Meet Alliance Bio – Pineapple exporter at the Organic Africa Pavilion 2022

In this article, we want to introduce you to Alliance Bio, suppliers of organic dried pineapple and pineapple juice from Togo.  Alliance Bio will be co-exhibiting in the Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach 2022. BioFach will take place in Nuremberg Germany from the 26nd to the 29th of July this year. About Alliance Bio Alliance Bio is a cooperative  supported by the PROCAT project. The PROCAT project (Projet d'appui à l'amélioration de la Compétitivité de la filière d'ananas au Togo), funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is [Read more]

2022-07-19T10:59:57+00:00July 13th, 2022|
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ProFound will link Gums and Resins collectors to markets

ProFound is proud to announce that we recently won the tender for a programme focusing on Gums and Resins, supported by GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH Ethiopia. The GIZ Programme is called “Strengthening Drought Resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lowlands of Ethiopia (SDR-ASAL)”. Amongst other objectives, the programme aims at building capacities amongst Government institutions and partners in the field of planning and natural resource management and utilization. The Gums and Resins market in Ethiopia Gums and Resins such as Frankincense, Myrrh, Gum Arabic play an important role in the daily life of many Ethiopians. [Read more]

2021-06-10T09:35:53+00:00July 29th, 2020|
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ProFound Team

ProFound team The ProFound team consists of experts and advisers in development. We regularly collaborate with freelance consultants and trainees when and where required. Much of the work is done through teamwork, which optimises creative inputs and ensures the continuity of the tasks at hand. Feel free to connect with us! Bert-Jan Ottens is the founder of ProFound – Advisers In Development and Senior Adviser. He is also the founder of Blue Rhino (rural finance) and Green Rhino Kenya (‘Healthy Green Choice’). He has a background in international economic development, and policy and management studies [Read more]

2024-04-23T01:03:44+00:00June 17th, 2020|
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Building capacities of business support organisations in Southeast Asia

Last year, in our work for the Regional BioTrade programme from Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation we focused on building capacities of business support organisations in Southeast Asia. Our consultant Jolanda van Hal travelled to Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam in October and December last year. She worked with these business support organisations to develop their market access service portfolio. They have strong ambitions and ProFound is helping them to reach those. Myanmar Tea Association's ambitions: Take the example of the buisness support organisation such as the Myanmar Tea Association. Their aim is to put Myanmar on the map as a quality [Read more]

2020-01-17T12:58:50+00:00January 16th, 2020|
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