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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, partners and operations, 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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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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A declaration for the better use of West Africa’s agricultural open data

Government delegates from French-speaking African countries met to discuss the importance of open data in economic and social development.

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“CTA is like a good farmer who knows they cannot cultivate yield from a big field alone”

Wellington Ekaya, head of capacity development at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), has engaged with CTA throughout his academic and professional career. In this article, he outlines the instrumental role of the Centre in linking him with networks, mentors and development opportunities over the last 15 years.

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Farm data supports agricultural decision-making in Burundi

The CTA-funded project, Monitoring Family Farms Within CAPAD Member Cooperatives, aims to improve agricultural product development and marketing activities through the trial and use of ICTs. These technical developments are intended to better support farmer members of the Confederation of Agricultural Producer Associations for Development (CAPAD), in Burundi.

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CTA expertise informs concept for new International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture

Extensive consultation with CTA and other stakeholders has resulted in a concept note for the establishment of a new International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture. Once operationalised, the Digital Council will advise governments and other relevant actors with the aim of realising the immense potential of digitalisation for the global agri-food system.

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interventions

Vouch Digital: Tracking development impacts in real time

In the face of recurring famine and drought in Karamoja, Uganda, the area is receiving enormous developmental interventions by developmental agencies, NGOs, governments, private companies. Most if not all of these initiatives share one aspect in common lack of transparency and accountability, a scenario where organisations are not sure if the interventions reach the target beneficiaries.

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Accelerating open data policy formulation for agriculture’s transformation

Data is only be valuable if it can be accessed and used. Unfortunately, access to data is challenged in many countries by a lack of open data policies in many sectors of the economy – including agriculture.

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

A declaration for the better use of West Africa’s agricultural open data

“CTA is like a good farmer who knows they cannot cultivate yield from a big field alone”

Farm data supports agricultural decision-making in Burundi

CTA expertise informs concept for new International Digital Council for Food and Agriculture

Vouch Digital: Tracking development impacts in real time

Accelerating open data policy formulation for agriculture’s transformation

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