Advisory & Technology
Rural development
DMC supports decentralised rural development: promotion of rural institutions in credit, marketing, processing, input supply and planning; organisational support, management and training; transfer of services to professional organisations and self-help groups; support to Project Management Units and Aid Coordination Units; regional development planning; SME promotion; micro-projects; and wholesale and retail market development.
Rural development has changed substantially. Government services aimed at the rural sector are increasingly decentralised and delivered with strong participation from the target groups and beneficiaries themselves. In many countries, government agencies have withdrawn entirely from services they once provided, leaving the field to the private sector, professional bodies, non-governmental agencies and self-help organisations.
That shift creates a specific challenge: building institutions geared to the needs now emerging, rather than the delivery model that has just been dismantled. Our rural development unit supports decentralised authorities with expertise and practical tools — management information systems, monitoring and evaluation frameworks — that make them more effective. Our main role is to initiate and moderate that process of change alongside our partners.
Main fields
Promotion of rural institutions in:
- Credit
- Marketing
- Processing
- Input supply
- Planning
And more broadly:
- Concept development
- Organisational support, management and training
- Privatisation of services and transfer of responsibility to professional organisations and local self-help groups
- Support to Project Management Units and Aid Coordination Units
- Regional development planning and implementation
- Multi-disciplinary development in rural areas
- Promotion of small and medium enterprises
- Realisation of micro-projects
- Development of wholesale and retail markets
The services
- Execution of studies at feasibility level
- Implementation of projects across all phases of the project cycle, in close collaboration with the client and local partners
- Moderation of planning seminars and workshops
- Provision of qualified backstopping services
Also in Advisory & Technology
Talk to the rural development team.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
What support does DMC provide to Project Management Units?
Expertise and practical tools — management information systems, monitoring and evaluation frameworks — that make decentralised authorities and PMUs more effective, alongside backstopping services and the moderation of planning seminars and workshops.
Does DMC work on donor-financed rural programmes?
Yes. The practice executes feasibility-level studies and implements projects across all phases of the project cycle in close collaboration with the client and local partners.