Monty Jones - January 2012 - DOWNLOAD HERE

Peter Bloch, consultant at the IFDC, describes AgriBusiness Forum as  a major Africa-centric  event

This is Africa- Financial Times

Children of the Green Revolution, by Peter Guest "Indian expertise in commercialising innovations in agribusiness and biotechnology may provide an opportunity for significant mutual benefit, as the country's entrepreneurs look to Africa for growth markets."  Click here to read full article in word.

Economic Forum of Ndjamena - January 2011

EMRC was invited by the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chad to contribute to the "Economic Forum of Chad”, organised in the framework of the 50^th anniversary celebrations. For this occasion, EMRC brought a group of investors, experts in finance & microfinance, agro industry & trade, technology and commercial agriculture to Chad Meetings were held with the private sector and the government to discuss practical steps to drive partnerships and investment. To thank the group, the Prime Minister invited us to a private meeting.



From left to right: Dr. Djimounta Noudjalbaye, Antonio Canhao Veloso, Ny Rado Rafalimanana , Idit Miller, Dr. Arvind Ashta, SEM Emmanuel NADINGAR, Souradj Koulamallah, SE Ahmat Awad Sakine , Jean Dominique Kamba, Dr. Ngartola Tony Ngarbaroum.

EMRC invited to the ITC JAG Meeting

Idit Miller, Vice President and Managing Director of EMRC was invited to attend the 44th annual meeting of the Joint Advisory Group of the International Trade Centre  (ITC) from the 16th to the 17th of December 2010 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

From left to right: Aisha Pouye, Director of ITC Division of Business and Institutional Support, Idit Miller from EMRC and Patricia Francis, Executive Director of the ITC in Switzerland.

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.