Advanced Marketing and Agribusiness Logistics (AMAL)

This GDA is a component of the Mission's agriculture/Feed the Future strategy. It fits the Mission's strategy of a more competitive, inclusive economy.

During the Egypt Economic Development Conference, March 13-15, 2015, the GOE mentioned the importance of having an inclusive economy, one that benefits the poor and the geographically isolated. This activity does that by targeting poor communities in Upper Egypt in order to move them out of poverty.

This is a new Global Development Alliance (GDA) between USAID/Egypt and the Horticulture Export Improvement Association (HEIA), which will be implemented by ACDI/VOCA. The GDA is a method for USAID to leverage resources from the private sector in order to reach more beneficiaries. The purpose of this GDA is to increase the incomes of 4,300 rural households in Upper Egypt.

The implementing partner will improve the capacity of smallholder farmers to respond to market signals, produce high quality produce, and maintain that quality through cold-chain infrastructure, increasing access to national and international markets through the facilitation of direct linkages with exporters and processors. -Provide technical assistance to 15 smallholder farmer associations (FAs) at the Center of Excellence -Guide production planning using timely market and logistical information-Facilitate the utilization and maintenance of a state-of-the-art post-harvest collection center at the Luxor Perishable Terminal.-Support the establishment of forward contracts between FAs and the domestic and export markets.