2021 October
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News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 26/10/2021
- Posted by: Team Coleacp
- Category: News
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AFRICA
Building resilient food systems in Africa – Declaration at the 11th AGRF
The 8,300 participants of the Eleventh African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) came together in Nairobi, Kenya from 7 to 10 September 2021 to call for and plan… Read more -
The future of food is in women’s hands
- 16/10/2021
- Posted by: Team Coleacp
- Category: News
To celebrate World Food Day (16 October) and the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), COLEACP joins the United Nations in celebrating the unsung contribution of ACP women entrepreneurs to our food system.
Women are a significant entrepreneurial force… Read more -
Uganda: Carrefour to take over six Shoprite outlets in Uganda
- 15/10/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Majid Al Futtaim, a Carrefour franchisee in East Africa, has reached an agreement to take over six shops in Uganda from South African retailer Shoprite. The retailer announced last month that it was closing its operations in Uganda since the… Read more -
Rural women – heroes and role models – are not celebrated enough
- 15/10/2021
- Posted by: Team Coleacp
- Category: News
Did you know?
“Rural women make up a quarter of the world’s population and work as farmers, entrepreneurs or agricultural workers” United Nations.
To celebrate the International Day of Rural Women (15 October) and World Food Day (16 October), COLEACP… Read more
