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Agri-business

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Agri-business

Using the Theory of Change to optimize the investment impact

  • Janske van Eijck Senior Manager Palladium
11 June 2019
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Agricultural programmes are a preferred instrument to achieve positive impact on local communities. Today’s DFIs, including Proparco, are looking for financial results but also aim to achieve economic, social and Continue Reading
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Agro-industry, a lever for development. Under what conditions?”

  • Edouard Buffière Environmental and Social Specialist (E&S) Proparco
  • Jean-Baptiste Jouve Investment Officer Proparco
07 June 2019
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Discover the video of the 31th issue of Private Sector & Development presented by Edouard Buffière, Environmental and Social Specialist (E&S) and Jean-Baptiste Jouve,Investment Officer at ProparcoContinue Reading
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Agro-industry – at the core of key challenges

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31 May 2019
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Under what conditions do labels support development? The example of coffee

  • Sylvain Ly Co-founder Basic
21 May 2019
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The coffee sector, a source of income for 25 million producers around the world, is faced with social and environmental challenges which have led to it being a focus of […]Continue Reading
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The role of agribusiness in development: a long-standing debate

  • Gaëlle Balineau Development Economist AFD
13 May 2019
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Agribusiness and its role in economic development has given rise to much debate. Although it is frequently perceived in terms of negative externalities, it remains a solid vector for creating […]Continue Reading
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Agri-businesses must act in a sustainable manner to develop African agriculture

  • Anne Pacquet Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Committee FARM Foundation
19 February 2018
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The urgent need to develop African agriculture is hardly breaking news however current climate and environmental challenges have now pushed new priorities to the fore. Maintaining African smallholder farming needs Continue Reading
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Access to quality seeds: the example of local seed ventures in Malawi

  • Jérôme Bossuet
22 January 2018
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For Sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers, poor harvests can frequently be attributed largely to poor quality seed. But providing varied, high-quality seed is one of the most efficient and cost-effective Continue Reading
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Agri-business Forests

$ 40 billion needed to reduce global deforestation

  • Tuukka Castrén senior forestry specialis The World Bank Group
26 October 2015
© Julien Lefilleur Proparco
Private financing for sustainable forest management is far greater than public financing, but still falls far short of what is needed to halve global deforestation by 2020. There is a […]Continue Reading
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An agribusiness group pioneering CSR practice in Africa

  • Franck Eba Directeur du Développement durable SIFCA
05 October 2015
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The example of the Côte d’Ivoire group SIFCA demonstrates that CSR is a guarantee of sustainability and functions as a performance lever for companies. Since 2007, SIFCA has been committed […]Continue Reading
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Building long term agricultural partnerships in Africa: four lessons from the Olam experience

  • Sunny Verghese cofounder Olam International
09 June 2015
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Focus Emerging Africa offers increasing opportunities, both as a growing consumer market and a vibrant production centre. Of course there are challenges and risks, but these are surmountable with the […]Continue Reading
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