Who we work with

Focusgroupgo Asia Pacific works in association with many international, regional, national and local organizations agencies. Some of the international donor organizations and international technical agencies we are working with are detailed here:

International Donor Agencies

ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research)

FFGO worked in partnership with multiple projects in Asia Pacific including Vietnam, Lao, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa and Papua New Guinea.

Industry analysis and investment requirement assessment to improve the small ruminant livestock industry in Fiji and Samoa.

Revised, edited and updated Making Market works Better for the Poor Value Chains toolbook (M4P) and Master Class of Agribusiness (AMC)

Develop a strategy and implementation plan for the John Dillon Scholarship

Develop and facilitate Australian Award alumni capacity building program in 2022 and 2023

SRA Laos

MLA (Meat & Livestock Australia)

Conduct research and analysis of live cattle export markets from Laos and Myanmar to China, 2021.

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)

Strengthen linkages between smallholder farmers and the market by optimizing transport and logistics infrastructure, using Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT).

DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Australia

FFGO has been contracted with DFAT to conduct a value chain rapid appraisal to identify the four fruit value chains that will provide the best opportunities to increase economic empowerment for ethnic minority women in Son La in 2022. This project’s findings shed light on the constraints faced by households and the specific constraints of women in targeted fruit value chains and the root causes and related service weakness (for specific value chains and cross cutting).

In 2022, FFGO was also granted a project by the Australia-Vietnam Enhance Economic Engagement Grant, to work on Bilateral trade and investment blueprint for live cattle joint industry development between Australia and Vietnam.

CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)

FGGO has worked with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to conduct quantitative baseline study with 1000 coffee growers in Mai Son district, Son La province, Vietnam, using KOBO TOOLBOX as a platform. This survey is a part of the “Inclusive Financial Services for Agriculture (IFS4Ag) Project in Vietnam”.

CANADIAN EMBASSY (GAC)

IN 2022, FFGO was contracted with The Field Support Services Project (FSSP),Global Affairs Canada (GAC-) to take the role of Curator for Vietnam Food System dialogue. Our key tasks were to provide technical support and advice to The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and core members to help them carry out up to three sub-national dialogues on Food Systems; to coordinate and facilitate two National level Dialogues and to provide technical support and advice to national conveners and to the Vietnamese delegation participating in the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.

IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative

In 2023, FFGO was contracted by IDH to undertake a LandScale assessment in Krong Nang district, Daklak, Central Highlands, Vietnam. This activity aim to develop large-scale, innovative, and transformative public-private-partnerships that enhance the resilience of coffee communities at the landscape scale. They seek to incorporate both the coffee farmland and the surrounding natural ecosystem or political boundary and sustainable landscape interventions to address the economic, social, and environmental issues more effectively within the particular landscape or jurisdiction.

UNIDO (UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION)

FFGO provided a role as an International Expert on Food Industry to develop an assessment skeleton with the Systematic challenges for the Vietnamese food manufacturing businesses and map potential stakeholders (relevant governmental bodies, research and development organisations, food associations and donor community).

AHR (Applied Horticultural Research)

Value chain and economic analysis of vegetables and cold chain innovations in Moc Chau Vietnam, using affordable and accessible Colbot technology.

ILO (International Labour Organization) Myanmar

Review of Business Development Services (BDS) for very small, small and medium enterprises in Myanmar.

Palladium, Australia

Provides rapid, responsive business analytics and expertise and other services to contribute to the Impact Private Sector Partnership (IPSP) program.