<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel> <title>mtfc Archives - MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</title> <atom:link href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/mtfc/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/mtfc/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:55:57 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator><image> <url>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-MTFC-2019-copy-32x32.png</url> <title>mtfc Archives - MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/mtfc/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <item> <title>Brace Yourselves! It’s 75 days to MTFC 2019</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/brace-yourselves-its-75-days-to-mtfc-2019/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=brace-yourselves-its-75-days-to-mtfc-2019</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:55:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=6338</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Dear Agro stakeholders, we are pleased to announce to you that our annual agro-promotion event ‘Meet the Farmers Conference’ (MTFC 2019), is just 75 days away! [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/brace-yourselves-its-75-days-to-mtfc-2019/">Brace Yourselves! It’s 75 days to MTFC 2019</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Agro stakeholders, we are pleased to announce to you that our annual agro-promotion event ‘Meet the Farmers Conference’ (MTFC 2019), is just 75 days away!</p><p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-6339 size-large" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0455-1024x683.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0455-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0455-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_0455-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></p><p>MTFC 2019 will host top stakeholders in the agricultural value chain across <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/africa">Africa</a></strong> and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in a highly-powered gathering of top stakeholders in the agriculture value chain holding in <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/dubai">Dubai</a></strong>, this November. The conference offer our stakeholders the opportunity to connect, learn and network with business leaders from across Africa and the GCC.</p><p>We are aware of the $110 billion market gap readily available for Africa to fill in the GCC. MTFC aims to tackle this imbalance by creating an avenue for agro stakeholders from the GCC and Africa to form strategic trade partnerships that will help them meet the Food security demand, with Dubai as a hub.</p><p>MTFC doesn’t just aim to facilitate profitable and sustainable business partnerships, it also aims to provide insights to different topics like; agro commodity trading in Dubai and GCC, <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/import">import</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/exports">exports</a></strong> requirements, laws and policies, financing, shipping, insurance, etc. for all participating stakeholders.</p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-6340 size-large" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MTFC-1024x304.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="267" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MTFC-1024x304.jpg 1024w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MTFC-300x89.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MTFC-768x228.jpg 768w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MTFC.jpg 1431w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></p><p>The 2019 edition is themed: <strong>Creating a Sustainable Future; Food Security| Trade| Technology and is </strong>scheduled to hold on the 27th and 28th of November 2019, at the Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, UAE.</p><p>Ahead of the main event, we have been hosting Media Launch events across various cities in Africa. We have been able to leverage the media launch events to announce the objectives of MTFC 2019 to the public and also get them geared up ahead of the event proper. These Media events have held in <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/crenov8-launches-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-lagos-nigeria/">Lagos</a></strong>, Addis Ababa, <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/media-launch-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-kigali-rwanda/">Abuja</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-kenya/">Nairobi</a></strong>, Swakopmund, <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/crenov8-organizes-media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-rwanda/">Kigali</a></strong> and Abidjan.</p><p>Registration is still ongoing for attendees, sponsors, and partners who wish to attend. Process your registration <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/attendee-registration/">here</a></strong> or via email to <strong><a href="mailto:mtfc@crenov8.com">mtfc@crenov8.com</a>.</strong></p><p>Our goal is to see Africa feed the world, together; we can make this a reality!</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/brace-yourselves-its-75-days-to-mtfc-2019/">Brace Yourselves! It’s 75 days to MTFC 2019</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Crenov8 Organizes Media Launch Event for Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 in Ghana</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/crenov8-organizes-media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-ghana/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=crenov8-organizes-media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-ghana</link> <comments>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/crenov8-organizes-media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-ghana/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:34:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Specials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ghana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Briefing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=6073</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Crenov8&#8212; our parent company successfully held a media launch event for Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 at the Holiday Inn, Accra Airport Hotel Ghana on the [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/crenov8-organizes-media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-ghana/">Crenov8 Organizes Media Launch Event for Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 in Ghana</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400"><strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/crenov8">Crenov8</a></strong>&#8212; our parent company successfully held a media launch event for Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 at the Holiday Inn, Accra Airport Hotel <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/ghana">Ghana</a></strong> on the 5th of July 2019. This event served as a means to unveil the objectives and vision of the conference proper to the public, agribusiness stakeholders and farmers.</span></p><div id="attachment_6074" style="width: 5482px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6074" class="wp-image-6074 size-full" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0210.jpg" alt="" width="5472" height="3648" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0210.jpg 5472w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0210-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0210-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0210-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px"/><p id="caption-attachment-6074" class="wp-caption-text">Media Briefing Session</p></div><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Meet the Farmers Conference is our annual top-notch event where we host top players of the agricultural value chain, agro exporters and even government officials from <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/africa">Africa</a></strong> and the GCC. We have come back with a third edition and will be connecting personalities from the Middle East and Africa. We leverage the conference to create a platform for large scale agro commodity stakeholders from Africa and the GCC to connect, network and form profitable partnerships that will offer long-term solutions to food insecurity in the GCC region.</span></p><div id="attachment_6075" style="width: 5482px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6075" class="wp-image-6075 size-full" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0256.jpg" alt="" width="5472" height="3648" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0256.jpg 5472w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0256-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0256-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0256-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px"/><p id="caption-attachment-6075" class="wp-caption-text">Speaker at the MediaLaunch</p></div><p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Ghana media launch event was graced by our partners, government officials, and top Agro-stakeholders from Ghana like Kosmos Energy, Joyful Agro, Agro Innova, and the media. All the attendees had the opportunity to learn, and network. They also had the opportunity to find out means of partaking in the agro-trade relationship between Ghana and the Middle East.</span></p><div id="attachment_6076" style="width: 5482px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6076" class="wp-image-6076 size-full" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0195.jpg" alt="" width="5472" height="3648" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0195.jpg 5472w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0195-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0195-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0195-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px"/><p id="caption-attachment-6076" class="wp-caption-text">Cross section of attendees at the Media Launch</p></div><p><span style="font-weight: 400">The date for MTFC 2019 was announced during our media launch in Ghana. Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 will be held at the Marina Hotel, Dubai UAE, on the 27th and 28th of November 2019. The event is themed “Creating a Sustainable Future: for Food Security, <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/trade">Trade</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/technology">Technology</a></strong>.</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-6078 size-full" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0323.jpg" alt="" width="5472" height="3648" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0323.jpg 5472w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0323-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0323-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_0323-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px"/></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 media launch Ghana is the 5th for the year. The media launch events are precursory to the Meet the Farmers Conference 2019.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Registration is still ongoing for attendees, sponsors and partners. Interested? </span><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/attendee-registration/"><b>Click here</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> to register.</span></p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/crenov8-organizes-media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-ghana/">Crenov8 Organizes Media Launch Event for Meet the Farmers Conference 2019 in Ghana</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/crenov8-organizes-media-launch-event-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-2019-in-ghana/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Farmers Corner: Why You Should Visit the Farmers Market</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/farmers-corner-why-you-should-visit-the-farmers-market/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=farmers-corner-why-you-should-visit-the-farmers-market</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:59:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farmers Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Local Farmers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=5498</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>A farmers market, also known as a green market is a place where local farmers sell their produce directly to the public at cheaper rates compared [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/farmers-corner-why-you-should-visit-the-farmers-market/">Farmers Corner: Why You Should Visit the Farmers Market</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/farmersmarket">farmers market</a>, also known as a green market is a place where local farmers sell their produce directly to the public at cheaper rates compared to a public market. The location typically consists of booths, tables or stands where farmers display their farm produce. You can purchase items like fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, yam, etc.</span></p><p><b><i>Why Visit?</i></b></p><ul><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Farmers make more profit from selling directly to consumers over selling to wholesalers. It saves the cost of storage, transportation to the marketplace, cost of renting a shop space, light bills, etc.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400">Farmers can retain the full premium by selling goods at market price directly to consumers.</li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The farmer becomes friendly with the consumer and eventually, will earn the continuous patronage of the consumer.</span></li></ul><p><strong>See also: <em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/precision-farming-in-agriculture/">Precision Farming in Agriculture</a></em></strong></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-5535 size-full" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-4.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-4.jpg 1200w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"/></p><ul><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The market is a linkage between <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/rural">rural</a> and <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/urban">urban</a> areas. People in town sometimes have to travel a lot of distance to purchase food stuff at the farmers’ market.  These markets have become strategic locations for neighboring villages to display their wares to potential buyers from far.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">It fosters development of the roads linking to these communities housing the farmers market.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The business of the market on the market days attracts inquisitive passersby to visit these communities.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The farmers’ market strengthens civic engagement in <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/agribusiness">agribusiness</a>. People prepare local delicacies and sell at the marketplace.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Consumers can buy fresher and healthier food directly from the farmers.The consumer gets to shop in a serene environment away from the bustling noise of the regular public market.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Customer relationship is established between customer and farmer and food can be purchased at a discounted price.</span></li></ul><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-5536 size-full" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-5.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-5.jpg 1200w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Untitled-design-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"/></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">The farmer’s market is typically managed by an association of farmers, community groups or the local government. Some farmers sell wholesale on specific days of the week. Many farmers market allow vendors prepare and sell local delicacies. It is an avenue for farmers and consumers to transact directly.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">When next you’re <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/shopping">shopping</a>, please visit a farmers market.</span></p><h4>More on MTFC:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/gulfood-2019-an-appetizing-festival/"><em>Gulfood 2019; An Appetizing Festival</em></a></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/investment-opportunities-in-africa-you-can-tap-into/">Investment Opportunities in Africa You Can Tap Into</a></em></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/horticulture-business-in-africa/">Horticulture Business in Africa</a></em></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/mtfc-trade-in-africa/">MTFC: Trade in Africa</a></em></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/all-you-need-to-know-before-exporting-to-the-uae/">All you Need to Know Before Exporting to the UAE</a></em></li></ul><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/farmers-corner-why-you-should-visit-the-farmers-market/">Farmers Corner: Why You Should Visit the Farmers Market</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Precision Farming in Agriculture</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/precision-farming-in-agriculture/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=precision-farming-in-agriculture</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:15:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Precision Farming]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=5416</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Precision farming is one of the major changes to agriculture in our lifetime as it has prospects for investment and improved livelihoods for farmers. Over the [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/precision-farming-in-agriculture/">Precision Farming in Agriculture</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Precision <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/farming">farming</a> is one of the major changes to <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/agriculture">agriculture</a> in our lifetime as it has prospects for investment and improved livelihoods for farmers. Over the years, farmers have stuck to the orthodox system of farming using traditional knowledge to warn of drought, praying and waiting for rain and allowing nature to take its course in their affairs..</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400"> However with Precision Farming on board, farmers can manage their farm from digital devices and remotely control tractors that have already been installed with GPS, and instruct distant crop watering systems to turn on and off. Sensors can be placed in fields to measure temperature (air and soil), and humidity. Drones and satellites can also be used to collect and analyze data, which will aid in informing farmers on fertilizing and tending to their crops.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Precision Farming is a farming management concept based on observing, measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops. The goal of precision agriculture research is to define a decision support system (DSS) for whole farm management with the goal of optimizing returns on inputs while preserving resources.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Instead of discarding local knowledge, precision farming augments it and provide cost-effective and accurate ways to predict and protect the growth of agricultural crops. Farmers in most developed countries are using <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/technology">technology</a> to look at data on weather, soil quality, air quality and crop progress. They make use of real-time information collected by control centres to decide when to plant, fertilise and harvest. Technology promises change for agriculture that saves time and money for farmers.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Precision farming has four stages;</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Data Collection: This enables the farmer compare information gathered from soils, residual nitrogen analysis, and information on previous crops and soil resistivity. It can be done in two ways;</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">The field is delineated using an in-vehicle GPS receiver as the farmer drives a tractor around the field.</span></p><p><strong>See also:</strong> <em><strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/gracia-farms-looks-to-partner-with-meet-the-farmers-conference-for-sustainable-agriculture/">Gracia Farms Looks to Partner with Meet the Farmers Conference for Sustainable Agriculture</a></strong></em></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">The field is broken down on a basemap gotten from aerial or satellite imagery. The base images must have the right level of resolution and geometric quality to ensure that geolocation is sufficiently accurate.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Variables: intra and inter field variability results from a number of factors; climatic conditions (hail, drought, rain etc.), soil (texture, depth, nitrogen levels), cropping practices (no-till farming), weeds and disease. Permanent indicators provide farmers with information about the main environmental constants. Point indicators allow them to track a crop&#8217;s status, to see whether diseases are developing or if the crop is suffering from water stress, nitrogen stress, or lodging, whether it has been damaged by ice and so on. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">This information may come from weather stations and other sensors (soil electrical resistivity, detection with the naked eye, satellite imagery, etc.). Soil resistivity measurements combined with soil analysis make it possible to measure moisture content. Soil resistivity is also a relatively simple and cheap measurement</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Strategies: With soil, farmers can use two strategies to adjust field inputs;</span></p><ol><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Predict Approach: this is the analysis of static indicators (soil, resistivity, field history etc.) during the crop cycle.