Agriculture and Rural Development
The global challenges of overcoming extreme poverty and feeding more than 9 billion people by 2050 will be high on the international development agenda for many years to come. Sustainably managing agricultural land, forests and other natural resources is an important element of addressing these challenges. The Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Division enables us to provide our clients services with solutions across the entire landscape by building on our long-term experience in forestry, land use and climate change. ARD offers both analytical work and advisory services on the one hand and implementation of technical assistance and investment programs on the other. The division covers the following major topics:
- sustainable intensification of agricultural production (including crop, livestock and integrated production systems);
- development of inclusive and sustainable business models, innovation systems, and value chains;
- climate smart land use including land-sparing and deforestation free commodity sourcing;
- participatory and community based forest management;
- community based development in rural areas; and
- land use planning and regional rural development.
Our Services
Analytical and advisory work
- Economic and financial analyses of agricultural investments and projects
- Value chain analysises
- Public expenditure reviews
- Capacity development and technical assistance
- Development of sustainable business models
- Policy advice (national and international levels) and strategy development
Project cycle services
- Feasibility studies and development of investment proposals
- Development of project concepts and design
- Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessments
Project implementation
- Management of agriculture, forestry and rural development projects (for both technical and financial cooperation)
- Provision of technical expertise (short and long term) during project implementation
Associate Experts
- Simon Charré
- Maria Iskandarani
- Charles Odhong
- Pieter Pietrowicz (Kenya)
- Andreas Wilkes