agriprofocus: Proud to announce the Agri-ProFocus network's newest member: @ZOA_nl ! http://t.co/aB19daWOagriprofocus: Agri-Hub Zambia celebrates deal between YamBEEji and ALTVEST | Agri-ProFocus: http://t.co/8IRz1RbMagriprofocus: Agri-ProFocus Newsletter, May 2012 http://t.co/ColQvfam
YamBEEji Ltd., a Zambian agri-business that specialises in rice and honey production, has just managed to sign a big deal with Alternative Investments. Over the past years, SNV and the Agri-Hub coordination team have supported YamBEEji in its development. Now, it is reaping the fruits of its growth; not just for itself, but even more for its smallholder suppliers.
The first of the FoodFirst/ Floriade conference sequence on food and development issues took place on April 24th. This gathering, co-organised by Agri-ProFocus, underlined the importance of organising farmers, because together they can access markets and finance. Key factors for successful cooperatives are trust, good governance, supportive policy and keeping close to the ‘ground’.
Wageningen University, member of Agri-ProFocus, organised a three-day conference called ‘From Islands of Success to Seas of Change: What works when scaling inclusive agri-food market development?’ Agri-ProFocus member organisation KIT gave a workshop on sustainable local sourcing, using business cases from the network.