Christmas is the perfect time of year to let you know how much we appreciate your commitment and input.Thank you! http://t.co/dPWSThTRYZAlles over duurzame voedselketens in de nieuwste @ViceVersaNL met o.a. bijdragen vanuit @agriprofocus! http://t.co/odnYAlQ8KzAgriculture is cool! 8 young agripreneurs from Indonesia joined the @apf_indonesia Young Agripreneurs competition: http://t.co/PfQlF1rqf9Full name of the organisation: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (/Directorate-General International Cooperation (DGIS))
Member of Agri-ProFocus since: 2005
Core business: Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Development cooperation is one of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ principal tasks.
Active in (Agri-Hub) countries: Benin, Burundi, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, RD Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Contact person: Aaltje de Roos (Senior Policy Officer)
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In September, Agri-ProFocus Director Mrs Hedwig Bruggeman and Mr Paulus Verschuren, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ special food security envoy, visited Mali and Benin together. For this blog, we asked Mr Verschuren to share his impressions of the visit. How can the Dutch make a policy agenda on trade relevant for West-Africa?
Agri-ProFocus and the Dutch Embassy in Kenya have called for innovative business ideas that help solve challenges in global food security. Therefore, the Agri-Hub Kenya hosted a Business Cocktail to talk with professionals about investment opportunities in the agri-business sector. The five best ideas were pitched and hotly debated, with ‘Mushroom production technologies’ for a winner.
The Agri-Hub Mali has stepped up to the plate. Despite the difficult political situation in 2012, the Agri-Hub has been able to co-organise the first edition of the Foire Agricole de Sikasso (Agricultural Fair of Sikasso). And this ‘FASKO’ has been a big success!