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Elias’ Journey to Improved Carrot Farming (success story 3)
In the coming weeks, we will share three success stories that highlight Agriterra’s collaboration with Farmer Organisations and the positive impact on farmers' food and nutrition security. These stories will specifically showcase improvements in productivity and income for individual farmers in Ngoma District in Rwanda, achieved through the Ngoma Out-grower Service Company Ltd. This farmer-led business is composed of 4 cooperatives and benefits an additional 13 affiliated cooperatives.
This third success story is about Elias’ Journey to Improved Carrot Farming.
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Bringing cooperatives and corn buyers together
Written by Nathanael Simba Cubaka, Cooperative Advisor DR Congo
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Agriterra implements the Acting Now for Food Security and Nutrition project in the provinces of North and South Kivu. In South Kivu, on the Ruzizi plain in Uvira territory, we recently marked a milestone: for the first time, 5 cooperatives signed corn delivery contracts with 5 buyers. This is a first, because it's being done before the start of the season. Here's how we did it.
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Esperance’s Journey to Sustainable Onion Farming (success story 2)
In the coming weeks, we will share three success stories that highlight Agriterra’s collaboration with Farmer Organisations and the positive impact on farmers' food and nutrition security. These stories will specifically showcase improvements in productivity and income for individual farmers in Ngoma District in Rwanda, achieved through the Ngoma Out-grower Service Company Ltd. This farmer-led business is composed of 4 cooperatives and benefits an additional 13 affiliated cooperatives.
This second success story is about Esperance’s Journey to Sustainable Onion Farming.
Theophile’s Journey to Sustainable Cabbage Farming (success story 1)
In the coming weeks, we will share three success stories that highlight Agriterra’s collaboration with Farmer Organisations and the positive impact on farmers' food and nutrition security. These stories will specifically showcase improvements in productivity and income for individual farmers in Ngoma District in Rwanda, achieved through the Ngoma Out-grower Service Company Ltd. This farmer-led business is composed of 4 cooperatives and benefits an additional 13 affiliated cooperatives.
The first success story is about Theophile’s Journey to Sustainable Cabbage Farming.
Diversification of income sources
Written by Biba Ouattara, Cooperative Advisor Burkina Faso
From 23-27 September 2024, Agriterra organised a training for members of the OUEZENA cooperative in Burkina Faso. They worked closely with these dedicated shea butter producers and the results were remarkable!
Mangu Dairy's Transformation
A Partnership with Agriterra and USADF
By Noah Ngetich, Lobby and Grant Expert, FFT Project
A small-holder dairy cooperative in Kenya is poised to revolutionize its industry thanks to a strategic partnership with Agriterra and the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF). Mangu Progressive Dairy Co-Operative Society, located in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, has secured a grant of EUR 89,930 to invest in milk pasteurization and value-added products.
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SACCOs enhancing women entrepreneurs (part 2)
Agriterra has been working closely with two SACCOs in Rwanda under the Farmer Focused Transformation (FFT) programme. These SACCOs - CPF Ineza and SACCO Impamba - have provided crucial support to women entrepreneurs in the Southern Province. With a budget allocated to 80 women’s projects across these two SACCOs, Agriterra aimed to empower women by offering lower-interest loans, promoting entrepreneurship and providing training on agribusiness finance. Additionally, these efforts included designing financial products tailored for women in agribusiness, which has significantly impacted the beneficiaries.
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