Agriterra supports farmers' organisations in fighting poverty, with advice from experts from the Dutch agricultural sector and with finance from the Dutch government. Our opinion is that strong farmers' organisations lead to more democracy, economic growth and a better distribution of income. We focus on economic development and work closely together with the Dutch agribusiness. This leads to results, which we achieve with the following three teams:

Cooperative Farmers’ Tour visualized

An impression of the exchange trip of representatives of agricultural cooperatives from Asia, Africa and Latin America to the Netherlands and Belgium

Agenda

Agripooldag over lokaal ondernemerschap

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Op 16 mei wordt de eerste van een serie van drie bijeenkomsten gehouden over de aanpak van het team lokaal ondernemerschap van Agriterra. In [...]
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Europarlementariër Thijs Berman bezoekt Agriterra

Friday, May 17, 2013

Vrijdag 17 mei maakt Thijs Berman, Europarlementariër voor de PvdA, kennis met Agriterra. Kees Blokland (directeur Agriterra), Albert Jan Maat (voorzitter LTO Nederland [...]
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Aardappeldagen van het Grote Merengebied

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

De vierde editie van de aardappeldagen vindt dit jaar plaats in Bukavu, D.R. Congo, daar waar ook de eerste editie was. Vorig jaar [...]
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May 2013

Improved Linkages

This research will examine the extent to which organized local rural people (with the term ‘local’ meaning ‘in-country’, not a low geographical level) can take part in policy-making on land allocation and the land re/allocation processes itself. It will take [...]

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Ankole: preparing for setting up its own coffee factory

Ankole Coffee Producer Cooperative Union Ltd (ACPCU) is specialized in the commercialization and marketing of coffee, 90% Robusta and 10% Arabica. In 2011 Agriterra supported Ankole with a feasability study and business plan to acquire mobile washing stations for washed [...]

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Market linkage for Zambian rice growers.

Isoka District Rice Association (IDRA) was formed in 2009, by representatives of more than 700 rice farmers. Currently the organisation counts 1466 members. The vision of IDRA is to improve the capacity of rice farmers in the district and assist [...]

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