AATIF

AATIF is an impact investment fund focusing on providing debt capital to food and agri businesses and financial institutions active in the sector across Africa.

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The @FAO Food Price Index rose by 1.5 points (1.2%) in September from August, largely driven by higher prices of most cereals and vegetable oils: The Cereal Price Index rose by 2.0% from August, while the Vegetable Oil Price Index rose by 1.7
https://t.co/qeal5xJo0W

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Le ministre ivoirien de l’Agriculture et du Développement rural, a signé une convention pour un projet qui prévoit un investissement de 287m de FCFA pour la réalisation de 108 entrepôts modernes de traitement et de stockage de noix brute de cajou
https://t.co/xEof1S4g4i

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Zambia’s maize production rose 7% to 3.62m tonnes in the 2020/21 crop season, from 3.38m tonnes in the previous season, marking the highest production rise in the nation’s history. Smallholder farmers contributed 93% of the total maize production
https://t.co/iygAzDwec8

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The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on Sept. 8 was awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize for work that has improved food security across 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
https://t.co/4aKpmAq28U

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Le conseillère technique agriculture auprès de la Présidence, a annoncé que le Ghana disposera bientôt d’une usine de fabrication d’engrais afin de répondre à la demande croissante des agriculteurs et faire face à la pénurie d’engrais sur le marché
https://t.co/7dNS1LvkEl

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[REPORT] - According to the 2021 Africa Agriculture Systems report, more sustainable and resilient food systems in Africa will increase the pace of the region’s overall economic transformation and raise living standards in the process https://t.co/e8ZQ5fhPOK

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Le gouvernement fédéral du Nigeria a approuvé un programme de création de zones de transformation agro-industrielle spéciales (SAPZ), auquel la Banque africaine de développement et ses partenaires se sont engagés à apporter 520m de dollars de financement
https://t.co/iFHwIJgI3n

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The @FAO has recently launched its Global Action on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP), aimed at supporting small and family farmers reap the full benefits of a global market, and ultimately help the transformation of current agri-food systems
https://t.co/vclf0dvsWT

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ARTICLE: Digital technology and African smallholder agriculture: Implications for public policy
https://t.co/nNf4gMHtoI

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L’avenir du café au menu de la 130e session du onseil de l’organisation internationale du Café (OIC) qui se tient du 1er au 10 septembre 2021... https://t.co/T7KqaJFgLH

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ARTICLE: Technology for smallholder Agriculture in Africa - addressing rural poverty by transforming the relationship between farmers and consumers...
https://t.co/psJ5NP9xmX

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Speaking at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) 2021 summit, Heads of State and Government from the sub-Saharan African region reaffirmed their commitment to the food security agenda as part of post-pandemic recovery https://t.co/CdAFbdKe25

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L’appétit est grandissant pour les amandes de cajou produites en Afrique tant sur les marchés d’Amérique du Nord que d’Europe https://t.co/6eLOk5Ue4j

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South Africa is on track to produce a record volume of canola, according to the first production forecast for winter grains released by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) this week https://t.co/5VoA7YTa1p

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Global food commodity prices rebounded rapidly in August, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 127.4 points for the month. The Vegetable Price Index rebounded from a five-month low by 6.7 percent, while cereal prices went up 3.4 percent from July https://t.co/qeal5xJo0W

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ARTICLE: "Ghana’s cashew sector, which produces some of the highest quality nuts in the world, is set to get a boost, as stakeholders are gathering inputs into the National Cashew Strategy document, to improve cashew production along its value chain"...https://t.co/xGuMnsZAbw

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Join us in congratulating African Milling Limited on the successful launch of their new bakery! The AATIF investee flagged off the project that will help diversify their product offering and vertically integrate with their processing operation.

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Tanzania’s readiness and preparations to participate in the forthcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit are in full gear https://t.co/iaVLEzc8ub

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India’s govt has signalled that it will allow the import of up to 1.5m MT of GM soybean in order to meet the supply shortfall. Having previously imported non-GM soybean from E. Africa, subsequently driving up prices, this move is set to upset this trend https://t.co/xuoYaWcwBr