Tagged with "Value chain development"

Developing value chains, boost investability to strengthen African food systems and increase local sourcing

Time: 11:30 – 13:00, Monday, September 5 Location: Room AD10, Kigali Convention Centre   This session, chaired by IDH in the AGRF Dealroom, will showcase how…

African Food System Transformation Event

To beat rising hunger, Africa needs a sustainable food business

This opinion piece was first published in Thomson Reuters Foundation News. Inefficient markets and limited access to finance and services often lead to waste and loss…

Improving maize farmer cooperatives through improvement track model

Africa Improved Foods (AIF), IDH and Agriterra are collaborating on a cooperative graduation model to unlock AIF’s maize sourcing in Rwanda. AIF, IDH and implementing partner Agriterra are…

How Kenyan entrepreneur is using insects to bring change

This article was first published at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation   A visit to InsectiPpro will see you meet the founder and…

Podcast: InsectiPro bringing a transformative change to the world

Meet Talash Huibers, a young Kenyan agripreneur who is passionate about using her business to bring a transformative change to the world and who proofs that agriculture is cool and…

Kenyan tilapia farming businesses unlock aquaculture markets

Aquaculture production and the transformation of fish farming into efficient businesses can spur economic prosperity. In Kenya specifically, building a systemic approach for more sustainable and financially viable tilapia fish…

The Mastercard Foundation and IDH partner to strengthen Ghana’s grain market with ‘Grains for Growth’ program

The Mastercard Foundation and IDH announced the launch of an innovative partnership, dubbed Grains for Growth, to transform Ghana’s grains market. The Program aims to develop inclusive, and economically viable…

HortInvest in Rwanda

There are many promising agri SMEs in Africa hoping to grow, and with their growth, providing both local food security and connection to international markets. IDH is supporting agri SMEs…

Report: From Zero to Hero – Transforming the HQCF Sector in Nigeria

Due to favorable government policies and incentives, in the last two decades, Nigeria entrepreneurs invested heavily in the High-Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF) sector of the cassava value chain but the…