DDI's Projects Since 2002
Since its inception in 2002, Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI) has made significant strides in implementing projects that align with its core focus areas, driven by innovations, best practices, and extensive local experience. DDI’s projects range from offering technical assistance to cooperatives and small businesses, enhancing agricultural value chains, promoting renewable energy solutions, improving youth and women’s economic empowerment, and supporting smallholder farmers and households across various states in Nigeria.
Key initiatives include the USADF Nigerian Program (2002 – Ongoing); USAID Nigeria Feed the Future EIF Project (2023 – 2024); USAID Nigeria Feed the Future RRA Project (2022 – 2023); GAIN SNiPS Home Gardening Project (2023 – 2024); GAIN SNiPS Cassava Biofortification Project (2022-2023); AGRA-PIATA Project (2021); USAID Feed the Future WFAA (2019-2021); STaR Project (2019-2021); USAID Nigeria MARKETS Projects (2007-2017); USAID Business Development Services Program (2014-2015); World Bank/FGN MSME Project (2006-2007) and the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Livelihoods Project (2013-2018) as well as several others aimed at market systems enhancement, community revitalization, and sustainable livelihoods.
Through these projects, DDI has impacted over 600,000 smallholder farmers/households, 20,000 farmer/cooperative groups, SMEs, and facilitated the growth of over 60 off-grid energy enterprises, marking a significant contribution to economic development and sustainability in the regions it serves.
