Digital Financial Services can be defined as financial services provided over non-traditional channels like mobile phone, internet, or banking agents. It has the potential to foster access to formal financial services for many individuals in emerging and developing countries. Current estimates indicate that 1.5 billion individuals, especially women, could benefit from financial inclusion efforts driven by digital solutions until the year 2025.
Alarmed by a potential rise in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries and organizations are mounting special efforts to keep agriculture safely running as an essential business, markets well supplied in affordable and nutritious food, and consumers still able to access and purchase food despite movement restrictions and income losses.
Over the past few years, learning and training have been changed by rapid developments in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
With the spread of the covid-19, countries are implementing emergency plans to slow down and limit the spread of the virus – and prepare for a possible longer term disruption and future reorganization of daily life.
Climate change mitigation and environmental protection are among the most pressing issues in global development cooperation. AFC provides technical assistance at different levels to encourage climate/green finance and thus supports sustainable development and strengthening of domestic financial markets. We assist financial institutions (FIs) in entering and advancing climate finance markets.
During the current EU Financial Framework (2014-2020), 61 countries selected food and nutrition securityand sustainable agriculture as a priority sector for partnering with the EU. The EU has committed more than 8 800 000 000 EUR to this intervention, corresponding to 20 % of the EU development portfolio. For the next EU financial framework, a significant number of countries could choose again food and nutrition security as afocal sector for aid.
During the current EU Financial Framework (2014-2020), 61 countries selected food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture as a priority sector for partnering with the EU.
AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants is currently expanding its activities in the area of agricultural and value chain financing. For this purpose, we are looking for short-term and long-term experts with solid work experience in this field as well a regional experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and South-East Asia.
The objective of the German joint GIZ and KfW program was to support selected partner countries to become "ready" in terms of institutional capacities, national transformational strategies, and support for the preparation of programs with transformational impact, including private sector involvement.
Activities performed by the consultants include three main components:
What are Framework Contracts?
To increase flexibility in the provision of technical assistance (TA) to the benefit of third countries as well as its own operations, the European Commission (EC) has streamlined procurement procedures through the use of Framework Contracts (FWC). Framework contracts can cover all the main EC programmes and regions including PHARE, ISPA, SAPARD, TACIS, CARDS, OBNOVA, ALA, MEDA, FED, EAR and OTHER.
AFC is currently implementing approximately 50 projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America with an annual turnover € 8 Million. Since 1973, the company has gained global experience in more than 100 countries. Our fields of work are
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