A poverty assessment of MADE and PIND was initiated in May 2018 to establish a deeper understanding of the characteristics of poverty in the Niger Delta, taking samples from the seven value chains. Analysis were carried out on MADE and PIND interventions in Cassava, Fisheries, and Palm Oil and specifically for MADE in Agricultural Inputs,…
Market Development for the Niger Delta (MADE II) is a DFID funded programme which seeks to raise the incomes of at least 155,000 poor people in two years, 50 per cent of whom will be women. MADE aims to stimulate lasting (sustainable) and systemic changes in target markets and aspirational sectors by working through private…
This report has been prepared to provide a snapshot of the Edo State economy as it is now, and to highlight key areas of focus. In addition, it provides an insight into what may be exciting and potential opportunities for the future, investment possibilities and provides an aspect of the context for MADE II intervention…
This study examines the effects of the Nigerian currency’s devaluation and related government trade restriction policies on four key agricultural value chains in the Niger Delta region. These value chains—palm oil, cassava, aquaculture, and poultry—are focal points for the Chevron funded Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the DFID funded Market…
MADE has an ambitious long-term target of increasing the income of 150,000 beneficiaries (with women being 50%) and lifting them out of poverty over the lifetime of the project. Working in a difficult environment, MADE is making steady progress towards achieving its longterm target. MADE is working under an increasingly suffocating operating environment characterized by…
In line with DFID requirements, Developing Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) Europe Ltd. has carried out a climate and environment assessment as part of the Business Case for the Niger Delta Market Development Project (MADE). The MADE project is designed to address increasing incomes in the Niger Delta by working in four to six different market systems…
MARKET Development for the Niger Delta (MADE) is a development programme that will use a ‘making markets work for the poor’ (M4P) approach to generate pro-poor and inclusive economic growth in the non-oil sectors of the Niger Delta Region (ND), including Agricultural and non-Agricultural value chains. Loading… Taking too long? Reload document | Open in…
This report provides an initial political economy assessment to inform the design phase of the Market Development in the Niger Delta (MADE programme). It provides a broad overview of the political economy of four states in the Niger Delta states (Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom), and begins to map out some of the key…