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Prime is drawing on its extensive Pacific Islands networks and knowledge to highlight climate-related social entrepreneurship opportunities in the region. It is - more >

Noellie Garand, the Director of Prime Consulting Pacific, is championing entrepreneurship in Fiji – one business at a time – as a way to give back to her - more >

There were tears, cheers and hugs as the Zambia Dairy Transformation Programme (ZDTP) wrapped-up with an end-of-programme symposium. In a speech at the symposium - more >

Nimmo-Bell & Associates, a division of Prime, is delighted to have been awarded a contract to design a trust fund for infrastructure financing in Niue. The work, - more >

Pacific Island Countries (PICs) need funds to help strengthen their climate resilience in the face of increasing natural disasters; however, accessing funds from - more >

Prime has been contracted to conduct a scoping and design exercise for a One Health surveillance framework covering several Central Asia countries. Image right: - more >

Major concerns about the use of chemicals in agriculture and associated soil depletion are what prompted Australian farmer Andrew Smith to try more natural and - more >

Prime is excited to have been given an opportunity through the International Stability Operations Association (ISOA) to elevate women’s voices in - more >

A warm season’s greetings to all our business associates and friends! Wishing you a safe and happy festive season ahead. Once again it has been a busy year for - more >

A group of dairy industry advisors from across Zambia have completed training on how to transfer knowledge successfully to farmers and other field extension - more >

The economic cost of pests to New Zealand has increased over the past decade due to the higher value of primary sector production in the country. That’s a - more >

Prime is supporting T&C Consulting in Vietnam to undertake the Formulation of One Health Partnership 5-Year Action Plan and Budget assignment in Vietnam, funded - more >

Gilbert Mweemba and his wife Mary started working with the Zambia Dairy Transformation Programme (ZDTP) in 2017 and were "early adopters", - more >

Nimmo-Bell & Associates, a division of Prime Consulting International, is proud to be assisting with a review of New Zealand’s biosecurity legislation to, - more >

Alpha Kennedy, our Dubai-based Director for the Middle East and Africa, recently shared a few insights from his patch during a webinar hosted by New Zealand Trade and - more >

Prime is delighted to be developing a pilot online training system using modern internet-based information communications technology for para-veterinary service - more >

Marbled grass-fed beef from New Zealand is now presenting an attractive alternative to grain-fed beef from overseas. The new product is the result of the Marbled - more >

After seeing the benefits of enhanced communication “in all sectors of the economy” following the introduction of social media to Zambia, Nathan Mwanaumo - more >

Can strong wool be cool? Adding value to an overlooked product in New Zealand’s fibre industry. With international travel cut off at the knees as a result of - more >

As movement restrictions begin to ease in the UAE, the impact of Covid-19 continues to ripple through the food sector. The meat sector in the UAE is not immune. - more >

Prime is contributing to the design and preparation of urban development projects for the Republic of Uzbekistan as the former Soviet republic pushes for increased - more >

As the world continues its fight against Covid-19, the impact of control measures such as lockdowns and border closures, coupled with members of the workforce falling - more >

Nimmo-Bell & Associates, a Division of the Prime Group of companies, has been contracted by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to - more >

Work is under way on the design of interventions aimed at improving water security across Afghanistan’s water challenged provinces. Right: A rangelands crop in - more >

A cheese master from Turkey reflects on his time advising a dairy manufacturing company in Afghanistan, which Prime is supporting as part of a livestock industries - more >

Prime is happy to welcome South African animal scientist and production specialist Jannie Maritz to its team of Associate Consultants and Technical Specialists, after - more >

Dr Brian Bell, retiring Director of Nimmo-Bell & Associates, reflects on a fascinating career providing advisory services to trust funds in Tuvalu and other - more >

Zambian dairy farmer and Milk Collection Centre Manager Ngoza Banda Mwaba is proud of what her community has achieved in terms of milk - more >

Prime Group is happy to welcome US-based Catalyst Group to its stable of companies and is now seeking opportunities in the North American management consulting and - more >

