Our work and impact
Read the case studies of some selected projects that illustrate the impact and results of our work over the years.
Opening Dutch Doors for Ukraine’s Organic-Berry Exporters
Who Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) • Entrepreneurship & Export Promotion Office (EEPO) • Ukrainian Berries Association (UBA) • Organic Initiative (OI) • ProFound – Advisers In DevelopmentService Market Readiness & Compliance, Market EntryWhat Recent...
Natural Ingredients for Health and Cosmetics Products in South Africa
Who Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), the Cosmetics Sector Desk of the South African government’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Cosmetic Export Council of South Africa (CECOSA), Western Cape Fine Food Initiative (WCFFI) –...
Support the Transition to a High-quality and Sustainable Ginger Sector in Nigeria
Who Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Fate Foundation (FF) & ProFound.Service Market Readiness, Market EntryWhat This project seeks to enhance the Nigerian ginger sector, fostering a...
Market Linkages & Matchmaking: Driving Sustainable Trade & Job Creation for Agribusinesses
Who German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ, ProFound, and local expertsService Market Readiness, Market EntryWhat Support African companies in accessing international markets, primarily through trade shows and business linkages....
Boosting Sustainable and Equitable Trade of Jatamansi
Who ProFound, TRAFFIC, FairWild, and ANSAB What Market AnalysisWhat Supply and company gap analyses; sector value chain and marketing strategy and translate these into recommendations and action plans for Nepalese companies; connecting Nepalese companies to the...
Sustainable Coffee in Huila
Who: Dutch Embassy in Colombia & ProFoundWhat: Investigate the challenges facing the coffee value chain and identify opportunities for climate-friendly solutions and local private sector development.Services: Market AnalysisWhere: Huila, ColombiaWhen: 2024PROJECT...
Linking Ethiopian Gums and Resins to International Markets
Who GIZ & ProFoundWhat Development of sustainable Gums and Resins supply chains in Ethiopia and linking them to international markets.Services Market Anaylsis & Market EntryWhere Afar region; Ethiopian lowlandsWhen 2019PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Gums and resins,...
Cluster Support for the Agricultural and Food Industries in Ethiopia
Who: BMZ, GIZ & ProFoundWhat: Training and job creation in the agricultural sector.Service: Market EntryWhere: Addis Abeba, Shasemene, Bahir Dar, Dessie, Kombolcha When 2019PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In 2019, GIZ detected Africa’s developmental main challenge as the...
Rising the Bar for Ethiopian Honey
who: The Ethiopian Apiculture Board, Enclude, ProFound and Aspire.when: 2011-2017where: Ethiopiaservices: Market Analysis, Compliance & Market EntryPROJECT DESCRIPTION: With the intention of accessing the european market, while strengthening the honey sector in...
Benchmarking the MAP in Tunisa
Who: World Bank Group & ProFoundWhat: In 2018-2019, the World Bank Group worked on a program to support structural change in the Tunisian economy. ProFound participated in these efforts through the development of a Benchmark Analysis on Medicinal and Aromatic...
BioTrade Development in Southeast Asia
Who: ProFound, Helvetas, TRAFFIC, Flora Fauna International and UNCTAD What: BioTrade DevelopmentService: Market Anaylis & Market EntryWhen: 2020-2024 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: In 2020 a vision was born: what would happen if we worked in the region towards achieving...
The Organic Africa Pavilion & BioTrade Asia Pavilion
Who: ProFoundwhat The Organic Africa Pavilion and BioTrade Asia Pavilionservice Market EntryWhen 2016 until todayPROJECT DESCRIPTION: Since 2016, the pavilions have created business and investments by portraying Africa and Southeast Asia as a unique organic,...