MIPRO2

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Our action

The MIPRO II project aims to sustainably improve the livelihoods of communities living near mangrove ecosystems by strengthening their access to and participation in the local produce market system.  

To achieve this objective, the project will organize workshops with communities to select the most promising sectors (e.g., honey, mangoes, salt, shrimp, etc.) using the Market Analysis and Development (MAD) approach. 

The intervention strategy for each sector will then be defined with the communities using the M4P (Making Markets Work for the Poor) tool. This practical approach improves coordination within the sector, in particular by identifying barriers that prevent access to the market. 

The third step will be to support producers/cooperatives so that they can plan and develop their businesses. Personalized support will include a range of coaching activities and technical and managerial capacity building (accounting, marketing, sales, human resources, business plan development, etc.), encompassing both financial and non-financial support. 

Exchange visits between groups of companies will also be organized to enable entrepreneurs to learn from the experience of their peers in the selected sectors. 

Finally, workshops will be organized to jointly develop a shared vision of environmentally friendly production and a resource management plan. These workshops will lead to the implementation of a “Participatory Guarantee System” (PGS) certification process and a “charter for the sustainable production and exploitation of mangrove products.”