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Impacts, Trainings
Champions of Change: Celebrating Outstanding Women Master Trainers Transforming Agribusiness
Internatioanl Women's Day 2025: In rural communities across the world, agriculture is not just a livelihood but a vital part of heritage. Women, long considered the backbone of smallholder farming, are being recognised for their leadership roles and empowering their peers with the skills to build resilient agribusinesses.
Impacts, Trainings
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Rural Women Agripreneurs in Madagascar
Madagascar: As Madagascar continues to face challenges in food security and agricultural development, one woman’s journey stands out as a beacon of empowerment, transformation, and resilience. Vololona Ravelonjatovo, a Master Trainer with the Farmer Business School (FBS), is not only reshaping the future of agribusiness in Madagascar but also paving the way for more women to take on leadership roles in the agricultural sector.
Read more … Breaking Barriers: Empowering Rural Women Agripreneurs in Madagascar
Impacts, Trainings
Empowering Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria: The Journey of Iretiolu Olufunmilola Odi
Nigeria: In the vast farmlands of Nigeria, where agriculture is the heartbeat of rural communities, one woman is driving change from the ground up. As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, we shine a spotlight on Iretiolu Olufunmilola Odi, a passionate agribusiness professional and Master Trainer whose work in agricultural development is transforming the lives of farmers across Nigeria.
Read more … Empowering Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria: The Journey of Iretiolu Olufunmilola Odi
Impacts, Trainings
Seeds of Change: Shaping the Future of Women Agripreneurs in Tunisia
Tunisia: Imagine a rural woman in Tunisia, once confined by limited resources and opportunities, suddenly standing tall as a leader in agriculture, not just managing her farm but thriving as a successful agripreneur. This transformation isn’t a fantasy, it's the reality Dalila Dalhoumi is tirelessly working to create.
Read more … Seeds of Change: Shaping the Future of Women Agripreneurs in Tunisia
Climate resilience, Impacts, MGF projects
Strengthening agricultural value chains through Multi-Actor Partnerships in Zambia
Zambia was hit by a severe drought in 2024, resulting in big challenges for access to food and nutrition. As part of efforts to foster collaboration and enhance the implementation of sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural projects, the Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF), organised an event dubbed “MAP Day” for Multi-Actors Partnerships in Zambia on November 5th, 2024.
Read more … Strengthening agricultural value chains through Multi-Actor Partnerships in Zambia
Impacts, Trainings
Building Inclusive Solutions for Persons with Disabilities in Agribusiness
In a world that increasingly celebrates diversity, the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwDs) remains a significant challenge, particularly in sectors like agribusiness, where these individuals are often overlooked.
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Impacts, Trainings
Gender makes Business Sense +: Driving Inclusivity and Innovation in Agribusiness
Accra, Ghana: Picture a world where women in agribusiness are unstoppable, boldly transforming the landscape with their ideas, resilience, and vision. In pursuit of this inspiring vision the Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF) and MOVE-ComCcashew organized an intensive Training of Trainers (ToT) for 25 women agripreneurs on Gender makes Business Sense Plus (GmBS+). This transformative ToT took place from August 19-28, 2024, in Accra, Ghana.
Read more … Gender makes Business Sense +: Driving Inclusivity and Innovation in Agribusiness
Climate resilience, Impacts, MGF projects
Shortlist drawn up for the multi-stakeholder partnerships!
Benin, Cotonou. It was a firework of ideas and innovations that will strengthen the cocoa, cashew, livestock, and maize value chains in the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) countries in the future. From 9 till 13 September 2024, 39 experts from 15 countries have been sweating in the meeting rooms of the Azalai Hotel in Cotonou.
Read more … Shortlist drawn up for the multi-stakeholder partnerships!
Climate resilience, Impacts, MGF projects
Creating opportunities for the “missing middle” of the private sector
Benin, Cotonou. Since 9 September 2024, 39 experts from 15 countries have been meeting at the Azalai Hotel. An overwhelming 438 proposals reached the Business Support Facility for Resilient Agricultural Value Chains project on 18 August 2024 from the third call, seeking innovative concept notes for the cocoa, cashew, livestock, and maize value chains in ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) countries.
Read more … Creating opportunities for the “missing middle” of the private sector
Events & Cooperation, Impacts, Trainings
Flying high - brainstorming above the rooftops of Frankfurt
Representatives of GIZ and the Director of the Human Capital and Institutional Development Department (HCID) AUDA-NEPAD, Symerre Grey-Johnson, met on the Main Tower for an informal exchange 4 of August.
Read more … Flying high - brainstorming above the rooftops of Frankfurt
Climate resilience, E-Learning, Impacts, MGF projects, Trainings
Turning ideas into Action: The First Wave of Matching Grant Fund Projects Begins!
After months of anticipation, we are thrilled to announce the kick-off of the first Matching Grant Fund projects’ implementation.
Read more … Turning ideas into Action: The First Wave of Matching Grant Fund Projects Begins!
Events & Cooperation, Impacts, MGF projects
The Cocoa Agripreneurs' Day
An event connecting partners after the World Cocoa Conference 2024.
E-Learning, Events & Cooperation, Impacts, MGF projects, Trainings
ACBF and ABF define joint work packages for promoting sustainable agribusiness development
16th February 2024, Accra, Ghana. The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the GIZ project Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF) worked extensively on their joint objectives and defining concrete work packages for action during a two-day workshop taking place at ACBF’s Office in Accra on 14th and 15th February.
E-Learning, Impacts, Trainings
Time to celebrate! 20,000 enrollments in our Agribusiness e-Academy
As of today, we reached 20,000 enrollments in the e-learning courses of our Agribusiness e-Academy on atingi.org.
Read more … Time to celebrate! 20,000 enrollments in our Agribusiness e-Academy
E-Learning, Impacts, Trainings
ABF empowers female Agripreneurs through impactful agribusiness trainings
ABF is dedicated to empowering female agripreneurs through comprehensive agribusiness trainings.
Read more … ABF empowers female Agripreneurs through impactful agribusiness trainings
Events & Cooperation, Impacts, Trainings
ABF and its partners reach new heights in empowering African smallholders
The Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF) and its partners have made significant strides in enhancing the business skills of agripreneurs (agricultural entrepreneurs) in Africa.
Read more … ABF and its partners reach new heights in empowering African smallholders
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