{"id":444815,"date":"2017-12-07T23:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/usaid-celebrates-contributions-of-women-in-agribusiness\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T23:00:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T23:00:32","slug":"usaid-celebrates-contributions-of-women-in-agribusiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/07\/usaid-celebrates-contributions-of-women-in-agribusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID celebrates contributions of women in agribusiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Thursday,  7 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/58436662.295.jpg\" alt=\"Otiko Uni\" title=\"Otiko Uni\" width=\"295\" height=\"176\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>USAID Country Director (2nd R) and Gender Minister (R) interact with some exhibitors<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512687632_998_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">On December 5, 2017, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and MEL Consulting Limited hosted a \u2018Women in Agribusiness\u2019 Summit to highlight the contributions of women in Ghana\u2019s agricultural sector. <\/p>\n<p>The event brought together women-led agribusinesses, farmers, processors, business service providers, financial institutions, the Government of Ghana and development partners. <\/p>\n<p>In attendance were the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, USAID\/Ghana Mission Director Sharon L. Cromer and Nestl\u00e9 West and Central Africa\u2019s Head of Agricultural Services, Fatih Ermis. <\/p>\n<p>The Summit promoted investment opportunities and linked women-led agribusinesses to business advisory service providers and financial institutions. <\/p>\n<p>The agenda featured panel discussions on finance and business support for women-led agribusinesses, as well as business-to-business sessions. <\/p>\n<p>The event culminated with an awards ceremony honoring women-led agribusinesses and smallholder actors for their contribution to Ghana\u2019s agriculture sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt USAID, we believe agriculture is paramount in driving Ghana\u2019s sustainable economic growth,\u201d remarked Sharon Cromer, USAID\/Ghana\u2019s Mission Director. \u201cOur Feed the Future Initiative works to equip individuals and communities by investing in gender-smart solutions. <\/p>\n<p>We are linking business service providers to women-led agribusinesses to increase their productivity and access to markets. Fostering broad-based inclusive economic growth means unlocking everyone\u2019s potential, including women, to fully utilize their talents.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This event was organized through Feed the Future and its partners, with support from USAID. Feed the Future works to increase access to finance for agribusinesses and smallholder farmers and improve agricultural productivity.<\/p>\n<p>To date, Feed the Future has unlocked $140 million in private capital for more than 2,400 agribusinesses in the maize, rice and soy value chains. <\/p>\n<p>These efforts have benefitted more than 150,000 smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana, 42 percent of whom are women.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 57 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Thursday, 7 December 2017 Source: 3news.com 2017-12-07 USAID Country Director (2nd R) and Gender Minister (R) interact with some exhibitors On December 5, 2017, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and MEL Consulting Limited hosted a \u2018Women in Agribusiness\u2019 Summit to highlight the contributions of women in Ghana\u2019s agricultural sector. 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