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...
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