The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organisation whose primary mission is to save and change lives by delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. The WFP works with governments, NGOs, suppliers, and local communities to make sure that food and other essential items reach those who need them most. They also engage with local sRead More
Companies working in countries affected by COVID-19 face a challenge – keeping business going whilst ensuring the health of employees. Guidelines have been published in most countries regarding the health and safety of employees. This includes measures such as allowing employees to work from home where possible, and where no, providing adequate PPE and implementing social distancing. Vallis has been in continuoRead More
COVID-19 is causing unprecedented challenges, far beyond any normal crisis. Much is still unknown about the virus, government responses to it, and the implications for political and trade relations globally. Businesses are trying to cope with constant changes to government measures, health advice, and to international transport arrangements. Businesses depending on the supply chain are likely to be more heavily affecRead More
Ports around the world have been experiencing disruption and delays due to COVID19. Figure 1 below illustrates increased congestion in the Outer Pearl River Delta during the peak of the outbreak in China. Our second bulletin discusses the impact COVID-19 is having on different levels of transport around the world. If you would like to contribute and or feedback at any point, please send your emails directly to charliRead More
As part of its efforts to continue regularly updating staff across Vallis on the latest developments on the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain, we will publishing a series of one page bulletins focusing on a different topic each week sharing relevant statistics, updates and even including accounts from our in-country staff about their experience on the ground. These will be sent as mini weekly newsletters and fulRead More
Vallis continues to be certified as compliant with the requirements of ISO 9001, having successfully undergone a recertification audit at the end of January 2020. The Vallis Quality Management System has been certified as being up to the ISO 9001 standard since 2013. We were in the vanguard of companies and organizations to become compliant with the 2015 version of the standard (ISO 9001:2015). ISO 9001 certificatiRead More
Vallis partners with AgSpace to deliver affordable agri-tech solutions for farmers GRID is the unique digital service helping farmers and their financial partners grow together, by establishing trust at a distance, and by adopting technology to grow more. An affordable solution for monitoring farm performance in real-time, designed for farms of all sizes. Comparisons of budgeted and actual yield predictions help to bRead More
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) The AfCFTA is an agreement that could stimulate Africa’s standing in international trade if certain embedded hurdles can be overcome. The fundamental hurdles surround the coordination of existing trade blocs (AMU, CEN-SAD, COMESA, EAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, IGAD, and SADC), largely inadequate infrastructure, and a large disparity in the GDPs of its members. Dr. Tedd GeRead More
African Agribusiness The World Bank report that Africa as a continent is holding 45% of the world’s uncultivated agricultural land, combined with enough untapped water resources to support farming. The rise of agribusiness in more industrialized countries is linked to characteristics of competitiveness. Innovation, trade agreements, and infrastructure. Broadly, agribusiness workers require skills and training tRead More
Mali is nestled between 7 other countries providing a strategic advantage for inter- and intra-African trade. As the third-largest landlocked country in Africa, and the second-largest country in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after Niger, planned infrastructure projects offer significant potential for Mali’s future: The Trans-Sahelian highway linking Bamako and Senegal Roads to the portRead More