Agropreneur, Cynthia Mosunmola Umoru meets with the AWP Network to discuss what it is like to be a farmer in Nigeria. My business, Farmshoppe was born out of the need to provide fresh food produce to customers. During my university days, I had the privilege of going shopping for women who were busy executives and could …
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Village Capital FinTech for Agriculture: East Africa 2015 Do you have a financial innovation that can change the world? Village Capital is looking for financial services and technologies that will provide value for low-income households and others in Eastern Africa who are underserved by traditional financial services. Village Capital and its partners have teamed up to identify game-changing financial services …
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FARA Africa is introducing an essay competition for full-time students of agriculture programs throughout African tertiary institutions to include universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Do you have an idea for improving innovation in agriculture? then you should apply. Please note that this competition is not open to students of African origin studying outside the African …
The AWP Network worked with women farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. For this training session, AWP partnered with locally-based entrepreneur Zanau Hassan Maikusuwa, a seasoned farmer and CEO of Farmfields Agro-Allied Services. Zanau Hassan will continue to coordinate and manage the day-to-day activities of the program. The program aims to teach innovative farming techniques through collaborative …
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The Mobile Impact Ventures Program, Mlab East Africa’s accelerator program for impact ventures with innovative solutions in agriculture, health & water and education, is currently seeking applications for its second cohort. The program supports social ventures for 3 months through a tailor-made acceleration process, which targets the ventures’ business models, technology, and customer development through …
The Sharefair 2014 on Rural Women’s Technologies to Improve Food Security, Nutrition and Productive Family Farming invites submissions of technologies and innovations that support rural female smallholder farmers. Eligible Countries: Burundi, D.R. of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The objectives expected to …
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The AWP Network recently made the commitment to train women farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. The AWP Agropreneur Program will teach innovative farming techniques through collaborative learning and workshops. This program will allow women farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria to hone in on their entrepreneurial skills, increase farming productivity, and household income. With this, we …
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The DAIN Network is organizing a Free Entrepreneurship Boot camp Training for Agribusiness startups in Accra, Ghana – April 23rd and 24th. The target groups for the workshop include entrepreneurs, farmers, startups, and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who are into the agribusiness. The sole purpose of this Boot camp is to teach people how …
Zanau Hassan Maikasuwa, President of Farmfields Agro-Allied Services talks with the AWP Network about how he got started and the role his company plays in supporting local farmers and agricultural investors. His company deals with all aspects of farming – animals and crops. He states, “it is our goal to help farmers and agricultural investors …
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