Just last month, New Zealand organisation ReliefAid reached the milestone of 100,000 deliveries of much-needed humanitarian aid to families and individuals caught up - more >

Prime is proud to be working with Afghan agri-businesses to address longstanding growth challenges in the country’s poultry, small ruminant, dairy and other - more >

Staff involved in Prime’s first international development programme in Afghanistan are elated about the success of a recent in-field follow up. Right: Bamyan - more >

This week we are farewelling Ngolwe Sikazwe, who has been with the Zambia Dairy Transformation Programme (ZDTP) since March 2018. All of us at Prime Consulting - more >

Agricultural development programmes, such as those funded by the New Zealand Government, recognise that small holder farmers in developing countries face significant - more >

Now hiring! Seeking professional agri-consultants for assignments in Afghanistan. Prime is currently undertaking a recruitment drive for agri-consultants from - more >

One of the cornerstones of our approach is empowering local staff, so that the legacy of our international development work can continue beyond the term of any - more >

A member of Prime Consulting International’s leadership team is studying the “vexed issue” of unintended consequences in - more >

This week we’re reflecting on the importance of family farming as we enter the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028), which launches at - more >

After receiving help to improve his dairy farming enterprise, Gilbert Mweemba wants to give back by teaching his rural neighbours everything he - more >

The Cook Islands has secured US $3 million to help front-foot climate change off the back of a proposal jointly prepared by our subsidiary Nimmo-Bell & Associates - more >

Check out this great video about the demonstration dairy farm established at Koronivia Research Station in Suva as part of the Fiji Dairy Industry Development - more >

We are proud to be part of the international community working to confront climate change while at the same time helping to improve the livelihoods of farmers around - more >

The year 2018 was a busy and productive one for Prime’s hardworking and expanding team. Here’s a round-up of what we’ve been up to around the - more >

We recently spent some time sharing another side to our business at Agriscape – an excellent annual trade event in Abu Dhabi. While one focus of our business is - more >

We have produced a book offering an insight into a project we did in Afghanistan that enhanced the life of 20-plus communities 2,400 metres above sea - more >

Prime has worked with farmer groups in Afghanistan, the Caribbean, Fiji and now we’re doing the same in Zambia. Our in-country Programme Manager, Tania Thomson, - more >

Alpha Kennedy was just 20 when he arrived in Afghanistan in 2009 to lead up to 35 people in the field as a Patrol Commander with the International Security Assistance - more >

The humble potato is enjoying heightened attention in Afghanistan following Bamyan Province’s inaugural Potato Blossom Festival. The two-day event drew 400 people - more >

Over the past couple of years, Prime Consulting International Ltd has expanded its international aid and development work into several new countries – Zambia, - more >

A five-year initiative is drawing on New Zealand experience to improve the productivity and profitability of the Fiji dairy industry and tackle a shortage of fresh - more >

Private sector development is increasingly becoming the focus of foreign aid projects. But trendy doesn’t mean easy. Projects aiming to develop the private - more >

This article presents a thought-provoking case study on economic development in emerging economies. For the past 30 years the Government of Malaysia has encouraged - more >

The all-female Katakhana Beekeeping Co-operative from Bamyan Province recently attended a national beekeeping conference in Kabul where it showed off its - more >

The legacy from a major investment into solar energy in Afghanistan by the New Zealand Government is set to endure as staff from a local power company in Bamyan Province - more >

Janine Price has been Manager - Environment at Australian Pork Limited (APL) for more than six years. In 2012, she was the key industry contact for Prime Consulting - more >

In the foreword of a report in 2013, the then Assistant Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Hiroyuki Konuma, said - more >

In 2012, Prime Consulting International Ltd was contracted by Australian Pork Ltd (APL) to develop a Code of Practice for the safe design, construction, operation and - more >

Geospatial technology has emerged as a powerful tool for the collection, management and analysis of agricultural information over the last couple of decades and its - more >