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Sofreco worldwide

Ginger SOFRECO is a highly international company in terms of its clients, its partners, the nationalities of its experts, its headquarters staff and its presence in numerous countries.


Our clients

We have three types of clients: governments, administrations and public bodies; public and private companies; multilateral and bilateral development funding agencies.


Our teams

Ginger SOFRECO employs several hundred senior and junior experts of various nationalities, the vast majority of whom are technical specialists


Rural development & Agriculture

Selected references
Central African Republic
African Development Bank
Technical assistance to the Monitoring and Coordination Unit of the Support Programme for Reconstruction of Grassroots Communities (2016-2018)
Technical assistance to the Monitoring and Coordination Unit of phase 1 of the Support Programme for Reconstruction of Grassroots Communities (PARCB 1, EUR 19 million), that aims for the restoration of social services and social cohesion, as well as support for the economic resilience of the populations affected by crises and conflicts.
The support is provided for the award of 39 contracts, from the preparation of the documents (ToR, tender documents, etc.) through to the supervision of implementation.
Myanmar
French Development Agency
Technical assistance to the Myinkun and Kanni Pump Irrigation Projects in the Central Dry Zone of Myanmar (2016-2020)
Technical assistance to the Department of Irrigation and Water Utilisation Management Department (IWUMD) to improve the performance of irrigation infrastructures and institutions and water management at the level of the perimeters, and establishment of mechanisms to support production, agricultural diversification and marketing.
Egypt
French Development Agency
Support to the Agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises Project (SASME) (2017-2021)
The Consultant is providing global project management support for the SASME project, assisting the National Project Coordination Unit (NPCU) in the overall management and coordination of the activities of the SASME Project. The objective of this project is to improve access to finance for agricultural SMEs via the Agricultural Development Programme (MALR credit fund body) by:
- increasing Agricultural Development Programme lending through the creation of an additional fund dedicated to SMEs;
- providing technical assistance to key stakeholders in agricultural finance;
- increasing SME absorption capacity by establishing an agricultural credit guarantee scheme;
- improving the productive efficiency of the dairy sector and marine aquaculture sector and the efficient use of the resources allocated to them;
- addressing cross-cutting issues.
São Tomé and Príncipe
French Development Agency
Technical assistance for the development and sustainability of the coffee, cocoa and pepper value chains (2016-2020)
The Smallholder Commercial Agriculture Project (PAPAC, 2015-2020, EUR 2.8 million) aims for the development of smallholder plantations, with the objective of enabling 3500 households to have a viable, professional farm in the organic and/or fair trade cocoa, coffee and pepper value chains.
The technical assistance provides general support to the Project Management Unit to carry out the PAPAC, and specific support to four cooperatives on their road to autonomy.
Mozambique
Others
Agricultural consultancy and advisory services in the central zone, provinces of Manica, Sofala, Tete and Zambezia (2016-2017)
The project objectives are to (i) improve provincial agricultural advisory services through the capacity strengthening of the provincial rural extension services (SPERs), of the district economic activity services (SDAEs) and of the agricultural extension officers in the districts, (ii) strengthen the capacity of 480 producers’ groups and support them to legalise producers' associations, (iii) train and support producers' organisations to prepare business plans and to improve commercial agriculture.
Cambodia
Asian Development Bank
Connectivity Improvement for 5 Mekong River Islands (under the Rural Roads Improvement Project - Phase 2): Climate change adaptation framework design and implementation (2016-2019)
Within the Rural Roads Improvement Project II, SOFRECO designs and implements a Climate change adaptation framework on 5 Mekong islands. It deals with: i) multi-sectoral diversification of the economy (incl. tourism, renewable energy, agriculture, SMEs); ii) securing mobility to the mainland for trade, education and health care, and iii) strengthening the planning capacity of the MRD and provincial organisations.
Niger
Others
Support to the PMU of the Small-Scale Irrigation and Food Security Programme (PISA) (2016-2020)
The overall objective of the PISA Programme (Small-Scale Irrigation and Food Security) is to help promote productive agriculture and food security in Niger, and specifically: i) increase agricultural production, ii) improve the revenues of small-scale farmers, and iii) facilitate market access for agricultural products. PISA is taking place in three regions (Tillaberi, Agadez and Tahoua) VIA A Project Management Unit (PMU) for the implementation of its components.
Fiji
European Union
Coordination Unit of the Accompanying Measures for Sugar Protocol Programme (AMSP) (2011-2018)
Coordination of the Accompanying Measures for the Sugar Protocol Programme (AMSP) which aims to mitigate the adverse effects of the EU sugar price reform and the overall decline of the sugar industry.
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