• Institutional development

  We assist producer organizations in Latin America and Africa to improve their own capacities to operate efficiently and improve their service and product range and quality. This strengthens their market position and develops direct export opportunities in niche and mainstream markets, thus improving the quality of life of the member organization, their families and their communities.

  Institutional Development focuses on four main topics:

  • Structural development
  • Administrative systems and procedures
  • Communications and logistics
  • Market intelligence and promotion expertise

• Finance

One of the most common barriers facing small producer organizations is access to financial resources. That is why we put major effort into assisting such organizations in their activities to access the affordable resources they need to start and maintain their programs.

Together with other organizations such as The Doen Foundation and Rabobank Foundation, financial access through a large number of programs has been granted in the past few years.

Furthermore, and whenever feasible, Green Development acts as a contact between small producer organizations to international and national financial institutions.

The Finance area focuses on 3 mains topics:

  • Pre-finance for export
  • Finance for the developing of infrastructure
  • Project funding (quality improvement / diversification)

• Trade

Many small producer organizations have difficulty reaching the market for their products. Green Development assists them by obtaining the necessary knowledge of the market and to successfully promote their products and establish better market relations.

In this field we act as a link between the market and the producers, generating benefits for both parties. The producers develop a comfortable and secure relationship with people they can trust, and the importers and financial organizations feel the confidence of dealing with an organization that fully understands their requirements, such as reliable delivery of the products, quality control, etc.

We organize business tours where the producers meet importers and financial organizations, knowing that they have at all times the support of Green Development in eliminating specific problems such as language and cultural differences. Besides such tours, Green Development assists the participation of small producers in local, national or international fairs and gatherings, where they can promote their products, get to know the market and assess the strength of the competition.

The Trade area focuses mainly in 3 topics:

  • Business tours
  • Participation in fairs and expos
  • Agreements with importers of value added markets

Besides this three areas, Green Development Foundation carries out Project Management activities for other NGO's and third-parties (private or commercial companies) related to the rural development areas. We are currently managing a number of projects in this field.