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Agriterra back in West Africa

After an absence of a number of years, Agriterra once again has a local presence in the West African countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger and Burkina Faso.

Rwanda increased its Irish potato production

The agricultural sector remains central to Rwanda’s development programmes. One of the Government of Rwanda’s goals is to transform subsistence farming into a modern agricultural sector as set out in the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS2) and Vision 2020.

Pandemic has an effect on Agriterra

These are unprecedented times for all of us. The corona pandemic will most likely reach all our countries and will have a major impact on our work. Developments around the corona virus are moving fast, and include restrictions imposed by more and more governments.

The Georgian Farmers Association as umbrella organisation (part 1)

The Georgian Farmers Association is not on the list of Agriterra’s clients. Still, in February 2016 and recently in February 2020 Agriterra was invited by the GFA to do an assessment of the organisation. The agripool experts Ton Duffhues and Frank Zeinstra went for a second time to this country situated in a complex geopolitical region. The provinces Ossetia and Abkhazia are now occupied by the Russians; Georgia wants to become a member of the European Union in 2027 and the United States of America have a very strong diplomatic commitment. Both EU and VS are supporting this small country with development programs. 

The Georgian Farmers Association as umbrella organisation (part 2)

Female leadership in agricultural cooperatives supported by Agriterra

Agriterra has developed a female leadership trajectory in order to contribute closing the gender gap in agricultural cooperatives. Why?

Making a movie of Kamadhenu Dairy Development Cooperative in Nepal

Lisa Sijthoff, an intern who has a bachelor in Commercial Economics, went for Agriterra to Nepal. One of her assignments was  to make a video of the dairy value chain process of Kamadhenu Dairy Development Cooperative (KDDC). 

‘Farmers, stand together!’

What is the connection between Yvon Jaspers, the well-known presenter of ‘Boer zoekt vrouw’ and Agriterra? And why was she in Rwanda in February last year? This has to do with the Nuffield Farming Scholarship, a scholarship for agricultural high-potentials, which she received in 2018.