| Project Detail |
Project ID
170244
Thematic Priority
Advancing Economic Competitiveness
LocationSierra Leone
The overall objective of the programme is to "strengthen the competitiveness of Sierra Leone and enhance the countrys integration into the regional and international trading system".The specific objectives are: 1. To improve the performance, growth and contribution to industry, regional trade and exports of selected value chains (VCs). 2. To improve the climate for business at national level. The focus will be on interventions for the development and enhanced competitiveness for cocoa, cassava and oil palm with strong potential for regional and global value chains, job creation and growth through regional value chain linkages. However, a market driven and flexible approach will be embedded in the project interventions such that other value chains can benefit from the project activities and outputs. The targeting of the selected product lines is consistent with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional industrialisation priorities for agro-industries. In particular, this initiative is in line with the value-added transformation of local raw materials, increasing the industrial sector’s percentage of the GDP, contributing to increasing the share of industrial products in regional trade and the drive to increase industrial products from West Africa to the world market. This approach is consistent with the multi-sectoral investment programme led by the Government focusing, amongst others, on private sector development to drive socio-economic transformation in the aftermath of Ebola and falling iron prices. The Ministries in charge of Trade, Industry and Agriculture are working to increase competitiveness of 1 000 SMEs to add value and find new markets for farm products, to ensure diversification of economic activities and avoid falling in the trap of an exclusively mineral based economy. Ensuring equal access of female and male entrepreneurs to the benefits of this national policy will be key for its success.
Project ID
200260
Thematic Priority
Safeguarding the Environment
LocationSierra Leone
The project will strengthen climate resilience of vulnerable communities and strengthen the economy by unlocking adaptation-oriented technology innovation and entrepreneurship in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The interventions will be designed in line with the national development priorities of the Sierra Leone, and catalyze diversified economic activities for sustained growth and socio-economic transformation. Special focus will be given to climate adaptation technologies for climate smart practices in the priority areas for Sierra Leone as identified by the National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA). Ultimately the project seeks to increase availability and accessibility of climate adaptation measures for most vulnerable communities and reduce exposure to effect of climate change |
