[ Funder / client ]
IFAD-supported Climate Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme (CASP, $81M)
[ Scope ]
Nigeria · September 2017 – September 2018
[ Role ]
Technical Advisor.
[ Key result ]
Market-systems training delivered to 1,450 agribusiness personnel across seven states.
The challenge
Smallholders and agribusinesses must adapt to climate change while staying competitive. Programmes need clear market intelligence and local capacity to sustain new practice.
Role
Technical Advisor.
Approach & methodology
- 01Led a gender-inclusive Rapid Market Appraisal across nine states and ten value-chain crops
- 02Training-of-trainers reaching 208 Local Government Areas
- 03Guided launch of the Commodity Alliance Forum connecting value-chain actors
- 04Supported Annual Work Plans and Budgets aligned with IFAD requirements
Outputs & documented results
- Market-systems training delivered to 1,450 agribusiness personnel across seven states.
- Programme-level results reported in the CV include $5 million in community funding unlocked.
Relevance & lessons
Connects climate adaptation with market-systems thinking and inclusive livelihoods.