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SNV in Africa: People, Partnership, Progress

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:55:42 +0000

Region:

Africa, World

Sector:

Agriculture, Renewable energy, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Program:

Inclusive Business

Country:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

A new publication opens a window on the struggles and successes of SNV's work around Africa.

Food security capability statement in West and Central Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:17:56 +0000

Region:

Africa

Sector:

Agriculture

Country:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger

SNV capability statement for food security in West and Central Africa is now available from the SNV publications library. The French and English PDF versions can be downloaded directly.

SNV active stakeholder to the first West Africa Clean Cooking Alliance meeting

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:02:34 +0000

Country:

Burkina Faso, Niger

The ECOWAS Energy Ministers have adopted two Regional Polices on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in October 2012. As part of the action plan for the implementation of these policies, a number of programmes and initiatives were launched.

Creating sound discussions and emulation on hygienic practices

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:40:29 +0000

Country:

Burkina Faso

Public hygiene is a recurrent problem in Burkina Faso. Just go through any town and stop at various restaurants, drinking places and watering holes to see evidence of these issues: piles of waste, stagnant water, foods exposed without protection, poor hygiene of the sellers / servers, etc.

SNV Sector Leader appointed Minister of Agriculture

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:59:23 +0000

Region:

World

Sector:

Agriculture

Country:

Burkina Faso

SNV Agriculture Sector Leader Mahama Zoungrana has been appointed as Burkina Faso’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.

SNV celebrates its 42 years of work in Burkina Faso and definitely looks to the future!

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:22:51 +0000

Country:

Burkina Faso

SNV has had a long and rich history in Burkina, starting from the first placement of Dutch volunteers in the country in 1968. In 1970, SNV opened its first office in Ouagadougou – paving the way for 42 years of cooperation with the Government and People of Burkina Faso.

Gender and Agriculture

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:47:55 +0000

Region:

Africa, World, Asia

Sector:

Agriculture

Country:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Uganda, Zambia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal

Addressing women’s participation in agricultural value chains.

Burkina Faso gains 1,500th biodigester

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:49:17 +0000

Region:

Africa, World

Country:

Burkina Faso

SNV and the Burkina Faso National Biodigester Programme (Programme National de Biodigesteurs du Burkina) have celebrated the installation of the country’s 1,500th biodigester.

The future is Now!

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:31:12 +0000

Region:

Africa

Country:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal

From 17th-20th of September the 7th African Cashew Alliance Annual Conference was held in Cotonou Benin under the title “The future is now!”. SNV Benin and Guinea Bissau jointly participated in this big yearly meeting attracting continuously increasing numbers of traders, processors, producer organisations, business service providers, equipment manufacturers, bankers and funding institutions from all over the world.

From subsistence to sustainable value chains

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:26:34 +0000

Region:

Africa

Country:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali

Starting in 2012, SNV Mali Agriculture Programme for Strengthening the Economic Power of Women through Sesame, Oilseeds & Shea (PREFOSEK) aims to strengthen the economic power of at least 15,000 women in South Mali by developing and promoting their marketing and leadership skills.