81270131-Alliance for Product Quality in Côte d´Ivoire and Senegal

The Alliance for Product Quality in Africa (hereinafter: Alliance) is a multi-actor-partnership of stakeholders of the European and African private sector, quality infrastructure and development cooperation. It seeks to improve the quality of products from African partner countries, so that they comply with the demands of international buyers. That way, exports can be increased and value chains expanded, facilitating economic growth and job creation. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, BMZ) and the Federal Ministry for Nutrition and Agriculture (Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, BMEL), the Alliance is implemented jointly by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für international Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the National Metrology Institute of Germany (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB). The GIZ module is a global project financed by the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation.