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Supporting the greening of small food enterprising in Rwanda

Workshop report

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 35 p.

Author Siobhan Kell; Margherita Bavagnoli

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-130508-9

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The workshop on ‘’Supporting the greening of small food enterprising in Rwanda’’ was organized as part of the Project “Strengthening Linkages between Small Actors and Buyers in the Roots and Tubers sector in Africa, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by Ministries of Agriculture and FAO in Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Cameroon, Ghana, Benin and Cote D’Ivoire. The objective of the workshop report is to catalyze sustainability measures and cost efficiency drivers in food value chains in Rwanda, using crisp manufacturers in the Irish potato value chain, as an entry point in the sector. The workshop brought together public and private sector stakeholders in the potato value chain. Presentations and discussions centered on four themes: appraising the enabling environment for sustainability and green growth inthe agricultural sector; the Business Case for Sustainability; recycling waste for renewable energy in the potato supply chain; the role of value addition.

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