</span></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><span style="font-weight: 400">The Control Approach: the information from static indicators is regularly updated during the crop cycle by, sampling, remote sensing, proxy detection, aerial or satellite remote sensing decision based on crop simulation models.</span></li></ol><p><b>Implementing practices</b><span style="font-weight: 400">: New information and communication technologies (NICT) make field-level crop management easier and operational for farmers. Application of crop management decisions calls for agricultural equipment that supports variable-rate technology (VRT), like; varying seed density along with variable-rate application (VRA) of nitrogen and phytosanitary products.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Precision agriculture uses the technology on agricultural equipment (e.g. tractors, sprayers, harvesters, etc.) Positioning system (e.g. GPS receivers that use satellite signals to precisely determine a position on the globe) Geographic information systems (GIS), i.e., softwares that makes sense of all the available data; variable-rate farming equipment (seeder, spreader).</span></p><p><b>Benefits of Precision Farming</b></p><ul><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">It allows farmers monitor the soil and determine physicochemical parameters. The ideal conditions for plant growth can be achieved just by placing sensors (electrical conductivity, nitrates, temperature, evapotranspiration, radiation, leaf and soil moisture, etc.)</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">It aids farmers in obtaining data in real time. The application of sensing devices in your fields will allow you monitor and offer real time data which will ensure an updated status of the field.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">It provides better information for management decisions.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">It saves time and costs, as it reduces fertilizer and chemical application costs and reduce pollution through less use of chemicals.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">It provides better farm records that is essential for sale and succession.</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">It also aids; less fuel use, less soil compaction, less hired labor requirement and more timely sowing.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-weight: 400">As good as precision farming is, the farmer should do a proper research before venturing into one. As misuse of these products and lack of awareness of the field parameters can decrease productivity and endanger the environmental balance in the cultivation area.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400">Farmers and landowners who decide to use technology to manage their fields should consider precision farming as it seems to bring many benefits, and ultimately increase of profit.</span></p><h4>More on MTFC:</h4><ul><li><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/5-modern-agricultural-practices-today/"><em>5 Modern Agricultural Practices Today</em></a></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/all-you-need-to-know-before-exporting-to-the-uae/">All you Need to Know Before Exporting to the UAE</a></em></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/leveraging-on-meet-the-farmers-conference-for-agricultural-business-funds/">Leveraging on Meet The Farmers Conference for Agricultural Business Funds</a></em></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-2019/finnfund-invests-us2-86-million-in-tanzanias-africado-farm/">Finnfund Invests US$2.86 million In Tanzania’s Africado Farm</a></em></li><li><em><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/farmers-corner-water-harvesting-techniques/">Farmers Corner: Water Harvesting Techniques</a></em></li></ul><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/precision-farming-in-agriculture/">Precision Farming in Agriculture</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Kenyan Agric-Tech Start-up, AgriQ &#038; Automations Wins Kenya Innov8Agric Challenge</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/kenyan-agric-tech-start-up-agriq-automations-wins-kenya-innov8agric-challenge/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=kenyan-agric-tech-start-up-agriq-automations-wins-kenya-innov8agric-challenge</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:42:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Specials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriq]]></category> <category><![CDATA[automation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[innov8agric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=3892</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Kenyan Agric-tech start-up, AgriQ &#38; Automations has won the Kenyan edition of Innov8Agric Challenge, a competition sponsored by Meet the Farmers Conference, MTFC 2018. Held at [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/kenyan-agric-tech-start-up-agriq-automations-wins-kenya-innov8agric-challenge/">Kenyan Agric-Tech Start-up, AgriQ &#038; Automations Wins Kenya Innov8Agric Challenge</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kenyan Agric-tech start-up, AgriQ &amp; Automations has won the <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/mtfc-announces-innov8agric-kenyas-shortlisted-startups-to-pitch-at-mtfckenya2018/">Kenyan edition of Innov8Agric Challenge</a>, a competition sponsored by Meet the Farmers Conference, MTFC 2018.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Held at Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. AgriQ &amp; Automations emerged the winner after an intense pitch with other Agri-tech start-ups such as Agrifor, Dophia, Agronomy Plus and Vinis.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">AgriQ &amp; Automations is an automated solar-powered evaporative cooler that offers a convenient, affordable and efficient way of extending the shelf-life of perishable farm produce in off-grid areas.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The start-up was picked based on its innovation, originality, and the viability of its ideas which was vetted by top-notch entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders across Africa.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">AgriQ &amp; Automations will now compete for $ 5,000 grant price at the international Meet the Farmers Conference which will hold In Dubai on the 4th – 5th November 2018. It is a two-day conference which includes an all-expense paid trip to Dubai for the Grand Finale of the challenge and an opportunity to get funding, investment opportunities from African and GCC investors, business expansion opportunities and access to experts and mentors in the business of Agriculture.</span></p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5258" src="https://www.techgistafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WhatsApp-Image-2018-09-22-at-10.19.40.jpeg" alt="" width="1080" height="715"/></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Challenge is designed to promote ground-breaking ideas for early stage Agric entrepreneurs from all sectors of the agriculture ecosystem using creative and innovative methods to change the landscape of the agriculture value chain in Africa. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Qualitrace, a Ghana-based traceability and anti-counterfeiting start-up that uses track and trace technology to authenticate product farm inputs and outputs</span> <b><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/ghana-agric-start-up-qualitrace-wins-ghana-innov8agric-challenge/">won the Ghanaian edition earlier this year</a>.</b></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet the Farmers Conference (MTFC) is an initiative of Crenov8, a leading conglomerate consulting &amp; Digital Media firm in the Middle East, Dubai, and Africa.</span></p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/kenyan-agric-tech-start-up-agriq-automations-wins-kenya-innov8agric-challenge/">Kenyan Agric-Tech Start-up, AgriQ &#038; Automations Wins Kenya Innov8Agric Challenge</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>MTFC Announces Innov8Agric Kenya’s Shortlisted Startups To Pitch at #MTFCKenya2018</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/mtfc-announces-innov8agric-kenyas-shortlisted-startups-to-pitch-at-mtfckenya2018/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mtfc-announces-innov8agric-kenyas-shortlisted-startups-to-pitch-at-mtfckenya2018</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:07:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Specials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[innov8agric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meet the farmers conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pitch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[startup]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=3856</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Crenov8 Consulting, organizers of the biggest African-Middle East Agro Conference; Meet the Farmers Conference (MTFC) have selected five start-ups from Kenya to Pitch at the Innov8Agric [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/mtfc-announces-innov8agric-kenyas-shortlisted-startups-to-pitch-at-mtfckenya2018/">MTFC Announces Innov8Agric Kenya’s Shortlisted Startups To Pitch at #MTFCKenya2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crenov8 Consulting, organizers of the biggest African-Middle East Agro Conference; Meet the Farmers Conference (MTFC) have selected five start-ups from Kenya to Pitch at the Innov8Agric  Challenge, based on the originality, viability and innovativeness of the ideas.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The challenge is scheduled to hold during MTFC Kenya, Nairobi where they would compete for a chance to win the $5,000 grant prize at the maiden edition of the Agric Innovation Contest.</span></p><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Qualitrace, a Ghana-based traceability and anti-counterfeiting startup that uses track and trace technology to authenticate product farm inputs and outputs</span></i> <b><i><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/ghana-agric-start-up-qualitrace-wins-ghana-innov8agric-challenge/">won the Ghana edition of Innov8Agric Challenge</a>.</i></b></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The challenge is aimed at promoting ground-breaking ideas for early stage Agric entrepreneurs from all sectors in the agricultural ecosystem, using creative and innovative methods to change the landscape of its value chain in Africa. The competition will guide Agri-tech entrepreneurs around their way in the industry and will open them up to funding and investment opportunities in Africa and the GCC region.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The winner from Kenya will get an all-expense paid trip to Dubai for the Grand Finale of the challenge, a $5000 grant, as well as investment opportunities from African and GCC investors, opportunities for business expansion and access to experts and mentors in agribusiness.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Kenyan edition of the <strong>Innov8Agric </strong>will bring together innovative ideas across East Africa during the Meet the Farmers Conference, holding at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya on 21st September 2018.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The chosen start-ups are;</span></p><h4><b>Agrifor </b></h4><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Agrifor is a social enterprise committed to empowerment and poverty eradication one farm at a time by bridging the existing gaps in supply of high quality seed and seedlings. They provide affordable integrated solution of high value dryland seed, seedlings and crops such as mukau (Melia volkensii), and legumes for smallholder farmers. </span></p><hr/><h4><b>Dophia</b></h4><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They aim to train farmers on sustainable methods through climate-smart techniques. The Dophia idea involves setting up of a productive and integrated demo farm where farmers are trained.</span></p><hr/><h4><b>Agronomy Plus </b></h4><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is a web-app, USSD based platform that provides; on demand extension service (agronomists) to small holder farmers closest to them at half the cost and provide traceability report for off-takers.</span></p><hr/><h4><b>Vinis</b></h4><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their idea is centred around a Plant-derived bio-pesticide by the name Molepse Bio resource that will help curb post-harvest losses of maize and other grains. The product is not only a repellent, it is also toxic to all major post-harvest pests.</span></p><hr/><h4><b>AgriQ &amp; Automations</b></h4><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An automated solar-powered evaporative cooler that offers a convenient, yet affordable and efficient way of extending the shelf-life of perishable farm produce in off-grid areas. The design details the replacement of charcoal with briquettes in the traditional cooler to make the cooler greener and more effective.</span></p><hr/><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One winner from the shortlisted candidates will go on to pitch before a global audience at the MTFC Grand Finale which will hold on 4th &amp; 5th November 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The five start-ups were selected based on the innovation, originality, and viability of their ideas and were vetted by top-notch entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders across Africa.</span></p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/mtfc-announces-innov8agric-kenyas-shortlisted-startups-to-pitch-at-mtfckenya2018/">MTFC Announces Innov8Agric Kenya’s Shortlisted Startups To Pitch at #MTFCKenya2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Media Launch for Meet The Farmers Conference set to hold in Kigali, Rwanda</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/media-launch-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-kigali-rwanda/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=media-launch-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-kigali-rwanda</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:28:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crenov8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[innov8 agric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kigali]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meet the farmers conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=3853</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Crenov8 Consulting, organisers of the largest Agro conference in UAE and Africa; Meet The Farmers Conference (MTFC) is at it again. After successfully kicking off the [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/media-launch-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-kigali-rwanda/">Media Launch for Meet The Farmers Conference set to hold in Kigali, Rwanda</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crenov8 Consulting, organisers of the largest Agro conference in <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/uae">UAE</a> </strong>and Africa; Meet The Farmers Conference (MTFC) is at it again. After successfully kicking off the African phase of the conference in <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/ghana-agric-start-up-qualitrace-wins-ghana-innov8agric-challenge/">Ghana</a></strong> and the Media launch in Kenya and Nigeria, the conference is set to be unveiled to the Media and Agribusiness stakeholders in Rwanda.</p><p>The Media Launch is expected to expose the public, farmers, and agribusiness owners on the objectives and benefits of the Agric Export Conference. Holding at the prestigious Radisson Blu Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda this October, the conference is expected to attract a large number of farmers, Agribusiness stakeholders, large scale exporters of agro-produce, government agencies and Industry enthusiasts.</p><p>Meet The Farmers’ Conference is an Agro stakeholders’ conference that aims to connect large scale agro commodity producers to buyers from the Middle East. Key Stakeholders from Africa and GCC will come together during a one-day event to network, collaborate, and form potential business partnerships across borders to ensure food security in the Middle East and promote agribusiness in Africa. The larger purpose of the event is to establish and strengthen the international trade ties that exist between Africa and the GCC through agriculture utilizing the unique positioning of Dubai as a hub.</p><p>This year’s theme is centred on the Future of Agribusiness whereby we wish to collate all partakers on the Agribusiness value chain; integrating them in a manner that would source insight into the collaboration of all these factors to promote Agribusiness in Africa as a whole.</p><hr/><p><strong><em>See Also: <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-mtfc-innov8agric-challenge/">All You Need to Know about MTFC Innov8Agric Challenge</a></em></strong></p><hr/><p>The Press Briefing will allow the media understand the mission and vision of Crenov8 as an organization and the birth of the Agribusiness project. This is a precursor to the major MTFC Rwanda conference which will hold on October 5th. The media launch will communicate the vision of the Meet the Farmers Conference and how it would assist the industrialization of Agriculture based businesses in intra and extra African trade. It will also disseminate information about the conference goals; helping to promote trade of agricultural products of Rwanda within Africa &amp; across continents.</p><p>Expected at the Press Conference are key executives from partners and sponsors of the conference in Rwanda. Some of which are CEO of National Agricultural Export Development Board; Amb. George William Kayonga, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock; H. E. Gérardine Mukeshimana, CEO of Private Sector Federation; Stephen Ruzibiza, CEO of Rwanda Agro Processors; Jane Natukunda N, Representative from Rwanda Air Emirates, and Representatives from NAEB, PSF, MFK, and Export Growth Fund. AgriTech startups amongst several other technical partners would be present at the media launch.</p><p>To register for the Meet The Farmers Conference, Kigali, <strong><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/kigali/">click here now</a></strong>!</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/media-launch-for-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-kigali-rwanda/">Media Launch for Meet The Farmers Conference set to hold in Kigali, Rwanda</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>How to Finance Agribusiness in Nigeria</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/how-to-finance-agribusiness-in-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-to-finance-agribusiness-in-nigeria</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Specials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BOA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CBN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cooperative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meet the farmers conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=3803</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Various research has shown that agribusiness is one of the most profitable businesses among the various economic sectors in Nigeria. It is a given, Agriculture has [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/how-to-finance-agribusiness-in-nigeria/">How to Finance Agribusiness in Nigeria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Various research has shown that agribusiness is one of the most profitable businesses among the various economic sectors in Nigeria. It is a given, <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/tag/agriculture">Agriculture</a> has been identified as the largest employer of labour in Africa, most especially Nigeria.</p><p>However, this sector is a gold mine yet to be fully explored, and this is an issue that demands discussion. The Agric sector has been a matter of serious concern to the federal government of Nigeria. There is a dire need to boost the country’s GDP through agriculture, raise exports, reduce importation and promote self-sufficiency.</p><p>The question of whether or not to farm is not a big deal, farming is a given. The catch however, is financing the initiative until it booms. How to secure a loan and what it takes to secure Agric loans in Nigeria. These are big questions that need to be answered urgently.</p><p>The main obstacle entrepreneurs encounter when they intend to venture into agribusiness is no longer whether it is worth investing in but the problem of fund.</p><p>For the sake of this piece, we have compiled a list of some government grants and loans available for Nigerian farmers to keep their business booming.</p><h4>1. Bank of Agriculture</h4><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3804" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/BOA.png" alt="Bank of Agriculture" width="1197" height="653"/></p><p>The <a href="http://www.boanig.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bank of Agriculture of Nigeria</a> is the main channel that the government uses to provide loans and grants to the public. The bank is owned by the federal government, with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Finance incorporated as shareholders.</p><p>The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) was established to help farmers develop their fields to any extent possible by giving low interest loans to qualified applicants.</p><p>The process of borrowing from BOA is not too strict compared to other loan rendering banks. BOA operates at a level of direct lending, collaboration, and credit monitoring.</p><p>However, Agric loan is not exclusive to BOA, other commercial Banks have also been partnering with the FG to assist Farmers.