Working under contract to the
U.S. Agency for Inter-national Development and other foreign aid donors,
Chemonics designs and implements development projects in many of the world’s
developing coun-tries. Integrating a range of consulting capabilities, we offer
solutions in financial services, private sector development, health,
envi-ronmental management, gender, crisis prevention and recovery, democracy and
governance, and agri-culture. Through our work, we promote meaningful change by
helping people live healthier, more pro-ductive, and more indepen-dent lives.
Afghan farmers cheer first apple exports to India
The first of an expected 400 tons of apples are shipped to India, marking a major milestone in the revitalization of Afghanistan’s once-vibrant agricultural sector.
10/3/2008
Chemonics partner wins U.N. award
Olam Nigeria wins a World Business and Development Award for its work to increase rice production — and boost farmer profits. Olam’s winning effort was achieved with the assistance of the USAID-funded MARKETS project, which works to expand economic opportunities for rural Nigerians by increasing productivity.
8/8/2008
Project breaks ground on $15 million agro-park, airport in Afghanistan
The Alternative Development Project launches construction of a the Bost Airfield and Agriculture Center in the country’s volatile Helmand Province. The center will help farmers to get their goods to international markets.
5/14/2008
Zambia anticorruption project takes home three Tellys
The Zambia Threshold Project has won three Telly Awards for video documentation of its work in anticorruption and business registration. The videos won for excellence in government relations documentation, editing, and cinematography.
2/29/2008
Nokia magazine features Philippine microfinance project
The Microenterprise Access to Banking Services program was featured in the January issue of Expanding Horizons, mobile-phone maker Nokia’s quarterly publication on new-growth markets. The article is about the Philippine Central Bank’s "exemplary" approach to mobile-phone banking regulation and the doors that regulation opened for the project.
12/10/2007
Jordan tourism project teams up with World Heritage Alliance
The Jordan Tourism Development Project has signed an agreement with the World Heritage Alliance for Sustainable Tourism to promote conservation of three World Heritage sites in Jordan. The Alliance is a joint project of the U.N Foundation and Expedia, Inc.
