Dear AFRACA Member/Partner We appreciate your continued support over the last years, and we would like to hear from you especially on our performance in 2020 as we transition our work in line with the new Strategic Plan. Last year, despite the impact of Covid 19, we continued to engage with you in our network activities mainly online and very limited physical...
Locally led multi-stakeholder networks, such as the Africa Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA), play a critical role in strengthening business ecosystems by bringing their members together to address complex systemic challenges. They have the potential to deliver significant impact by aligning key actors who are committed to strengthening financial systems and resources, and increasing the income generating...
The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) has entered into a partnership with the Small Foundation, a Development Partner. The partnership aims to support AFRACA in its network strategy, membership engagement and knowledge management. The partnership builds on Small Foundationâs on-going work with Creative Metier and Converge that supports leadership and membership engagement of mission-aligned African networks seeking to strengthen...
The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) will convene its 21 st General Assembly, virtually from 24 th to 25 th February 2021 at 9.00 am GMT. Traditionally, AFRACAâs General Assembly is held biannually and brings together all member institutions and key industry partners across Africa. The first day of the Assembly is designed as a Technical session in which...
The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have co-authored a paper on Agricultural Value Chain Finance Innovations and Lessons: Case Studies in Africa which is a series of different case studies and examples of Agricultural Value Chain Finance in sub-Sahara Africa. The case studies are descriptive and highlight real-life scenarios with...
In 2014, African Union member states adopted the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agriculture Growth and Transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods. AU Head of States committed to allocate at least 10% of their national budget to agriculture and ensure its efficiency and effectiveness however, six years later not much has been achieved yetAgriculture remains to be the backbone of...