</p><h4>2. CBN agricultural loans</h4><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3805" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Central-Bank-of-Nigeria.jpg" alt="Central bank of Nigeria" width="700" height="387"/></p><p>Still piggybacking off the above, this loan scheme was set up by the federal government to provide low-interest loans to farmers in Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently approved the disbursement of about 75billion naira as loans to farmers and cooperative societies in all 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This loan can be accessed directly through the Bank of Agriculture.</p><h4>3. Agricultural co-operative societies</h4><p>Another way for farmers to secure agricultural loans is through cooperative societies. Credits given to these communities come as grants. As a rule, the cooperative societies could be provided with the grants by the banks who will then distribute it to each member on the basis of contributory payments. As a farmer, some of the most important agricultural cooperatives you can join are:</p><p>All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Youth Empowerment in the Agricultural Program (YEAP), and FADAMA.</p><h4>4. Attend Agro Conferences</h4><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3798" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meet-the-farmers-conference-1.jpg" alt="" width="5184" height="3456"/></p><p>After securing fund for your agribusiness, then what comes to your mind as a farmer when you harvest your farm produce? This is when attending conferences comes to place. Agropreneurs can get loads of insights and advantage from attending Agro-conferences.</p><p>Some of the things you can benefit from attending conferences is networking, meeting high net-worth individuals who are major stakeholders in the Agric sector and the general education attached.</p><p>One of the influential agro conference you can attend is the coming <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/abuja" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet The Farmers Conference (MTFC)</a>.</p><p>Meet The Farmers’ Conference is an agro stakeholders’ conference that aims to connect small and large scale agro commodity producers to buyers from the Middle East. Key Stakeholders from Africa and GCC will come together during a one-day event to network, collaborate, and form potential business partnerships across borders to ensure food security in the Middle East and promote agribusiness in Africa by tapping into the $100b GCC market.</p><p>More importantly; African farmers, participants, exhibitors and delegates at this event will be able to leverage on the business opportunities available to them in Dubai and other GCC countries.</p><p><a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/abuja">Register here</a> for the upcoming Meet The Farmers Conference in Lagos.</p><p>The first thing that comes to most farmers’ minds is to sell their Agric produce at the market after they have harvested. This is a great way to change that mindset.</p><p>In conclusion, Agribusiness in Nigeria has taken a dramatic turn to a better direction recently, creating jobs and opportunities for entrepreneurs who taken the bull by the horns and have invested into the farming business. Millionaires are being made every year through agribusiness and the figures are only expected to rise.</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/specials/how-to-finance-agribusiness-in-nigeria/">How to Finance Agribusiness in Nigeria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Agro-Export Event, Meet The Farmers Conference set to hold in Lagos this October</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/agro-export-event-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-lagos-this-october/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=agro-export-event-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-lagos-this-october</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:41:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[crenov8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fadama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[farmcrowdy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meet the farmers conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=3796</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Crenov8 Consulting; a leading consulting and digital technology firm in the Middle east, Dubai and Africa has announced October 10th 2018 for its agro export gathering [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/agro-export-event-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-lagos-this-october/">Agro-Export Event, Meet The Farmers Conference set to hold in Lagos this October</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://crenov8.com">Crenov8 Consulting</a>; a leading consulting and digital technology firm in the Middle east, Dubai and Africa has announced October 10<sup>th</sup> 2018 for its agro export gathering tagged <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">Meet the Farmers Conference</a> (MTFC), Nigeria.  This was announced during the Media Launch that held on Tuesday, 28<sup>th</sup> August 2018, at Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.</p><p>Meet The Farmers’ Conference is an agro stakeholders’ conference that aims to connect large scale agro commodity producers to buyers from the Middle East. Key Stakeholders from Africa and GCC will come together during a one-day event to network, collaborate, and form potential business partnerships across borders to ensure food security in the Middle East and promote agribusiness in Africa. More importantly; African farmers, participants, exhibitors and delegates at this event will be able to leverage on the business opportunities available to them in Dubai and other GCC countries.</p><p>Crenov8 embarked on this mission in 2017 to create a platform where the African agricultural producers will meet with the off takers in the Middle East and beyond to effectively translate business deals; holding the first edition in Dubai last year.</p><p>Meet The Farmers Conference held its first African Conference edition in Ghana on July 4, 2018, at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra and the Nigerian edition of the Africa conference is scheduled to hold on the 10th of October 2018 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.</p><p>The main purpose of this event is to establish and strengthen the international trade ties that exist between Africa and the GCC through agriculture utilizing the unique positioning of Dubai as a hub. The focus for this year’s conference is ‘’The Future of Agribusiness.’’</p><p>According to Bola Oyedele of Crenov8 Consulting, “Meet The Farmers Conference is targeted at both large and small small-scale farmers to tap into the $100billion market in Dubai- that’s why we are partnering with relevant stakeholders across both government with Bank of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry of Agriculture as well as the private sector with the likes of Farmcrowdy and AFEX to help us aggregate farmers to export Agric produce to the UAE.”</p><div id="attachment_3799" style="width: 5626px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3799" class="wp-image-3799 size-full" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meet-the-farmers-conference-2.jpg" alt="" width="5616" height="3744"/><p id="caption-attachment-3799" class="wp-caption-text">Onyeka Akumah, CEO/ Co-founder at Farmcrowdy, speaking at the MTFC Nigeria Press Conference</p></div><p>“Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda have benefitted immensely from the first conference we held in Dubai in 2017 and we have set up warehouses and business links for many agribusinesses in the UAE.” She said.