{"id":76673,"date":"2023-01-26T08:14:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T08:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/01\/26\/norways-agency-to-boost-fertilizer-supply-to-850000-african-smallholder-farmers-the-north-africa-post\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T08:14:52","slug":"norways-agency-to-boost-fertilizer-supply-to-850000-african-smallholder-farmers-the-north-africa-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/01\/26\/norways-agency-to-boost-fertilizer-supply-to-850000-african-smallholder-farmers-the-north-africa-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway\u2019s agency to boost fertilizer supply to 850,000 African smallholder farmers \u2013 The North Africa Post"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p>The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, NORAD, has granted $10.15 Million to the African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism. This funding will go towards supporting small scale farmers in Kenya and Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>NORAD\u2019s contribution will enable the AFFM to provide credit guarantees for up to 36 months in the three countries, with the expected leverage of at least ten times the credit guarantee amount, enabling access to at least 85,000 MT of fertilizer for 850,000 smallholder farmers. The funds will buttress the African Emergency Food Production Facility, the African Development Bank Group\u2019s (ADF) rapid response initiative for addressing Africa\u2019s current food crisis, which has been exacerbated by climate change, conflicts, pests and disease.<\/p>\n<p>The AFFM\u2019s role is to strategize on innovative financial solutions to foster access to quality and affordable fertilizers in Africa. \u201cThis funding will allow the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to provide financing and credit guarantees for the large-scale supply of fertilizer to suppliers, to enable access to fertilizer on credit to Agro-dealers, and contribute to bridge the supply gap of fertilizer in sub-Saharan Africa,\u201d said Marie-Claire Kalihangabo, AFFM Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>NORAD\u2019s financial support comes as the ADF is hosting the African Food Summit in Dakar this week, which will be held under the theme: \u201cFeed Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience\u201c. The summit will bring together stakeholders across Africa and around the globe who will discuss ways to address the increasing challenges of food security in Africa. Discussions will be held on the impact of rising fertilizer price on smallholder farmers in African.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/northafricapost.com\/64690-norways-agency-to-boost-fertilizer-supply-to-850000-african-smallholder-farmers.html\">north africa post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, NORAD, has granted $10.15 Million to the African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism. This funding will go towards supporting small scale farmers in Kenya and Mozambique. 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