Agriculture value chains and commodities

Innovations and successes of African farmer-led businesses and SMEs The second session will be held on 21 January 2021, 12h00-14h00 (GMT) and will focus on "Grow local: Conquering local markets". We have a great panel featuring...

16 December 2020. Innovation Accelerator: How to build resilient smallholder supply chains and drive systemic change for rural communities. This webinar will launch the initial findings of the research which has explored a wide...

Rejoignez-nous à la SÉRIE INNOVATIONS organisée par l’Organisation Panafricaine de Producteurs (PAFO) et le COLEACP: Innovations et succès des PME et des producteurs africains Première session en ligne le 19 novembre 2020, 12h00...

Désireuses de donner un nouvel élan à l’économie du pays, les autorités centrafricaines ont identifié le développement du potentiel agropastoral comme stratégique au sein de leur Plan National de relèvement et consolidation de la...

Panel on The key role of SMEs in serving African urban food markets Monday 7 September - 11:00 – 12:45 (time UTC+2) Organised by COLEACP, European Commission/Devco, AKADEMIYA2063, PAFO In the context of the AGRF 2020 This panel...

Published on the Value chains knowledge portal on 25 August, this blog summarizes an IFPRI publication which assessed changes in farm and consumer prices of four major vegetables (tomatoes, onions, green peppers, cabbages) and the...

The Sweet Potato Knowledge portal provides a venue for sweetpotato scientists, practitioners, and farmers to share, discuss, and generate new knowledge. Information is also available for the general public to learn more about...

The Enhanced Local Value Addition and Strengthening Value Chains (ELVC) project, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with funding from the European Union (EU), is working with the...

5 June 2020. There is widespread concern about the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Africa’s agricultural and food systems. In this article, McKinsey presents an analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the...

This synthesis paper, published in May 2020 by the Dutch Food and Business Knowledge Platform and the Dutch research council NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development, considers the ways in which smallholder agriculture contributes...