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Wednesday, March 18, Wageningen, NETHERLANDS – The worldwide spread of the coronavirus is impacting on all our lives, wherever we live. CTA is taking steps to minimise the impact of this on the Centre’s staff and partners, while our thoughts are with those who have been affected by the disease (COVID-19) and its consequences.

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New CTA director gets to work

Dr. Ibrahim Khadar, a long-serving senior manager, assumes the directorship of CTA following the departure of Michael Hailu.

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Africa

EU-funded agricultural development institution CTA confirms closure by end of 2020

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has provided information, capacity building and practical support to almost 80 countries over the past 35 years.

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2021

Pacific stakeholders call on Ministers for action to transform agriculture and improve nutrition

Apia, Samoa, 30 October 2019. Pacific stakeholders have called on Ministers for policy action at national and regional levels to improve nutrition and incomes, increase access to finance and insurance, and transform agricultural systems. The calls were made in a communiqué issued at the 2nd Pacific Week of Agriculture (PWA), held in Apia, Samoa from 30 September to 4 October.

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Young innovators transforming African agriculture awarded in Accra - Winners of Pitch AgriHack competition announced

Accra, Ghana, 6 September 2019. Seven young agricultural entrepreneurs, including four women, were awarded today for digital innovations during the closing plenary at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra.

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food security

Competition to promote agri-innovation and entrepreneurship in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8 August 2019. A Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) sponsored competition that will support Ethiopian agricultural entrepreneurs was launched yesterday with a prize fund of an estimated €35,000 (over 1 million Ethiopian birr).

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“CTA have been scanning the horizon and introducing the future to the farmers of today”

Theo de Jager is President of the World Farmers’ Organisation, which represents more than 1.5 billion farmers across the globe. Here, he speaks on what he learned from his experiences with CTA over 10 years, and the secret to the organisation’s success.

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Blockchain: an opportunity to improve the traceability of sustainable cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire

Lack of traceability is a major issue in the cocoa sector in Côte d’Ivoire. The French NGO, Nitidae, believes that blockchain could provide a solution that would fight fraud and promote ethical production. With the support of CTA and blockchain specialists, Gaiachain, Nitidae carried out a project, from February 2019 to April 2020, with a cooperative in the Mé region of Côte d’Ivoire to develop and test a blockchain traceability application. Here is an initial assessment of the ‘Cocoblock’ experience.

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Project Manioc 21: Towards commercial cassava cooperatives in Central Africa

By providing key management tools, CTA’s project Manioc 21 is supporting cooperatives in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to adopt new business models and modernise their capacities in cassava processing and commercialisation.

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business

Gaining vital agricultural expertise

At 30 years old, tropical agronomist Willy Mboukem from Cameroon, is starting his own agribusiness consultancy agency. The Farming Agency aims to help people become more productive in agriculture, and will teach farmers how to use drones and grow organic crops. Whilst studying for his masters, Willy was introduced to CTA and Spore magazine. He tells us what impact this had had on himself and others.

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Farmers’ Hub: introducing young agripreneurs from the Sahel to innovative greenhouse farming

The Farmers’ Hub project, supported by CTA and the Syngenta Foundation for a Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), is benefiting young farmers in Mali and Senegal. The initiative aims to improve the productivity and quality of fruit and vegetable farming using greenhouses, whilst creating youth employment opportunities. After a year of operation, the young agripreneurs have shown promising results and significant profits.

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Digital agriculture to help Africa through coronavirus

As COVID-19 continues to devastate lives all over the world, agriculture and food systems come under critical strain. Recessions, food shortages, hunger and malnutrition are feared to be likely, with grave impact on vulnerable communities in developing regions like sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

CTA is a joint institution operating under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement between the ACP Group of States (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) and the EU Member States (European Union). CTA is funded by the European Union.

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CTA and coronavirus

New CTA director gets to work

EU-funded agricultural development institution CTA confirms closure by end of 2020

Pacific stakeholders call on Ministers for action to transform agriculture and improve nutrition

Young innovators transforming African agriculture awarded in Accra - Winners of Pitch AgriHack competition announced

Competition to promote agri-innovation and entrepreneurship in Ethiopia

Impact Stories

“CTA have been scanning the horizon and introducing the future to the farmers of today”

Blockchain: an opportunity to improve the traceability of sustainable cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire

Project Manioc 21: Towards commercial cassava cooperatives in Central Africa

Gaining vital agricultural expertise

Farmers’ Hub: introducing young agripreneurs from the Sahel to innovative greenhouse farming

Digital agriculture to help Africa through coronavirus

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