</p><p>On his part, the Executive Director, Finance and Risk Management – Bank of Agriculture; Prince Niyi Akenzua said that MTFC is a good initiative that must be sustained until it achieves its stated aims in linking Nigerian Agribusiness owners with the UAE market.</p><p>President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce; Babatunde Ruwase further stressed that the Meet the Farmers Conference will further encourage more stakeholders to invest in Agriculture and help build trade ties with the UAE especially Dubai.</p><p>Major partners of the conference, <a href="http://farmcrowdy.com">Farmcrowdy</a> CEO; Onyeka Akumah praised the MTFC initiative, saying that the conference will go a long way in bringing Agric stakeholders in Africa together to link every step of the agricultural value chain under one umbrella where all sectors can discuss the crucial issues in Agriculture, find innovative solutions to them and most importantly benefit from each other.</p><p>Lauding the initiative, Country Manager, <a href="http://afexnigeria.com">AFEX Commodities Exchange</a>, Ayodeji Balogun, said AFEX is pleased to partner with the MTFC project as it will unlock the potential market of agribusiness across the value chain in Nigeria and the Middle East.</p><p>The Meet the Farmers Conference is supported by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Lagos State’s Ministry of Agriculture, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Nigeria Export-Import Bank, <a href="http://fadamaaf.net">FADAMA</a> and AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited; all of whom were well represented at the Press briefing.</p><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3800" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meet-the-farmers-conference-3.jpg" alt="" width="5616" height="3744"/></p><p>Also present at the media launch were Stanbic IBTC Bank, representatives from Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and stakeholders from the agricultural sector, farmers, export authorities, banks, and suppliers of agricultural machineries, Agric start-ups amongst several other technical partners.</p><p>Interested participants can register for <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/abuja/">Meet the Farmers Conference Nigeria</a> via <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/abuja/">here</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/agro-export-event-meet-the-farmers-conference-set-to-hold-in-lagos-this-october/">Agro-Export Event, Meet The Farmers Conference set to hold in Lagos this October</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>MTFC Media Launch and Press Briefing Set to Hold in Lagos Nigeria</title> <link>https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/mtfc-media-launch-and-press-briefing-set-to-hold-in-lagos-nigeria/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mtfc-media-launch-and-press-briefing-set-to-hold-in-lagos-nigeria</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[MTFC 2019]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:37:46 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agribusiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[intercontinental hotel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meet the farmers conference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mtfc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://mtfc.crenov8.com/?p=3788</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>After successfully hosting Meet The Farmers Conference in Ghana and holding the Media Launch in Nairobi Kenya, Crenov8 Consulting is set to host the Media Launch [&#8230;]</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/mtfc-media-launch-and-press-briefing-set-to-hold-in-lagos-nigeria/">MTFC Media Launch and Press Briefing Set to Hold in Lagos Nigeria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3791" src="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mtfc-1200x600.png" alt="MTFC Media Launch" width="2645" height="1323"/></p><p>After successfully hosting <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/ghana-agric-start-up-qualitrace-wins-ghana-innov8agric-challenge/">Meet The Farmers Conference in Ghana</a> and holding the Media Launch in Nairobi Kenya, <a href="http://crenov8.com">Crenov8 Consulting</a> is set to host the Media Launch and Press Briefing in Lagos, Nigeria tomorrow. The media launch is to sensitize the public on the objectives and benefits of the Agric Export Conference which will hold in Lagos this October and across other African cities; Accra Ghana, Kigali Rwanda, Nairobi Kenya with the Global Finale in Dubai UAE later this year.</p><p>Meet the Farmers Conference is an Agribusiness conference that aims to connect large scale Agro commodity producers to buyers alike. It’s an exclusive business matchmaking event for African farmers and exporters who are looking to venture into the Dubai and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets. The main purpose of this event is to establish and strengthen the international trade ties that exist between Africa and the GCC through agriculture utilizing the unique positioning of Dubai as a hub. This focus for this year’s conference is on the ‘’Future of Agribusiness’’</p><p><b>The Media Launch </b>which is scheduled to hold on Tuesday 28th August at Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos by 9:00am. This is a precursor to the major MTFC Nigeria conference which will hold at the same venue later this year. The broad objective of the media brief is to communicate the vision of the Meet the Farmers Conference and how it would assist the industrialization of Agriculture based businesses in intra and extra African trade, to disseminate information about the conference that will help promote trade of agricultural products of Nigeria within Africa &amp; across continents, and to divulge information that would drive strategic foreign direct investment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)/ and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to Nigeria.</p><p>Also, the Press Briefing will allow the media understand the mission and vision of Crenov8 as an organization and the birth of the Agribusiness project. It is also expected to get stakeholders’ attention on how the conference can grow the contribution of Agro Export to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nigeria.</p><p>Expected at the Press Conference are key executives from partners and sponsors of the conference in Nigeria. Some of which are Onyeka Akumah of <a href="http://farmcrowdy.com">Farmcrowdy</a>, representatives from Ministry of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and stakeholders from the agricultural sector, farmers, export authorities, banks, and suppliers of agricultural machineries, Agric startups amongst several other technical partners would be present at the media launch. You can register<a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/abuja/"> <b>here</b></a> to participate at the Conference.</p><p>The post <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com/news/mtfc-media-launch-and-press-briefing-set-to-hold-in-lagos-nigeria/">MTFC Media Launch and Press Briefing Set to Hold in Lagos Nigeria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mtfc.crenov8.com">MTFC | Meet The Farmers Conference - Nov 2019 - Dubai UAE</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel></rss>