Our Expert Deliveries
ITEED’s experts have more than 20 years of experience in supporting value chain development in different countries. The founding director of ITEED has worked for several international organizations, including World Bank, IFAD, FAO, AfDB… as staff and consultant, in many countries, in Africa and beyond, with a focus on investment plans and policies for the agricultural sector, and value chain development. ITEED has a wide range of associate consultants with extensive practical experience in supporting Governments and their technical and financial partners (donor agencies).
Successful Deliveries
Development of National
and Regional Agricultural Investment Plans (NAIP/PRIA)
ITEED through Dr. Alain Onibon also supported many countries (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Lesotho) and Regional Economic Communities (SADC, Indian Ocean Commission, UEMOA, ECOWAS) to develop their national/regional agricultural development plan, NAIP/PRIA, based on implementation instruments. (2012-2023)
ZAMBIA CATSP - FAO Mission, 2023
ITEED recently provided support to the development of the Zambia Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Program (CATSP), an agricultural investment plan based on a compendium of policy instruments, including financial mechanisms for value chain actors' access to financial services tailored to their needs. Under the aegis of the Presidency of the Republic, and the Ministries in charge of agriculture and livestock.
IFAD Mission in Cameroon on PEA-Jeunes, 2023
Support to Promotion of Youth Agro-pastoral Entrepreneurship (PEA-Jeunes)" program in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Development of Zambia’s
National Agriculture Investment Plan II - August, 2022
Support to the development of Zambia’s second-generation
National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP II) which presents a major entry
point in ensuring that support to priority agricultural commodity value chains
(August 2022)
IFAD Mission (Lesotho) - 2019
Support to developing a strategic vision for the Wool and Mohair Sector in Lesotho (IFAD).
IFAD FIER Mission - 2021
Proposals for a governance system for the
promotion of agro-poles in Mali. The governance system includes the respective
roles of the public and private sectors, but also the financial mechanisms
required for access to finance for different categories of value chain actors.
SADC Mission - 2021
Contribution to the establishment of the Incomati – Maputo river-based organization between Eswatini, Mozambique, and South Africa (Act for Performance.)
FAO Mission in Togo - 2021-2022
Support to the MIFA Agricultural Finance Incentive Mechanism: (1) Development of proposals for the institutionalization of the promotion of value chains; (2) Refinement of financial mechanisms (guarantee funds, concessional loans, and financial products adapted to the needs of actors) in partnership with banks; (3) planning of 4 priority value chains; and (5) proposal for the digitalization of value chains, including the establishment of a digital platform (for visibility of operations and traceability) accessible to all actors in value chains, and financially autonomous.
EBID (ECOWAS Bank for Investment and
Development) - 2021
Support to the preparation of: (a) the business plan of the ECOWAS Regional Fund for Agriculture and Food (FRAA); (b) the FRAA Operational Procedures Manual; and (c) the FRAA Resource Mobilization Strategy – June – September 2021.
COMESA Mission - 2018
Supported the formulation of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) agriculture investment plan, including the development of a compendium of policy implementation instruments.
Evaluation of Food Subsidies & NAIP for Lesotho - 2017-2022
ITEED led by Dr. Alain Onibon assisted the evaluation of the Lesotho Food Subsidy Program funded by the Government World Bank Mission in 2017. He also contributed to the Agricultural Policy and Investment Plan for the Lesotho Government in 2022.
AfDB Mission in Guinea Bissau, 2019
Formulation of the support to inclusive and resilient value chains project, in Guinea Bissau (AfDB