Article d'impact
CTA has a unique role as an organisation that promotes and facilitates cross-ACP learning, and this was one of the main aims of the Caribbean Pacific Agri-Food Forum Juan Cheaz
Strengthening resilience, greening the desert
An African alliance to combat desertification is improving food security, through tree planting and farmer-managed natural regeneration. Across Africa, the threats of desertification and land degradation are always present, especially in the Sahel and the southern edge of the Sahara. Poverty and hunger are a constant prospect. In response, farmers and communities in dryland areas are developing ways to sustainably manage.
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Building better markets to increase farmers’ resilience
Dairy farmers in Eastern Africa are growing their income, thanks to a program that helps develop skills, strengthens links to markets, and improves access to financial services. Productivity and incomes have increased; monthly milk intake at the dairy enterprises increased from 529,000 litres to 8 million litres between 2008 and 2013. Milk aggregation at the dairy enterprises has empowered farmers to negotiate for better prices.
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Blog articles
Favoriser l’adoption de services d'images satellitaires avec des prêts aux petits agriculteurs
Une alliance entre le Centre technique de coopération agricole et rurale (CTA) et la Fondation Rabobank facilite l’octroi de crédits aux petits producteurs ougandais. Ce partenariat améliore ainsi l’adoption d’un programme ICT4Ag novateur lancé par le CTA, et l’aide donc à atteindre son objectif de viabilité financière.
Lire la suiteBoosting pineapple cultivation in Cameroon
Mukete Estates Limited, an agri-food company in Cameroon, produces a range of products from cocoa to rubber, and more recently, with the help of an agricultural support programme, pineapples.
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Pepper certification secures farmer incomes in Cameroon
A geographical indication label for a unique variety of pepper in Cameroon is improving the incomes of local farmers and ensuring the long-term future of the product. Recognition of the pepper’s quality and economic importance means it is one of only three African commodities with such a label.
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Une approche intelligente et sur mesure
L’usage des satellites, des drones et des capteurs s’étend aux pays en développement. Les agriculteurs peuvent entrevoir de meilleurs retours sur investissement et moyens d’existence.
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AFDB approves $280m to support Nigerian youths in agriculture
The President of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says the $280 million approved by the bank would be used to encourage Nigerian youths to go into agro-business. Adesina, represented by Dr Chiji Ojukwu, a Director in AFDB, stated this on Tuesday in Ibadan at the African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) Forum organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan.
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Nouvelles de l'entreprise
Climate Change and Conflict in Chad - Using P3DM to secure peace
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, with support from CTA, facilitates participatory three-dimensional modelling (P3DM) events to help settle disputes over land and resource ownership between the local and indigenous communities in the district of Baïbokoum, Chad.
Lire la suiteEuropean Development Days 2017: Inclusive trade in Africa
Supporting the realisation of Simplified Trade Regimes (STRs) is part of CTA’s activities in trade facilitation. To further this and other conversations, CTA is co-organising four events during this year’s European Development Days in Brussels. Promoting inclusive trade in Africa: Boosting cross border trade through simplified trade regimes [1] will take place on 7 June as part of the Sustainable Investment theme.
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From farm to TV: watch the stories of 14 African women entrepreneurs
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, CTA is pleased to showcase the work of young women involved in agribusiness. The stories narrated in these videos have been identified and elaborated by our partner Agribusiness TV. Happy International Women Day to all women involved in agriculture in ACP countries!
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Semer l'innovation, récolter la prospérité : Plan stratégique du CTA pour la période 2016–2020
Le monde est en constante évolution, et le CTA aussi. Le plan stratégique du CTA pour la période 2016-2020 n'est qu'une étape sur la voie du changement continu qui a vu le CTA devenir une organisation basée sur les résultats et étroitement alignée avec les priorités des pays ACP qui sont aussi les siennes.
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Recommandations finales et processus pour la finalisation de la feuille de route
Le Forum régional sur le manioc en Afrique centrale - Défis et opportunités pour les petits producteurs a pris fin le vendredi 9 décembre 2016. Voici les recommandations finales du Forum ainsi que la description du processus pour la finalisation d'une feuille de route.
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Communiqués
Tirer profit du manioc – une culture stratégique pour l’Afrique centrale
De toutes cultures d’Afrique centrale, le manioc est celle qui possède le plus grand potentiel pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire et améliorer les revenus des agriculteurs. Encore faudrait-il mettre en place une véritable stratégie de développement de cette chaîne de valeur en se donnant pour objectif la création d’emploi et l’accroissement des échanges commerciaux.
Lire la suiteOpening Statement by Michael Hailu, Director of CTA
Opening statement delivered by Michael Hailu, Director of CTA, at the Blending4Ag conference, on Monday 7 November. The Blending4Ag conference is taking place in Brussels and is focusing on the strategic use of international and national development finance and philanthropic funds to mobilise private capital flows into agricultural value chains in developing countries.
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Article d'opinion
Will young people be attracted to the agricultural sector if access to finance is made possible?
Will young people be attracted to the agricultural sector if access to finance is made possible? Will they be willing to involve themselves in agriculture? According to Mike Njau, the answer is yes.
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Farmers need to organise
For Theo de Jager, president of the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization, mechanising agriculture in Africa calls for farmers, especially women, to join together and organise in cooperatives, to be able to access modern equipment.
Lire la suiteFarms could become the offices of the future
Interview with Michael Oluwagbemi, co-founder and executive partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners and operator of the Wennovation Hub based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Article de revue
CTA Handbook: An ICT Agripreneurship Guide
This Handbook provides a step-by-step roadmap designed to equip aspiring ICT entrepreneurs, with the information and knowledge they need to start an ICT-based business in the agricultural sector, outlining key opportunities and challenges that will be encountered along the way. Using real-life examples, it provides strategies and pathways for averting common mistakes faced by early-stage entrepreneurs.
Lire la suiteNew directions for targeted outcomes
While reflecting on its 30-year history during its anniversary year in 2014, CTA was also busy making plans for the future. CTA's goal is to contribute to enhanced agricultural and rural development policies and inclusive value chains that promote food and nutrition security, prosperity and sustainable management of natural resources across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).
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Article syndiqué
What fascinated me most were the training sessions that equipped farmers with farming and entrepreneurship skills to help them reap the maximum benefits.Gilbert Nakweya
How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
Executive Summary The world population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050. For Africa, which is projected to be home to about 2 billion of these global citizens, farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average to avoid continued mass hunger. Fortunately, digital technology is providing a solution.
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G 20 Initiative on Zero Hunger : German Minister Launches 'Berlin Charter" with Yunus
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus joined German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Müller, in launching the "Berlin Charter" on "One World No Hunger : Future of the Rural World" at the conclusion of a conference held in Berlin on April 28-29.
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Going for the prize: young farmers demonstrate their preparedness for the world of agribusiness
The inaugural African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to demonstrate the success of agribusinesses in job and wealth creation in Africa is about to break a new dawn for innovative young people who are ready to change the way agricultural enterprises are run in Africa.
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How to Help Africa Feed Itself
Peter Sotamaruti's 2-acre farm near Bungoma, a village in western Kenya, is minuscule by the standards of the developed world. But it's double the acreage he tended five years ago. Sales of surplus corn have allowed the 49-year-old farmer and his family to trade up from a mud hut to a three-room brick house with solar-powered lights.
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