We Effect in partnership with the Church of Sweden and Oiko are implementing a 5-year project which aims to address capacity weaknesses and potentials of the organizations with an aim of improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through farmer-based organizations. ...
Deadline: 17th October 2021 The Global D-Prize competition is currently open. Enterprises who have solutions that address distribution challenges with proven poverty interventions in the agriculture value chain are invited to apply. Submit your idea today to build a new organization which aims to solve distribution challenges in regard to health access, clean water, education, agriculture, livelihoods, energy, public services and custom. Successful applicants will receive a grant of upto $ 20,000. To apply please visit: https://d-prize.org/ ...
Deadline: 6th October 2021 The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in its Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program is currently receiving applications from youth-led entrepreneurs who are delivering climate adaptation or resilience solutions addressing real-life challenges. The YouthADAPT Challenge winners will receive a grant of upto $ 100,000 each, 12-month business support to scale their businesses, mentorship and acceleration program. The enterprises should be legally registered in Africa & 50% of enterprises supported will be women led. To apply, please...
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is currently receiving applications for project financing from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Producer Organisations, Government agencies, Cooperatives and other enterprises to increase sustainable productive capacity and incomes of farmers/traders in the commodity-dependent capital or trade finance to introduce new innovations and practices in the value chain. The support is offered mainly through loans for equipment, working capital or trade finance to invest in productivity and value chain upgradations. The applications should clearly show operational and...
A joint webinar was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) and the Global Network for capacity building to increase access of financial services to small-scale fisheries (CAFI-SSF Network), to validate the recently concluded study findings with stakeholders particularly financial service providers that includes both banking and insurance organizations within east and west Africa region. The webinar was organized on 18 August 2021 and attended by more than 60 stakeholders from east...
In developing countries, almost 116 million people are employed in the fishery sector with 90% of them being Small Scale Fishers (SSF). The sector contributes 2.39 million jobs, 74 million tons and trade revenue amounting to 164 million USD. Access to finance is still a menace to SFF who need adequate funding to scale up the fishing business, replace vessels/engines at the end of their cycle, meet safety and quality demands and; comply with government regulations that promote sustainable fishing...
AFRACA in collaboration with the UNās Food and Agriculture Organization and State Department for Fisheries, Aquaculture & the Blue Economy held the National Small-Scale Fisheries and Finance Stakeholdersā Workshop from 11-12 August 2021 at Beaumont Resort, Mombasa, Kenya. The workshop aimed to support fishing enterprises in Kenya access financial services and to share findings of a baseline study commissioned by AFRACA & FAO on Credit, Microfinance & Insurance needs of fishers in Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi counties. The Chief Guest Mrs....
