A JV consisting of Sanyu Consultants Inc. (SCI) and JNEW is launching a feasibility study on JICA’s Two-Step Loan for the agricultural sector in Senegal (May 2024 - February 2025).

While the agricultural sector accounts for 17% of GDP and 70% of the labor force,  Senegal faces constraints on the productivity as well as on financial access in its agricultural sector.

Under the leadership of SCI with rich track records in agricultural ODA, we would like to maximize our contribution in designing JICA’s Two-Step Loan for Senegal, taking full advantage of our experiences in Tanzania and other countries.

Takayuki Urade, CEO of JNEW, has successfully completed the advisory work for Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) since February 2022 and left the advisor's position on April 26, 2024.

Under this responsibility, thanks to the dedicated supports from TADB as a counterpart, JICA as a sponsor, and other relevant stakeholders, a number of advises as well as tangible tools have been provided to TADB, on such issues as investment analysis, credit rating, monitoring & evaluation, project origination, organizational structure, collaboration with external entities as well as other agricultural projects supported by JICA. 

Let us express our special thanks for this great opportunity to support TADB as a key player in developing agricultural sector in Tanzania, and sincerely hope TADB's further development.

On February 19~23, 2024, Takayuki Urade, CEO of JNEW and an Advisor to Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), organized an Irrigation Seminar for its staff members from the headquarters and the zonal offices. 

The seminar was designed to strengthen the capacity of TADB officers to finance irrigation projects, and with the support from various external experts --- Mr. Ryu Toshima, a short-term JICA expert from Sanyu Consultants International, Dr. Shinji Hirouchi from JIRCAS (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences) and Mr. Yoichi Kawanishi from Ebara Corporation ---, the program covered wide-ranging topics such as the technical basics of irrigation schemes, Japanese assistance in Tanzania, irrigation equipment & cost estimation methodology. Also, Urade guided the participants to the case studies for financing irrigation projects. The program was highly appreciated by the participants for its comprehensive approach to become able to deal with irrigation projects from bankers' point of view.

Starting in February 2022, Urade has been advising TADB on technical skills for agricultural finance with inputs from Japanese experiences and latest practices, which is expected to contribute to further developing the agricultural sector in Tanzania from financial aspect.

Also introduced on JICA Tanzania group page on Facebook. (Click here for the link.)