The 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance convened every three years will be hosted by AFRACA and partners in Kenya, Africa. This global event is being organized in collaboration with four other Regional and global Associations: the Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE), the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), the Near EastâNorth Africa Regional...
Participants during the INCITIS Food Project Roadshow event at the University of Science and Technology, Masuku (USTM) Living Lab, Gabon, 28th October, 2024 INCiTiS-FOOD (Integrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa) is a 4-year project funded by the European Union that aims to improve food and nutrition security (FNS) in African city regions and reduce the...
AFRACA is happy to announce the strategic partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, an International Agricultural-based research organization and member of the CGIAR System. Through the MoU signed on 4th October 2024, The Alliance will work together with AFRACA to support financial institutions (specifically banks and microfinance institutions) in the African region. The collaboration aims to explore...
Group photograph of participants at Africa Youth Agribusiness Forum (AYAF) 2024 held at AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa on 4 November 2024 H.E. Amb. Josefa Sacko, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment delivers her opening remarks during AYAF 2024 Mr. Brian Kiliku, AFRACA Secretariat, joins other AYAF participants during The World Without Hunger Conference 2024 AFRACA participated in...
Delegates posing for a group photo during the 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum, Kigali, Rwanda, 3-6 September 2024 The 2024 AFS Forum was held in Kigali, Rwanda under the theme âInnovate, Accelerate and Scale: Delivering food systems transformation in a digital and climate era. It pulled in 5000+ delegates composed of leaders, innovators and stakeholders across Africa and beyond. The official...
Group photo of participants during the Blue Finance training Workshop in Diani, Kenya, August 12-15th , 2024 The AFRACA Blue Finance Training Workshop, held from August 12th to 15th, 2024, at PrideInn Hotel in Diani, Kenya, served as a dynamic platform for capacity building and knowledge exchange on matters blue economy and finance. With participants drawn from diverse institutions including Central...