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Next week: Understanding Agribusiness Based Advisory Services – Workshop

Agriterra, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Moyee Coffee, and the Food & Business Knowledge Platform – are pleased to invite you to the workshop ‘Understanding Agribusiness-Based Advisory Services – Findings of a learning trajectory.’
The workshop will covering the findings of the recent work published in Understanding Agribusiness-based Advisory Services. You can also download the four page executive summary.

PRESS RELEASE: Approval to implement a Climate & Food Security programme in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

Coming up soon: World of Coffee Amsterdam

Visit the Agriterra stand at the event 'World of Coffee', 21-23 June in Amsterdam. 

PRESS RELEASE: Agriterra professionalises cooperatives in Myanmar

On Tuesday 12 June, Director Kees Blokland of Agriterra concluded an agreement with H.E. Dr. Aung Thu, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Irrigation of Myanmar to renew and strengthen the cooperative sector there.

FACT in Kenya

An internship blog by Florian Pinkepank

In this blog I am documenting my experience during my Agriterra Internship about the implementation of the Farmers Advocacy Consultation Tool (FACT). The methodology of FACT consists of four pillars, consultation, participatory research, smart proposal writing and stakeholder analysis and is meant to empower farmers to voice their opinions.

In fact, the Kenyan government is supposed to spend 10% of their budget on rural development. However, only 3% is made available. Agriterra believes, that if good and well plans can be delivered, that more money will be spend on Rural Development.

Study on marketing strategies for sunflower oil and cake in the Eastern Province of Zambia

Despite the discovered potential for the sunflower in a previous value creator report, the cooperatives lack marketing strategies and their desire is to see the sunflower business expand in their various cooperatives. Hence, getting a marketing strategy will put these Cooperatives a step ahead in becoming income secure.

An internship with endless possibilities and new horizons

Blog from Hilleke Ketelaar about her internship at Agriterra in Uganda

Four months ago, it was the first time in my life that I set foot on the fertile African soils, in Uganda to be specific. If somebody would have told me at the moment I stepped out of the plane, all the amazing things I would be going to do the next four months, I would had never believed it.

The importance of a good Company Assessment

The Company Assessment tool developed by Agriterra allows to get a deep understanding of farmers organisations to ensure the best quality and results on our advice. A good Company Assessment can show positive effects in farmers organisations in the short term.