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Our Safeguarding Officer, Oloya Susan, on Kilimo Trust's commitment to excellence and lasting impact in its work across East Africa.
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๐ฅย Here's a snippet of what transpired at the 3rd Women & Youth Dialogue on Cross-Border Fish Trade under the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries for Inclusive Market Access (WYEEFIMA) Programme in Arua, Uganda.
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๐ฑ๐ Join us on 27 Oct, 2โ4pm EAT, for insights from the R4iCSA II project on the costs, returns, labour productivity and business opportunities shaping climate-smart rice production in East Africa.
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#ClimateSmartAgriculture #Rice #Agribusiness #R4iCSA
Our Associate Expert, Milicent Kanario, on the diversification of seaweed in coastal Kenya.
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At the ongoing #B2B dialogue in #Uganda, the Ministry of Agriculture re-affirmed its commitment to an enabling environment for partners, noting rice as a top priority for food security & income in the National Development Plan, supported by the #CAADP framework.
Key Ministry commitments to strengthen #PPPs:
1๏ธโฃ Build robust seed systems & boost productivity
2๏ธโฃ Upgrade rice quality via post-harvest operations 3๏ธโฃ Expand markets & trade
4๏ธโฃ Mobilize targeted investment
5๏ธโฃ Hold annual sector reviews for accountability
Together with @AfDB_Group, @AfricaRice, & @NARO, #TAAT is delivering climate-smart technologies for a market-driven #RiceValueChain. ๐พ
#TAATinUganda #TAATRice #RiceUganda #ClimateSmartAgri #Seed #Agribusiness #FoodSecurity
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The focus is on turning dialogue into action to make cross-border fish trade safer, more profitable and more inclusive for women and youth across East Africa.
#WomenInTrade #CrossBorderTrade #Agribusiness
Building on dialogues in Jinja and Kasese, participants are reviewing progress and identifying practical solutions to challenges affecting women and youth traders, including access to finance and markets, storage, trade facilitation, trader protection & institutional coordination
Held under the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries through Inclusive Market Access (WYFEEMA) programme, the dialogue brings together fish traders, policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, local governments, private sector actors and development partners.
๐ Arua City, Uganda.
Happening now! The third Women and Youth Dialogue on Cross-Border Fish Trade is underway, bringing together stakeholders to address barriers affecting women and youth in regional fish markets.
#WomenInTrade #CrossBorderTrade #Agribusiness
๐ Arua City, Uganda.
Happening now! The third Women and Youth Dialogue on Cross-Border Fish Trade is underway, bringing together stakeholders to address barriers affecting women and youth in regional fish markets.
#WomenInTrade #CrossBorderTrade #Agribusiness
๐ท๐ผ Rwandaโs agribusinesses are getting a boost as Kilimo Trust and BiD Capital Partners, through the Power for Food Partnership, strengthen management skills for cooperatives and Milk Collection Centres.
#Agribusiness #Rwanda
A new toolkit supports better stock, sales and financial managementโhelping businesses plan smarter and grow sustainably.
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๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ.๐พ
As we celebrate #WorldFoodDay 2026, we asked our team across the region one question:
What needs to change to ensure everyone has access to enough safe and nutritious food?
Hereโs what they had to say. ๐
Kilimo Trust and SACCOs have worked together to develop innovative, farmer-centred financial products that respond to the real needs of farmers and agribusinesses.
As part of the Power for Food Partnership, funded by the @IKEA Foundation through @SNVRwanda the financial products will strengthen access to finance, insurance, investment, and resilience for climate smart initiatives.
#Agribusiness #FinancialInclusion #IKEAFoundation #SNV
๐ฅ Want to see how stakeholders are shaping these solutions? Watch the full video here: youtu.be/3gWJEchVhl4
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๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
โข @kilimoEAC(#Rwanda) and Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are developing nine tailored financial products to expand access to agricultural loans, with a focus on regenerative farming, renewable energy and agribusiness investments.
โข The products target financing needs across the agricultural value chain, including irrigation, dairy equipment, agricultural transport, storage, agro-processing and value addition.
โข Developed through a three-day workshop involving SACCOs from all 30 districts, the products are intended to help financial institutions better serve farmers and businesses whose income depends on seasonal production cycles.
โข Andrew Gashayija, Country Team Leader at Kilimo Trust Rwanda, said agricultural lending remains low, partly because some financial institutions lack specialised knowledge of agribusiness opportunities and viable business models.
โข The initiative also seeks to promote renewable-energy solutions for irrigation, livestock water supply, agro-processing and post-harvest management, while encouraging farming practices that protect soil and the environment.
Read more: newtimes.co.rw/article/39687โฆ
๐ฑ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง๐๐.
Under SNVโs Power for Food Partnership, Kilimo Trust, with partners is supporting farmers to understand how to access financing & meet the requirements of financial institutions.
By building farmersโ financial knowledge and confidence, the partnership is helping turn viable farming opportunities into bankable businesses.
๐ฅ Watch the video to learn more about how farmers are gaining the knowledge and tools to access finance.
youtu.be/Q8ZfC-ol-4U?si=LynTโฆ