April 2016 – March 2017 has been the third year of implementation of Market Development in the Niger Delta (MADE) Programme by the service provider Development Alternatives International (DAI). The Programme has made good progress in scaling up its activities from the previous year and has started some new interventions as planned.
MADE consolidated its activities in six markets in the Niger Delta. The targeted value chains are palm oil, traditional poultry, cassava, fisheries, agricultural inputs and finished leather goods. The Programme has also worked on cross-cutting initiatives including Gender & Women Economic Empowerment (WEE), Access to Finance (AtF), Communications and Advocacy and Agricultural Investment Promotion in the Niger Delta. The cross-cutting initiatives have made a positive impact in the six focal markets.