Keith Palmer
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Reconfiguring Hospital Services, published by Kings Fund
Fri, 4 Mar 2011
The paper considers the quality of care and financial impacts of proposals to reconfigure hospital services in south-east London; and draws out lessons for the rest of the NHS in England about the merits of hospital reconfiguration as a means of driving up quality and driving down costs.
Southern Tanzania Agricultural Growth Corridor Investment Blueprint
Tue, 1 Mar 2011
Launched in Dar es Salaam and at Davos by Tanzania President Kikwete. AgDevCo co-led the development of the investment blueprint which highlights the enormous untapped agricultural potential in the corridor, identifies a number of fast-track investment opportunities and actions that should be taken by the public and private sectors and donors to make it happen.
Keith Palmer awarded OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2010
Sat, 12 Jun 2010
Keith Palmer awarded OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2010 for contributions to economic development overseas. Keith said "obviously I'm delighted but what has been achieved could not have been done without the help of many people who deserve much of the praise.”
AgDevCo expands operations
Fri, 4 Jun 2010
AgDevCo was launched in May 2009. It has now received funding support to develop agricultural development opportunities which benefit rural communities in four programme countries - Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Ghana. AgDevCo stimulates investment in sustainable agribusiness in ways that ensure smallholder farmers sharply improve their productivity and incomes. Visit www.agdevco.com.
InfraCo leads development of Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor
Sat, 8 May 2010
InfraCo led the development of an investment blueprint for the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor. It highlights the enormous untapped potential and develops a route map to deliver the potential in 10 years. Following the government endorsement, several fast track investments are currently under development. For more about BAGC visit www.africacorridors.com
AgDevCo completes Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania Concpet Note
Wed, 5 May 2010
AgDevCo completed a Concept Note setting out a framework for the development of the 8th Tanzanian agricultural growth corridor. Presented at the WEF Africa in May 2010, its findings are endorsed by the government and the private sector. Work is now underway to develop a full investment blueprint. For more information see www.africacorridors.com.
InfraCo Africa brings cheap, clean electricity to Ghana
Fri, 1 Jan 2010
InfraCo Africa has successfully introduced a major Africa investment group to invent in development of a major gas-fired customised cycle generation project in Ghana. The project will reduce the cost of electricity, reduce carbon emissions (substituting for diesel) and over time utilise recently developed domestic actual gas resources. Visit the InfraCo website for further details.
Recent Publications
Financing Early Stage Agricultural Development in Africa, published in World Finance, December 2010
Author: Keith Palmer. The paper explains how catalytic finance and patient capital from donors and social impact investors can stimulate viable agribusiness investments by private investors and generate major benefits for smallholder farmers and the communities in which they live.
Download 'Financing Early Stage Agricultural Development in Africa, published in World Finance, December 2010' paper
(pdf 1.69mb)
Agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Africa: The case for patient capital Briefing Paper March 2010
The paper asks why, despite the huge agricultural potential in Africa, there has been so little private investment. It shows that there are high barriers to entry which deters investment. The conclusion is that there is a need for ‘patient’ capital from the international community to overcome the barriers to entry and kick-start sustainable, pro-poor agricultural development.
Download 'Agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Africa: The case for patient capital Briefing Paper March 2010' paper
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Chiansi Irrigation: Patient Capital in Action: InfraCo Briefing Paper, March 2010
Authors: Keith Palmer, Richard Parry, Peter MacSporran, Han Derksen, Richard Avery and Paul Cartwright
Chiansi adopts a fundamentally new approach to boast food production and incomes of smallholder farmers. The result will be more than tripling of small farmers incomes, much improved food security and empowerment of rural communities. The paper describes the Chiansi model and highlights the critical importance of ‘Patient’ capital.
Download 'Chiansi Irrigation: Patient Capital in Action: InfraCo Briefing Paper, March 2010' paper
(pdf 0.28mb)
Reforming CDC Group plc - Response to DIFD consultation
The paper sets out Keith’s response to the DFID consultation on the future of CDC.
Download 'Reforming CDC Group plc - Response to DIFD consultation' paper
(pdf 0.43mb)
Reconfiguring Hospital Services published by the Kings Fund March 2011.
The paper considers the quality of care and financial impacts of proposals to reconfigure hospital services in south-east London; and draws out lessons for the rest of the NHS in England about the merits of hospital reconfiguration as a means of driving up quality and driving down costs.
Download 'Reconfiguring Hospital Services published by the Kings Fund March 2011.' paper
(pdf 0.82mb)