Tuesday April 24th, FoodFirst and Agri-ProFocus organise a seminar on the role of cooperatives in the support of agricultural development and food security in Europe and in developing countries.
The possibility has been buzzing around for a while: combining the Agri-Hub Rwanda with new Hubs in Burundi and the East-Congolese provinces of North and South Kivu, under the umbrella of Agri-Hub ‘Grands Lacs’. As such, Agri-ProFocus will be creating a regional approach to networking for farmer entrepreneurship. Now the Annual Meeting of Rwanda has responded positively to the plan, preparations may begin.
The Agri-Finance Fair took place on 21-22 February in Musanze, in Northern Rwanda. Whereas before, banks often turned farmer entrepreneurs away when they came to ask for a loan, now they know how to find each other.