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

Following the ousting of Omar al-Bashir in April, the appointment of a ‘sovereign council’ may improve the country’s socio-economic woes through political stability. Sudan’s new Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has assigned 18 members of his cabinet to facilitate a shift from authoritarianism towards democratization. This government will lead a three-year transition under a deal between the milRead More

What is menstrual hygiene? Menstrual hygiene products (also known as feminine hygiene products) are personal care products used by girls and women during menstruation, vaginal discharge, and other bodily functions related to the vulva and vagina. These products are either disposable or reusable.  Disposable products include sanitary napkins (American English) or sanitary towels (British English), tampons, and pantyliRead More

We have been operational in Guinea-Bissau for just over a year on a seasonal basis. However, at the beginning of 2019, the decision was taken to establish a permanent base in the country with the setting up of a new office in the capital: Bissau. In early July 2019, His Excellency, George Hodgson, the British Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau visited the new Vallis office. He had the opportunity to meet staff aRead More

To accommodate the growth of our live reporting service, Vallis has been developing a bespoke application named Vallis Live. Innovative live reporting monitors stock in real-time. Live reporting allows rapid response to operational challenges, saving time and money. Customers have control of their operations from anywhere in the world.   Vallis is in the process of transposing its current live reporting method tRead More

Vallis sent two teams to this year’s Cumbrian Challenge for Walking with the Wounded: the ‘VGL – Just got Tougher’ and ‘Vallis Ladies: The Young and the Breathless’.  The event presents an opportunity to raise awareness for veterans struggling to integrate back into society. The men’s team fell just short of Andrew Barr-Sim and his fellow ‘Lowlanders’ with a time Read More

Vallis provides a range of services at strategic points along the supply chain to mitigate risk. Here follows a summary of our most recent operations: Solar Panel Fridge Inspections – Guinea Vallis Supply Chain Assurance Services (SCAS) was appointed by an International Development Organization to assist in delivering safe storage of cold-chain pharmaceuticals. Our in-country staff performed a series of post-installaRead More

DPSA and Vallis have worked for Mott MacDonald to successfully deliver educational school books into 14 districts of Sierra Leone over the past 6 months.Read More

An extensive geographic footprint across Africa and the Middle East means Vallis can rapidly establish new operations. Our initial operation in Tunisia dealt with the inspection of vehicles and equipment destined for Dakar, Senegal. Tunisia has become one of the few success stories from the Arab Spring with democratization and a sense of optimism spreading amongst the country’s youth. To complement the expansioRead More