70 private sector and public sector stakeholders in the broader agricultural sector, including diverse sectors such as livestock & veterinary services; grains & oilseeds; information technology and agricultural financial services providers. DevPact led the crafting of recommendations on how best to apply a market systems development approach within a humanitarian context.
Partner: Catholic Relief Services, Zimbabwe
DevPact provided technical advisory services for private sector led agricultural development in Mozambique.
INOVAGRO is a ten-year MSD programme funded by the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) in Northern Mozambique running from 2010 to 2021. INOVAGRO seeks to support sustainable agricultural development by facilitating permanent market actors (government and the private sector) to better perform their functions.DevPact key experts led the design of INOVAGRO in 2010 as part of a wider DAI team. Subsequently, DevPact was retained by the Swiss Development Corporation to provide on-going M4P technical advisory services to the Economic Domain within SDC, providing guidance to their portfolio of MSD projects in the country, which also included the Horti Sempre programme implemented by Swisscontact.
Partner: Swiss Development Corporation, Mozambique
DevPact conducted a market and demand analysis in Limpopo province, South Africa, as part of an investment transaction on behalf of a large investment agency from the Netherlands
Flying Swans is an initiative to help Dutch corporations and entrepreneurs succeed in developing markets in Africa, Asia, and South America. By coordinating an integral, simultaneous effort from different Dutch sectors, Flying Swans seeks to open new and promising markets for trade and developmental impact. DevPact was retained by Flaying Swans to conduct a citrus and avocado market and demand analysis for a proposed consolidation centre in Limpopo province, South Africa. DevPact value chain experts conducted extensive field analysis in the Hoedspruit, Letsitele and Tzaneen corridor, which represents the major citrus and avocado areas in Limpopo province. Further, the team identified and mapped all export approved packhouses and their related exporters into Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
Partner: Flying Swans http://flyingswans.nl/
DevPact supported the development of climate finance investments in South Africa
This assignment focused on the identification of climate investment potential in South Africa, in the resilient agriculture sector, green and affordable housing and clean energy (identification of the most promising technologies, with a high replicability potential). This involved a review of the actors involved and their positioning, encompassing government (review of the regulatory framework and existing incentives); other donors (review of DFIs’ projects and programmes and identification of possible synergies) and partner banks (positioning and maturity of banks on the subject). As part of a consortium led by Rebel Group, DevPact supported the identification and design of climate finance investments within the resilient agriculture workstream. These were then presented to commercial banks to design financial products for on-lending to private agribusiness to accelerate adoption of climate smart investments within the South African agricultural sector.
Partner: PROPARCO, Rebel group Southern Africa
DevPact conducted the final evaluation of the Feed the Future Mozambique Agricultural Innovations Programme (FTF Inova)
The Feed the Future Mozambique Agricultural Innovations Activity (FTF Inova) was a five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programme implemented by DAI Global supported by Technoserve and MarketShare Associates. FTF Inova used a market systems development (MSD) approach to stimulate inclusive and sustainable, agriculture-led economic growth, as well as to increase the resilience of the agricultural sector, both of which are critical to reducing poverty and hunger in Mozambique. DevPact was retained to conduct the final performance evaluation at the end of the five year implementation period. The purpose of the final evaluation was to conduct contribution analysis and process tracing to investigate what mechanisms of change FTF Inova and private sector partners facilitated, as well as how and why they worked (or did not). The goal being to determine the relevance and level of achievement of project objectives, understand what worked, why and how, to inform upcoming new USAID activities like RESINA and PREMIER.
Partners: DAI
DevPact supported a regional research and development institution in Botswana to mobilise climate finance resources
The objective of this assignment was to assist SADC member states and the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) in identifying potential funding partners and supporting stakeholder engagement to mobilise resources for climate-smart agriculture investment proposals at national, regional, and global level from different climate financing sources (national, bilateral, multilateral, regional funds). The assignment also sought to assist CCARDESA to present relevant information on funding opportunities through its information, communication, and knowledge management system and catalyse responsive action by regional stakeholders towards developing additional bankable proposals with a higher chance of being funded. Led by Greencroft Economics, DevPact supported the assessment of potential sources of climate finance for climate smart agriculture (CSA) in the SADC region, delivered training workshops to CCARDESA staff and supported CSA concept note and proposal development.
Partners: The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA)
(CCARDESA) , Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, GIZ