We have been planning this trip to Dar for sometime. Ross and I are sponsoring a networking event for Farm Africa, as we did in Nairobi last year to excellent effect, to coincide with the AGRF Food Sustainability summit. Based on women and youth empowerment this is a real opportunity to spread the word amongst potential and existing donors about the great work we do in East Africa, and especially Tanzania.
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Juliet with Patrick, the Farm Africa Project Manager, showing us a recently mulched field
After Zimbabwe, we travel to Kenya. Here I am to visit some Farm Africa projects and to host a donor cultivation event, whose purpose is to introduce private equity, corporate investors and potential new partners to our work in East Africa, but specifically in Kenya where we have regional headquarters. With a team of 200 staff operating across Eastern Africa, Farm Africa is a unique NGO with over 35 years of experience working with small scale farmers in agriculture, market engagement and natural resource management. We work collaboratively with communities and business to build resilient and sustainable livelihoods so that people and the planet can thrive together. I only recently joined the Board so am anxious to leverage my contacts and see the work that we do in person. Continue reading
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