IICD has a long track record when it comes to collaborating with private sector consultants in developing countries. In October, Altran consultant John Honings travelled to the districts of Chongwe, Mpongwe and Mongu in Zambia, to help the farmers cooperation OPPAZ to set up a mobile network in order to improve the registration of data on their products. Farmers can now directly enter data in a central database by means of a PDA. Complete and accurate data is vital for farmers who are in the process of acquiring Organic Certification, which will make it possible to access new (European) markets. For the Altran consultants, this was a unique opportunity to broaden their horizons and enhance their understanding of other cultural environments.

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IT company Altran offers support to Africa

In this short video (1:26 min), Deem Vermeulen – Team Leader International Programmes at IICD , talks about the added value of partnerships. Watch the video and read the complete interview.

Watch the video and read the complete interview.