News Stories

Supporting the transfer of agricultural technology from China to Africa

Landell Mills is delighted to have been appointed by DFID to manage a three-year programme to support the transfer of agricultural technology from China to Africa and other Low Income Countries (LICs).

New DFID Wealth Creation Framework Agreement

Landell Mills is pleased to announce the award of a new DFID framework agreeement for 'Wealth Creation'.

New Contract Award in Samoa and Tonga

Landell Mills has been awarded a new EU funded contract to assist the fisheries administrations of Samoa and Tonga to sustainably manage the deepwater snapper fisheries within their maritime zones.

Landell Mills contributes to the Evidence on Demand initiative

Evidence on Demand - www.evidenceondemand.info - is a new information hub for DFID advisers and other development professionals working in the fields of climate, the environment, infrastructure and livelihoods. Landell Mills is a key partner in the initiative.

Somaliland Diaspora Event held in London and Dubai

The Somaliland Business Fund team held two events in Dubai and London in October 2012 in order to raise awareness of the fund's activities amongst diaspora of the Somaliland Business community. 

Landell Mills MET Division

Landell Mills is pleased to annouce the set up a new division titled the Markets, Enterprise and Trade Division (MET). MET will focus on developing it's portfolio in the field of Private Sector Development with a specific focus on Markets 4 Poor, Business 4 Development and other projects focused on pro-poor market led growth. MET will be headed by James Blewett, Fund Manager for the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund and previous General Manager of Katalyst, Bangladesh. 

Launch of Studies and Evaluations Division

Landell Mills would like to announce the launch of its Studies and Evaluations Division. The Division will provide services in the study, design, monitoring &/or evaluation of aid funded projects and programmes.

Landell Mills supports harmonisation of bioenergy standards in the Mekong

Landell Mills supported the launch of the inaugral 1st Greater Mekong SubRegion Forum on Harmonization of Standards in Bioenergy in Nanning, China on 05 July 2012.

The World Bank awards Landell Mills a first contract in Somaliland

Landell Mills is delighted to announce that it has been awarded one of the first major donor funded consultancy contracts in Somaliland.


Climate change, natural resources & the environment

Climate change has become an increasingly important issue on the international agenda as governments try to find ways to reduce carbon emissions and to promote more environmentally sustainable activities. Landell Mills has been expanding its services into this area over the last few years with work on bioenergy power generation, carbon sequestration and carbon development mechanism projects. Such work is a natural development to Landell Mills' core environmental activities which have concentrated on the land, forestry and water sectors. Here are some of our current areas of activity:

  • Bioenergy power generation
  • Piloting the Carbon Development Mechanism
  • Integrated coastal zone management
  • Wetlands management and regeneration
  • Bio-diversity conservation
  • Forestry management
  • Eco-tourism
  • Wildlife legislation, conservation & management
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Land management and registration
  • River basin management
  • Water user group facilitation
  • Irrigation rehabilitation and development
  • Rural water supply and sanitation
  • Sustainable fisheries research and management
  • Monitoring control and surveillance of fisheries
  • Fisheries legislation
  • Fish hygiene and sanitary controls
  • Artisanal fisheries
  • Aquaculture