ELMC's latest press releases:
Encouraging Entrepreneurship: Submit your Project Proposal and win US$ 15,000 EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2010
President Yoweri Museveni to Open AgriBusiness Forum 2010
Business Training Sessions
AgriBusiness 2010 Forum Partners
EMRC's New Office Space
AgriBusiness Forum 2009 Report
Report: Africa-Israel Agricultural Trade Mission , April 2010
EMRC Latest News feature:
EMRC Mission to Mali
EMRC were delighted to visit Mali in the first half of August. The mission included a number of visits with both the public and private sector. One of the highlights of the visit was an audience with Prime Minister M. Modibo Sidibé of Mali where EMRC discussed ways in which they could continue to attract investors and partners for Mali's economic drive.

VIDEO: Idit Miller interviewed by ORTM in Mali - extending an invite to Mali to attend the AgriBusiness Forum in Kampala, Uganda



Another highlight was a field visit to catch up with one of the delegates from our Israel Mission in October 2009 Abdoulaye Niang from the Niang Foundation, Mali.  A success story to make us proud, after the visit Mr Niang imported Israeli technologies for an impressive agricultural project to be carried out in central Mali. His project includes: rotating solar panels, drip irrigation system, fertilizer systems and net farming !
Click here to see our photostory of the visit on Flickr.



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EMRC Visits Rwanda and the DRC
EMRC visits Rwanda, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo


In the framework of its efforts to further promote South-North collaboration, EMRC managers rendered a visit, in the last few weeks, to Rwanda, Kenya (see below) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they met with decision makers from the government and the private sector. Discussions revolved around how to best attract foreign investors and partners to these countries, with the aim of strengthening the transfer of technology and promoting more partnerships.

RWANDA Images:
Top Right: Idit Miller and Philippe van Maldeghem meet President Kagame of Rwanda.
Below: President Kagame with participants of the Rwanda Investment Forum



KENYA


As part of our preparations for the AgriBusiness Forum 2010 Arthur Levi (Consultant to EMRC) and Caterina Giuliano (EMRC Project Manager) visited Kenya and Uganda. In Kenya they met with relevant stakeholders representing different sectors of interest of the AgriBusiness Forum such as IFC, AECF, KPMG, CNFA, AGRA, USAID, AATF, Equity Bank Technoserve and more. Everybody was very enthusiastic and interested in finding out more about the AgriBusiness Forum.   In Kampala, Arthur and Caterina participated in the 3rd meeting of the National Organising Committee of the AgriBusiness Forum 2010. The agenda included a discussion on the budget, programme and supporting partnerships. EMRC representatives also met with Stanbic Bank, the WFP, and Madhavani.

Click here to see our Kenya photoset on our Flickr site.