MOVE - Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs and Growth in the ECOWAS region improves income and employment prospects in the ECOWAS region along market-oriented and resilient value chains (rice and cashew).
Our MOVE umbrella
With global and regional demand constantly rising, cashew and rice production and processing offer important potential for training, employment, and wealth creation. This can be achieved through private sector development, can help to mitigate climate change, and bring economic empowerment to women and youth. Under the umbrella of MOVE your can find CARI - Competitive African Rice Initiative, EU Reach - Resilience against Climate change and ComCashew - Competitive Cashew Initiative.
CARI
Competitive African Rice Initiative
The Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) was launched in 2013. We, at CARI, support small-scale climate-friendly rice production, and advocate for cooperation on equal terms, between our target groups and the private sector.
REACH
Resilience Against Climate Change
The REACH Project on adaptation and mitigation to climate change for the local population in North West Ghana has been developed to contribute to the development of rural communities and stable land management in the face of climate change, by promoting climate resilient practices.
ComCashew
Competitive Cashew Initiative
ComCashew constitutes a new era of multi-stakeholder partnership aiming to achieve a sustainable poverty reduction in the project countries Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone, by enhancing the competitiveness of African cashew smallholders, processors and other actors in the value chain.
ProCVA
Promotion of Agricultural Value Chains in Burkina Faso
Rooted in the rice and maize value chains, ProCVA makes the private sector its strategic partner by creating favorable conditions for investments, fostering a competitive and job-creating agriculture in Burkina Faso.
Our approach
Increasing the value creation of processing in the ECOWAS region through strengthened private sector engagement.
Improve the economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural systems using good agricultural practices (GAP) and Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) for climate-resilient, resource-conserving agriculture and carbon sequestration.
Increasing local consumption of rice and cashew products through marketing initiatives and by-products.
Disseminating good practices in promoting inclusive business models by integrating gender transformative approaches (GTA) and information technology (IT) capabilities.
Strengthening public-private cooperation in policymaking to reduce regional trade barriers and to support social transformation, like ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO), the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC), African Cashew Alliance (ACA).
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Impact
The Rice Sector in Côte d’Ivoire: How Can We Harness the Potential of Our Local Rice Mills?
What if the real key to a competitive rice sector lay in modernizing the management of local businesses?
In Côte d’Ivoire, despite strong production potential, many rice mills continue to face persistent structural challenges: limited access to financing, poor cash flow management, and a lack of proficiency in the marketing tools needed to access more lucrative markets.
To address these constraints in a practical way, German development cooperation, through the GIZ/MOVE project, is implementing the Rice Miller Business Training (RMBT) approach.
ComCashew
Unlocking Value, Empowering Growth: Celebrating the Future of Cashew Apple Valorization in Africa
A vibrant day of dialogue, learning, innovation, and partnership has come to an end.
The Regional Cashew Apple Valorisation Conference and Exhibition, organised by GIZ/MOVE-ComCashew in collaboration with the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA)...
ComCashew
NOTICE OF CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
As part of the implementation of phase 2 of the RSA-CICC project, contract n°81318784, the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC) is considering the implementation of the activities of its Regional Statistical Pool dedicated to the cashew sector. This initiative aims to harmonize, produce and disseminate reliable statistical data at the regional level.
To this end, the CICC plans to set up an integrated web platform, covering the entire data life cycle, including: collection, validation, analysis and dissemination.
ComCashew
The upcoming Regional Cashew Apple Valorisation Conference and Exhibition 2026
Did you know that adding value to cashew apple can create jobs, boost income, and spark innovative ideas?
Wants to know more? Then the upcoming Regional Cashew Apple Valorisation Conference and Exhibition 2026 is for you.
Read more … The upcoming Regional Cashew Apple Valorisation Conference and Exhibition 2026
Impact
Rice Millers in Côte d’Ivoire Strengthen Skills Through RMBT Training
Participants explored practical strategies for increasing rice paddy sourcing, improving supply
Read more … Rice Millers in Côte d’Ivoire Strengthen Skills Through RMBT Training
Impact
When the Cashew Apple Takes Centre Stage
In many cashew-growing communities, the cashew apple is left behind after the nut is harvested. Recent training sessions in Wenchi, Ghana's Bono region, painted a different picture. These sessions revealed that the ...
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Downloads
Success Stories (EU)
- CashewNuss.pdf (1.1 MiB)
- Cashew Technical Training.pdf (4.2 MiB)
- e-MOVE.pdf (1.3 MiB)
- Farmer Business School.pdf (1.4 MiB)
- Master Training Programme.pdf (2.0 MiB)
- Matching Grand Fund South_Grown & Fenapab.pdf (3.4 MiB)
- Matching Grant Fund.pdf (1.1 MiB)
- Matching Grant Fund ETG & URCPA.pdf (3.3 MiB)
- Matching Grant Fund Tolaro.pdf (1.1 MiB)
- Matching Grant Fund URCPA-BA.pdf (1.5 MiB)
- Nigeria Cashew Extensionist Webinar_Series.pdf (1.4 MiB)
Success Stories (BMZ)
- Cashew Apple Training..pdf (2.1 MiB)
- Composting_final.pdf (1.3 MiB)
- Conservation Agriculture_final.pdf (772.2 KiB)
- FBO.pdf (656.0 KiB)
- GMBS+ ..pdf (6.1 MiB)
- Policy story..pdf (1.6 MiB)
- RiceAdvice Lite_final.pdf (623.2 KiB)
- Rice Farmers Final..pdf (1.5 MiB)
- RMBT _BDS.pdf (698.8 KiB)
- SRP.pdf (1.1 MiB)
- Success NPD.pdf (1.4 MiB)
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