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GFA Consulting Group, based in Hamburg, is active around the world in the field of international development cooperation, implementing studies and projects financed by national and inter­national donors.

Core areas of expertise are:

► Private Sector Development

► Financial Systems Development

► Public Finance Management

► Good Governance

► Education, Skills & Employment

► Agriculture & Rural Development

► Energy

► Natural Resources & Climate Change

► Health

► Water & Sanitation

► Monitoring & Evaluation

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General Agent of the Bilateral Cooperation Programme of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)As General Agent of the Bilateral Cooperation Programme, GFA…

► provides the Ministry with expertise on strategy, content and innovative methods,

► develops projects, contracts implementing agencies for projects in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America,

► monitors and controls ongoing projects, administers the programme budget,

► cooperates with project partners (public and private sector, NGOs).

Project examples ► Agricultural policy or technical dialogue projects

(Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine)

► Field demonstrations and practical agricultural training (China, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Zambia and Ukraine)

► Cooperation with farmers’ and cooperatives’ associations (Brazil, Kenya, Russia, Ukraine and Vietnam)

► Capacity development and exchange programmes (Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Ethiopia, India, South Africa and Turkey)

Team of the Berlin officeInge Gärke, Programme DirectorRalf Rogowski, Deputy Programme DirectorAnna Lison­Culca, Project ManagerAlexandra Burmann, Project ManagerDr. Ulrike Müller, Project ManagerFelix Beck, Project ManagerMatti Cartsburg, Project ManagerUlrike Müller, Contract and Finance ManagerBirgit Holland, Contract and Finance ManagerJulia Richter, Project AssistantMartina Panzerbieter, Project Assistant

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Project examples

Nine African countries and IndiaBaseline Study Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIAE), GIZ

► Parallel survey of agricultural households in 10 countries ► CAPI assisted questionnaire and database management ► Calculate gross margins for crops in various value chains ► Build a database for programme evaluation

VietnamSustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity as a Measure to Decrease CO2 Emissions, KfW

► Increased livelihood opportunities for the local population

► Technical advice and training in integrated forest management

► Biodiversity and landscape conservation ► Performance based public financing and pay

ments for environmental services

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Moldova“Filière du Vin” Wine sector development, EIB

► Enhancement of grape and wine producers’ supply chain

► Enhancement of educational and training frameworks

► Support to quality infrastructure ► Access to international markets

GFA in Morocco

Support for micro, small and medium enterprises, GIZ

► Improve conditions for start­ups and growth of MSMEs

► Create a supporting landscape of services for MSME creation

► Support to the development and promotion of financial services for MSME and start­ups

► Focus on women and youth

Implementation of the study provisions, technical assistance and supporting measures of the Program PMH III, KfW

► Rehabilitation of small and middle irrigation zones in Sous­Massa­Draâ

► Study on tariffs for irrigation water ► Monitoring of the rehabilitation works ► Support of water user associatons

Technical assistance for the National

Human Development Initiative (NHDI), EU

► Sectoral policy support to fight rural poverty ► Promote „sector­based“ and „territorial

development“ approaches ► Boost the capacities of rural areas ► Strengthen local governance

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As General Agent, GFA... ► provides the Ministry with expertise on recent

forest sector development for programme implementation ► develops and appraises projects worldwide ► steers projects in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa

and South America ► monitors and evaluates projects

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General Agent of the International Sustainable Forest Management Programme of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

Selected areas of intervention

► Capacity development in timber identification for national agencies towards internationally accepted timber legality systems ► Scientific research to improve

knowledge in timber species

BMEL-2015-05

Christian Aschenbach, Programme DirectorDr. Michael Krause­Besan, Project Manager Florian Rister, Contract and Finance Manager

Lars Weise, Project ManagerMaria Kurka, Project Assistant

► Innovative forest management planning considering economic, ecological and social aspects ► Adapted forest management and

agroforestry approaches to enhance livelihoods of small­holders

Team of the Berlin office