Current and Past Projects

Agriculture/Rural Development, Food Security & Sustainable Livelihoods

WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF LARGE SCALE FOOD PRODUCTION FOR FOOD SECURITY WORLDWIDE BUT WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT MANY AGRO INDUSTRIES FACE CHALLENGES REGARDING SOCIALLY INCLUSIVENESS E.G. CREATING EQUITABLE EMPLOYMENT AND INCOMES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY E.G. USING FERTILISERS AND PESTICIDES RESPONSIBLY. THIS IS WHY OUR FOCUS IS ON SME BASED AGRICULTURE AND FAMILY SCALE FARMING AS THE MORE SUSTAINABLE OPTION FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. THIS IS THE MORE IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHERE A LARGE SECTION OF THE RURAL POPULATION STILL DEPENDS ON AGRICULTURE INCLUDING ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND AQUACULTURE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND WHERE VICINITY TO DOMESTIC MARKETS PROVIDE FOR ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOOD, FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION.

Fisheries, Forestry and Natural Resources Management and Development

AS FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL OUR SUPPORT OF FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION IS PUTTING SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES AND EQUITABLE/PRO POOR BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION FIRST. WE THEREFORE PROMOTE HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO RESOURCE UTILISATION ADDRESSING THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM E.G. IN MARINE AND INLAND FISHERIES AND FORESTRY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RESOURCE ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY. OUR FOCUS IS ON COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT AS IN SOCIAL FORESTRY AND ON SMALL SCALE, ARTISANAL FISHERIES WHICH UTILIZE LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES RESPONSIBLY.  REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD. SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS HAVE ADVOCATED CO-MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS WHERE COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS PARTNER IN RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT; MANY OF US HAVE BEEN AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE WORLD WIDE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGISTERED (IUU) FISHING AS WELL AS ON GOING DEFORESTATION AND LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY.

Climate-Change Adaptation and Resilience Building, Risk Management and Disaster Response

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ARE HEAVILY AND INCREASINGLY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. IMPACTS ARE LONG TERM AND NEED SUSTAINED RESPONSES INVOLVING THE ALL RESOURCE USERS AND RESOURCE OWNERS, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITIES, THE DONOR COMMUNITY AND NON STATE ACTORS AS NGOS AND CSOS. REGIONAL SOLUTIONS CO. LTD.’ SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EXPERTS HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF E.G. IN NORTH SUMATRA AND MALDIVES POST TSUNAMI AND IN THE CARIBBEAN POST HURRICANES; FROM OUR EXPERIENCE WE HAVE LEARNED THAT DISASTER RESPONSE AND RELIEF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SAME PRINCIPLES OF RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AS ANY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE EFFORT.

Value and supply chains, market access and trade

WE ARE FULLY AWARE THAT FUNCTIONING AND INCLUSIVE VALUE AND SUPPLY CHANGE AND ACCESS TO MARKETS ARE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ADDING VALUE TO AGRICULTURAL, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY PRODUCTS, AND, THUS, TO EQUITABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION, WITH CROSS BORDER TRADE EXTENDING THESE BENEFITS TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, THE REGION AND WORLDWIDE. INTEGRAL PART OF VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IS EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF HYGIENE AND SANITARY STANDARDS FAVOURING RESPONSIBLE FOOD PRODUCTION AND ENSURING CONSUMER PROTECTION. CONDITION FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH VIA EFFECTIVE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT REMAINS, HOWEVER, RESPONSIBLE USE OF RESOURCES, PEOPLE CENTRED DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO AND MITIGATION OF IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.