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The Team
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Private For-Profit

Development Alternatives, Inc., the prime contractor, specializes in project management and generating economic growth in rural communities through implementation of complex economic development projects in agriculture, trade, natural resource management, and agribusiness. DAI has particular expertise in promoting value-added enterprises that meet market demand for high-quality products.
Management Systems International is specializes in sector development strategies and policy analysis, with particular emphasis on establishing policy, legislative, and regulatory frameworks at national or local levels. MSI is expert in managing Global Development Alliance programs.
Land O’Lakes (with Informa Economics) leverages producer organizations to increase market share for smallholders by expanding and upgrading local production organizations and creating viable business and service organizations, as well as market information systems. Land O’Lakes also specializes in trade and regulatory policy and reform, and risk management for private sector systems.
Wilbur Smith Associates specializes in trade related infrastructure needs, including trade analysis and infrastructure development such as roads, ports, and irrigation systems.


Universities

Michigan State University provides expert services in agricultural marketing systems, food security, the role of supermarkets in development, agricultural technology packages, training in food safety and regulations, and market-driven certification systems.
Texas A&M University provides expertise in agricultural sector policy analysis and production systems, with particular emphasis on sustainable agriculture, water management, and dryland agriculture.
Land Tenure Center specializes in land tenure and agrarian reform issues, with particular emphasis on land policy and land markets and a focus on titling and registration.
Rural Finance Program offers expert analysis of rural financial markets, with emphasis on financial services and financial institutions in developing countries and transition economies.


PVOs/NGOs

Winrock International specializes in agriculture and natural resource sector development, with particular emphasis on increasing productivity of smallholders, Agroforestry, and women in development. Winrock is a pioneer in carbon sequestration for natural resource management.
Rural Development Institute is expert in legal, policy, educational, and institutional issues related to land reform and administration including farm reorganization.
Innovative Resources Management is expert in natural resource management and community-based natural resource management issues, particularly participatory approaches and sustainable natural resource product development.

Research Institutes

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center provides agriculture biotechnology for developing countries, with particular emphasis on genetic engineering of crops, tissue culture techniques, biosafety, seed regulations, and technology transfer related to biotechnology.
Institute on Global Confl ict and Cooperation a University of California
systemwide institute, focuses on policy analysis and capacity building
related to biodiversity conservation, climate change and agriculture, and
water resources.


Small Businesses

The OTF Group offers expertise in sector development strategies, especially cluster-based competitiveness approaches, assessment of market trends, and technologies for market information analysis.
Training Resources Group provides organizational development and human resources development, including training in participatory approaches for policy formulations and implementation.
QED Group are experts in quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation approaches for program and project performance measurement.

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