Despite the many antipoverty programs of the 1990s, poverty has persisted among hundreds of thousands of Jordanians. A program launched in May 2002 by His Majesty King Abdullah II, however, has improved service delivery to the poor in Jordan. Funded … Read More
DFID commissioned various topic guides in the area of private sector development and economics, including the PPP Topic Guide, which Nathan Associates was retained to write. This topic guide seeks to provide a basic introduction for non-specialists looking for a … Read More
Nathan London assisted OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in preparing two influential guides on policies and processes necessary for pro-poor growth: Promoting Pro-Poor Growth and Accelerating Pro-Poor Growth Through Private Sector Development. Used by the staff of donor agencies and … Read More
Many microfinance institutions need training in order to survive, and even mature institutions need help in developing products and extending operations. Through an investment facility established by the Cotonou Agreement, the European Investment Bank (EIB) provides technical assistance to strengthen … Read More
The primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of the proposed development plan of São Sebastião, a major container terminal in Santos. A secondary objective was to assess the impact of the proposed terminal on truck traffic … Read More
Deloach, et al. v. Philip Morris Companies Inc., et al., No. 00-CV-1235 (U.S.D.C., M.D. NC) Cigarette manufacturers and leaf buyers allegedly conspired to fix prices at tobacco auctions from 1996-2000. Under a former federal tobacco program, quotas were granted on … Read More
To generate wealth while raising the nation’s standard of living, Sri Lanka’s industries are striving to become competitive in global markets. To encourage the pursuit of competitiveness, industry clusters those best able to understand the needs of industry and the … Read More
Estimating Demand for Interurban Rapid Transit in Mexico In May 1995, the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, awarded a Mexican corporation a concession to build, operate, maintain, and administer a rapid transit system-Tren Rapido Interurbano de Guanajuato (TRIG)-in the El Bajo … Read More
Nate Pease, et al. v. Jasper Wyman & Son, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 00-015, Knox County, State of Maine In November 2003, a Maine state court jury found three blueberry processing companies liable for participating in a four-year … Read More
Bringing a market based approach to supporting food security in West Africa
West Africa is home to a large number of Africa’s poor. In parts of the region, the incidence of hunger, malnutrition and poverty is among the highest in Africa. Over the past decade regional governments have pursued misconceived policies to achieve national food sovereignty, periodically imposing export bans, which exacerbate shortages and resulting in price rises for food in neighbouring countries. These policies failed to take advantage of complementarities between drier conditions in the North and tropical conditions in the South, which could increase the availability of food and reduce its cost across the region. As a result, the agricultural sector of each country had failed to fulfil its full potential. Nathan developed a market systems approach to enable DFID to demonstrate how greater and more sustainable regional trade in food could reduce food insecurity.
Focusing on trade between Nigeria and Niger, and between Ghana and Burkina Faso, Nathan helped develop a £15m, five-year support programme for regional staple food markets in West Africa.
Highlights:
* Direct benefit for over 72,000 farmers and support for over 360,000 rural poor in targeted regions.
* Increased annual productivity of 160 per cent for 3,000 famers, through better input use.
* Increased annual value addition of 20 per cent for 10,000 farmers through access to finance.
* Investment in innovative new systems, including creating over 58,000 metric tonnes of warehouse receipt system (WRS) storage space by 2017.… Read More