Over the years, Groupe DDM has developed extensive international expertise in the fields of agro-food development, local development and natural resource management. In the last 25 years, it has taken part in projects and missions for organizations including the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UNCDF, the UNOPS, DANIDA (development cooperation in Denmark) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
Groupe DDM’s team of experts has many years of experience in project support and execution. Its skills extend to every phase of the project cycle: feasibility studies, planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring and assessment. The company specializes in planning, monitoring and assessment, organizational diagnosis and agro-food sector development including strategies, action plans, sector and market surveys, local development and community development.
Thanks to its international experience and expertise, Groupe DDM is able not only to carry out specific studies, but also to be operational quickly, and to set up multidisciplinary teams composed of high-level international experts.
With its network of national collaborators in different countries, Groupe DDM has access to specific skill sets that allow it to provide a tailored response to its clients’ needs, on budget and within the stipulated time.
Groupe DDM’s fields of expertise include:
- Project planning and monitoring support:
- Rural and agro-food development
- Local, municipal and community management, and management of community funds
- Assessment, review and supervision of ongoing projects:
- Agro-food development
- Forest and waterside land management
- Public food security improvement
- Feasibility studies and one-time surveys:
- Market, technical and economic analyses
- Agro-food sector and non-timber forest products
- Organizational diagnosis and skill strengthening needs
- Implementation of personnel evaluation systems
- Prospecting missions and expert missions