Virtual Call Centres — how farmers’ organizations in ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø manage to thrive during the pandemic
Virtual Call Centres (VCCs) are a solution developed by farmers’ organizations in ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø to enable farming operations to thrive despite restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. This video explains how the VCCs work.
From farm to fork, we help raise incomes, reduce poverty, and improve food and nutrition security for millions of smallholder farmers and their families.
In Côte d’Ivoire, where almost half of jobs are linked to cocoa, IFC and GAFSP are working with the cocoa company Cargill to professionalize and digitize the sector. The Cargill 2.0 program works on professionalizing cooperatives, teaching management skills and training on the benefits of digital finance to increase traceability and security.
Uganda’s Dairy Farmers Develop a Taste for New Markets
In Uganda, where dairy production is dominated by small-scale farmers living in impoverished rural areas, IFC and GAFSP supported Pearl Dairy established a powdered milk processing plant and cold-storage infrastructure.