AfCFTA Secretariat Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/afcfta-secretariat/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:06:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp AfCFTA Secretariat Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/afcfta-secretariat/ 32 32 Local industries participate in 5th Volta Trade and Investment Fair https://accessagric.com/local-industries-participate-in-5th-volta-trade-and-investment-fair/ https://accessagric.com/local-industries-participate-in-5th-volta-trade-and-investment-fair/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:06:20 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=10098 Some local industries in the Volta Region are counting fabulous gains from participating in the 5th Volta Trade and Investment Fair. The Fair, which was held ending 2021, drew an accumulated attendance of more than 10,000 to some 200 exhibitors, becoming the largest trade event in the Region and the highest marketing platform accessible to […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/local-industries-participate-in-5th-volta-trade-and-investment-fair/feed/ 0 10098 Africa countries urged to focus on agri-business rather than agriculture https://accessagric.com/africa-countries-urged-to-focus-on-agri-business-rather-than-agriculture/ https://accessagric.com/africa-countries-urged-to-focus-on-agri-business-rather-than-agriculture/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 20:34:34 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=7545 The seventh African Leadership Forum (ALF) has ended in Accra with participants urging Africa countries to focus on agri-business rather than agriculture. The Forum said agri-business encompassed agriculture and required a multifaceted approach across multiple stakeholders, including ministries beyond that of agriculture. Climate change. Dr Emmanuel Maliti, an Economist, iReview Limited, presenting a statement at the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/africa-countries-urged-to-focus-on-agri-business-rather-than-agriculture/feed/ 0 7545 How boosting intra-African agrifood trade will reap rewards for Africa https://accessagric.com/how-boosting-intra-african-agrifood-trade-will-reap-rewards-for-africa/ https://accessagric.com/how-boosting-intra-african-agrifood-trade-will-reap-rewards-for-africa/#respond Sat, 03 Dec 2022 20:44:44 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=5400 Policymakers, bilateral partners, and the private sector discuss creating deeper regional integration and accelerating the move towards greater intra-African trade The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has been ratified by 43 African Union member countries, eight of which have started trading under AfCFTA preferential arrangements, yet intra-continental trade remains low. Africa is a net […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/how-boosting-intra-african-agrifood-trade-will-reap-rewards-for-africa/feed/ 0 5400 AfCFTA: Ghana supplies palm oil and cashew to Kenya and Cameroon https://accessagric.com/afcfta-ghana-supplies-palm-oil-and-cashew-to-kenya-and-cameroon/ https://accessagric.com/afcfta-ghana-supplies-palm-oil-and-cashew-to-kenya-and-cameroon/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:54:42 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=5325 Ghana and six other countries have stated trading of goods and services under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The countries are: Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Mauritius. Ghana has supplied palm oil, ceramic tiles, and cashew products to Kenya and Cameroon, while Kenya shipped its consignment of coffee, tea, and car batteries […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/afcfta-ghana-supplies-palm-oil-and-cashew-to-kenya-and-cameroon/feed/ 0 5325 Government asked to put women-led businesses at the centre of solutions https://accessagric.com/government-asked-to-put-women-led-businesses-at-the-centre-of-solutions/ https://accessagric.com/government-asked-to-put-women-led-businesses-at-the-centre-of-solutions/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:36:48 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=4902 Panelists discussing female entrepreneurship have asked the Government to put women-led businesses at the centre of solutions to the current economic hardship. They said the time had come for Ghana and other African countries to be intentional about addressing the barriers that impeded the business operations and growth of women-led businesses, especially those in the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/government-asked-to-put-women-led-businesses-at-the-centre-of-solutions/feed/ 1 4902 Stakeholders call for more education on AfCFTA https://accessagric.com/stakeholders-call-for-more-education-on-afcfta/ https://accessagric.com/stakeholders-call-for-more-education-on-afcfta/#respond Fri, 06 May 2022 13:36:03 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=2053 Stakeholders at a forum has called for more education on the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement for the benefit of indigenous businesses. They said the Ghana National Coordinating Office of AfCFTA under the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the AfCFTA Secretariat needed to provide education on the operations of […]

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