Africa trade fund approves $1.4m for projects
10 March 2015
The Africa Trade Fund (AfTra) has approved funding worth more than $1.4 million for four projects in support of trade development in Africa.
The Africa Trade Fund (AfTra) has approved funding worth more than $1.4 million for four projects in support of trade development in Africa. AfTra, a trade-related technical assistance facility hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), was established in 2013 to provide funding for trade facilitation, building capacity for trade institutions, and developing products and markets in Africa. Two of the projects will support value chains development in the apiculture and cashew industries. The Trade and Institutional Capacity Building project in the Apiculture Sector, will be implemented by SNV Netherlands Development Organization, Zambia. The second project, the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), aims to support cashew industries in both East and West Africa.
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