Common fund for commodities manual

1 The 5th edition of the Manual for the preparation and management of projects to be financed by the Common Fund for Commodities was published in May The most recent version of the Manual can be found, in English, on the CFC website: www.doorway.ru under Publications. French and Spanish versions will be available later in the year. from the Common Fund for Commodities of the Netherlands (CFC), USAID-Nigeria, Africa Development Bank The manual will be useful to farmers, processors, marketers, extension agents and other experts who are supporting cassava commercialization in Africa. The use of the manual by value chain.  · NewsletterOctober 19 th Open Call for Proposals in support of commodity development activities is now closed. You can still access all the information relating to the submission process in this Call for Proposals, but we are no longer able to accept new proposals now. However, the 20 th Call for Proposals shall be notified soon.

The Common Fund for Commodities provides financing to organisations and enterprises engaged in commodity value chains in its member countries. Through a range of financial instruments, the CFC seeks to support business activities in the field of commodity development, including agriculture, minerals and metals in Developing Countries. 3. Collaborative approach to common problems 4. Enhanced international collaboration 5. Helped strengthen ICAC's role and relationship with its member countries Concerns and Problems 1. Project approval process - Lengthy 2. CFC-ICAC membership - Non-members 3. Technical issues - Limitations from CFC 4. Project preparation - Lack of initiative. The Common Fund for Commodities is an international intergovernmental organization based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The 48th and 49th Plenary Meetings (October and September ) of the ICAC discussed the question of ICAC association with the Common Fund and adopted resolutions governing the relationship between ICAC and the Fund.

Note to the Editor: The Common Fund for Commodities is an inte rgovernmental financial institution established by the United Nations. Its main objective is to assist Developing Countries, which are dependent on the production of primary commodities. The projects of the Common Fund are small to medium sized (USD 1 to 5. is funded by the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), is executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. A consortium led by the Natural Resources and including DCDM Advisory Services and Belmont Management Consultants, provided technical advice in implementation of the project. The Common Fund for Commodities invited the European Cooperative for Rural development (EUCORD) to submit a proposal to conduct an appraisal and elaboration of a full project proposal: ³Rice Sector Development in East Africa´.