ALFA: French private sector partners to contribute to sustainable development of agriculture and livestock in Africa
- 07/04/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, News
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On 24 March 2023, the ALFA initiative (Agriculture Livestock Fisheries Africa) was officially established as a non-profit association. The event took place in Paris at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council with 50 founding members present, including COLEAD. Aware that Africa represents an exceptional lever for sustainable growth, the ALFA association aims to prospect and develop value chains in the agriculture and livestock sector, primarily relying on private entrepreneurship. The goal is to address the economic and food autonomy challenges… +ALFA: A new Africa-France link for agriculture and food
- 27/10/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, France
On 6 October, a new initiative was launched at the headquarters of the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF), on the sidelines of the Africa-France summit. The Agriculture-Livestock-Fisheries-Africa (ALFA) initiative, a grouping of 105 French companies covering the entire value chain, was launched by Karim Aittalb, CEO of GEOCOTON and co-founder of ALFA1, in the presence of France’s Minister for Foreign Trade, Franck Riester. The aim of this new platform is to contribute to renewing the partnership between Africa… +