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e-Agribusiness: A vital resource for Togo’s agriculture sector

Back in March 2015, Togolese entrepreneur Edeh Dona Etchri launched the e-Agribusiness platform to connect people and organisations across the country’s agriculture sector. It has proved a vital source of information for otherwise isolated farmers…

Entrepreneurship

Ismaël Tanko turning tomato into red gold

Ismaël Tanko, a 33-year-old entrepreneur, has created a fast-growing company whose tomato purees are already on sale in several West African countries. The next step is a more industrialised production line and an increased number of sales channels.

Production and value additions

Training business savvy producers in Togo

Togolese farmers are being trained in how to make better use of their land and, by establishing detailed business plans, they have also improved their access to finance.

Secondary towns – hives of activity and growth

Recognition of the importance and vitality of secondary towns is very recent. These dynamic commercial hubs provide rural areas with markets and opportunities for young people, whilst urbanisation and stronger rural-urban linkages are offering new an…

Pitch AgriHack

Nigeria, Togo and Ghana top finalist countries of Pitch AgriHack West Africa 2017

For the past 12 days, 12 judges went through 53 semi-finalist applications, to determine start-ups which will be named finalists of Pitch AgriHack West Africa 2017, a youth e-agriculture start-up support program of the Technical Centre for Agricultur…

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Project

Business intelligence services for price risk management in the maize, rice, millet and sorghum sectors in West Africa

Friday, 1 January 2016 – Friday, 31 August 2018

Cereals in West Africa are part of the basic diet of the population and are an important source of income for many small producers. The cereal trade accounts for a significant share of intra-regional trade and has significant potential for improving food security and livelihoods. However, many obstacles deter the development of this trade, including the lack of reliable information and analysis…

Nov 24

Conference

Plug and Play event and meeting of GIZ Green Innovation Centres

Tuesday, 24 November 2015 – Friday, 27 November 2015

An international workshop on ICT-based solutions will take place in collaboration with GIZ within the scope of its Global Programme on 'Innovation Centres for Agriculture and Food Sector'. The programme will gather participants from some of the 12 African countries where it is implemented: Benin, B…

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6 Results in articles

e-Agribusiness: A vital resource for Togo’s agriculture sector

Ismaël Tanko turning tomato into red gold

Training business savvy producers in Togo

Secondary towns – hives of activity and growth

Nigeria, Togo and Ghana top finalist countries of Pitch AgriHack West Africa 2017

2 Results in projects and events

Business intelligence services for price risk management in the maize, rice, millet and sorghum sectors in West Africa

Plug and Play event and meeting of GIZ Green Innovation Centres

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