
21st Agricultural Trade Mission Africa-Israel - POSTPONED
It is with great regret that we postpone the 21st Economic Trade Mission Africa – Israel 2020 planned to take place from Sunday 29th March to Wednesday 1st April in Israel.
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They have devoted themselves to a vision and have achieved their objectives. Their perseverance is our inspiration.
Information is the 'food' which feeds economic growth. Read the latest news impacting Africa's private sector.
Just improving farm yield is not enough to lift families and communities out of poverty – we also need to change the systems in which smallholders operate.
The role of the private sector has never been more important for the future of agriculture in Africa.
The commodity boom may be over, and barriers to doing business are everywhere. But Africa’s market of 1.2 billion people still holds huge promise.
Financial inclusion remains a pressing concern in developing countries, and those without access to formal financial services may find it hard to access credit and savings facilities.
Winner edition
Christian Mwijage, Managing Director of EcoAct (Tanzania), won the AFIF Entrepreneurship Award 2017. EcoAct Tanzania is a social enterprise established to address the challenges of urban waste management, plastic pollution, deforestation and climate change. EcoAct recycles and transforms consumer plastic waste into durable and environmentally friendly plastic lumber. The winner received a cash prize as well as a one-year media and social media promotion.
A debate is relevant only if it gathers the voices of professionals and combines it with practical cases and solutions.
Investment Executive, Grofin - Kenya
Executive Committee, EMRC - Belgium
Lead Financial Sector Specialist - World Bank - Kenya
Managing Director, EuroFresh Exotics - Kenya
They came, they experienced and they want to share their thoughts about it with you.
President - GrainPro Inc.
“Just a note to thank you for an exceptional productive conference. As a result of the opportunities to meet potential partners and customers at the EMRC conference in Johannesburg GrainPro was able to arrange follow up meetings with two ministers of agriculture and several potential partner organization. For us this was clearly the most valuable conference in Africa this year and we look forward to next year’s. We would love to have an opportunity at next year’s meeting to report on the progress in the use of hermetic storage to protect grains and crops that is taking place in Africa.”