A second major shift is that investors are lending more often to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), rather than microenterprises. ‘Digital inclusion’ focuses on connecting those who don’t yet use a bank at all (known as the ‘unbanked’) to the mainstream financial infrastructure, with fintechs taking the lead. ING has promoted and increased our resources available for microfinance over the last 12 years, offering our technical and financial expertise to the microfinance sector worldwide.īut the world keeps changing, also in the microfinance sector. It’s also important to ING, as we aim to contribute to the socioeconomic development of communities both near and far, both where we operate and where we don’t. Microfinance is an important way for people and small-business owners in developing countries to access financial services. Boniface Akuku, director for ICT at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, who helped Uganda develop the apps, said the different platforms will offer aggregated agricu.įintechs help finance for impact ING-bank These three crops have been targeted as a start because they are considered key commodities for the country, besides coffee, tea, bananas and rice.įarmers without smartphones can still access information from an SMS platform. These three crops have been targeted as a start because they are considered key commodities for the country, besides coffee, tea, bananas and rice. The applications, which are available on the Google Playstore are the Naro Beans, Naro Maize and Naro Cassava. Uganda's National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is popularising three Apps and an SMS-based platform it has developed to help farmers obtain relevant information through information communication and technology tools. Scientists to digitise agriculture chain with new apps: The overall indicative amount made available under this Grant / Call for Proposals is a maximum of Euro 250,000. Applications have to be sent by email by Thursday, 11 October 2018 6:00 PM Netherlands time. Its mission is to advance food and nutritional security, increase prosperity and encourage sound natural resource management in ACP countries.ĬTA is launching a Call for proposals to support the implementation of ICT-enabled mechanisation services in Africa. The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is a joint international institution of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU). This is a call to explore and implement initiatives supportive of the effective use of digital technologies for agricultural transformation in Africa. € 250 000 call for proposals on ICT and Mechanisation (deadline Oct 11, 2018) CTA calls for proposals for Grant : ICT-ENABLED MECHANISATION IN AFRICA. Under the partnership, Mastercard and Rabobank will extend the reach and impact of the Mastercard Farmer Network across Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt and India. The partnership was formally initiated at a signing ceremony during the advisors’ meeting of the CEO Partnership for Economic Inclusion earlier this year in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The platform builds on the current Mastercard Farmer Network and will be enriched by Rabobank’s expertise and reach in the food and agricultural sectors across Europe, Africa and Asia. Yesterday, Mastercard and Rabobank announced a strategic partnership to give one million farmers in emerging markets access to a digital platform that makes it easier for them to sell their produce for a fair price. Mastercard and Rabobank offer digital platform to farmers in emerging markets Untuk mendapatkan informasi tentang penawaran dan permintaan ikan lele di Jabodetabek dan sekitarnya Beberapa inovasi dalam penggunaan teknologi pertanian, termasuk aplikasi digital, juga dilakukan untuk memperluas jaringan.ġ. Mereka tertarik untuk berinvestasi dalam bisnis budidaya ikan lele ini, baik untuk konsumsi sendiri atau untuk mendapatkan penghasilan.īagi para pelaku yang telah lama terjun dalam usaha budidaya ikan lele, jaringan pemasaran adalah peluang untuk mengembangkan bisnis dan juga dapat membantu pemula yang ingin belajar lebih banyak tentang bidang ini. Sementara tingginya permintaan akan produk makanan termasuk ikan lele telah menciptakan minat baru bagi kelompok ini. COVID-19 yang melanda Indonesia pada awal Maret 2020 menyebabkan banyak orang kehilangan pekerjaan. Sayangnya, peternak ikan lele di Jabodetabek dan sekitarnya belum dapat memenuhi pasokan tersebut. Permintaan ikan lele di Jabodetabek adalah sekitar 300 ton / hari.