Agriculture and Food Security

Many of the world’s poor rely on agriculture for providing nutrition and income generation. Establishing sustainable agriculture practices is essential for human and economic development.

Improving food security and alleviating poverty require sustainable natural resource management with the support of appropriate agricultural technologies and strong local institutions and communities. Coffey International Development has significant experience and understanding of the challenges of developing the agriculture sector and its role in fostering economic growth and food security in developing countries.

We bring a mix of specialised skills and experience in:

• participatory community and rural development
• food security – increasing agricultural productivity and establishment of food buffer systems
• institutional strengthening of agricultural organisations 
• practical irrigation systems for effective utilisation of scarce water resources
• sustainable environment and natural resource management
• agricultural production, including livestock and tree/arable crops
• post harvest handling and management
• value (supply) chain analysis for agricultural products
• land management and land care for sustainable production.