Fostering trans-national exchanges and collaborations, AFOS Foundation, in collaboration with the Microfinance Agricultural Learning & Development Center, led a delegation of Agric-industry stakeholders from Nigeria on an exposure visit to Germany on the topic of Dual Vocational Education and Training
The AFOS INGO Nigeria has executed a collaborative agreement with the service unit of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria for the alignment of the AFOS’ Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program offerings and an Agricultural Training Centre
AFOS through its AGRAR II project is now giving attention to building the capacity of Microfinance institutions to deliver agricultural loans and microinsurance, focusing on smallholder farmers and Agric entrepreneurs in rural, urban and peri-urban communities in Nigeria. The project is championing a comprehensive training programme in Agricultural finance to loan officers and managers of Microfinance banks to equip the microfinance industry and harness their latent capacity towards contributing to agricultural finance and boosting food production in Nigeria.
AFOS-INGO-NIG projects inMicro Insurance and Business Continuity is equipping Microfinance Banks torecover from loan loss and support Micro-entrepreneurs to quickly recover fromfinancial shock and business crisis. Through the AGRAR II project in Nigeria,AFOS is giving attention to Business Continuity Planning and Micro Insurance,to prepare microfinance institutions in Nigeria for economic shock absorbanceand resilience to provide […]
The AFOS Foundation is promoting skilled and confident employees, bridging the gap between knowledge, performance and the needed skills to improve productivity and performance in the poultry industry through a custom-made dual Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme directed at technicians and lower management staff (shop floor management level) of participating Agro-allied companies in […]
AFOS Foundation initiates the establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform for the Nigerian Agricultural sector to create and sustain viable partnerships with relevant stakeholders of the Agric industry and to sustain the good results and impact of our work in the Nigerian Agricultural sector. Starting first with the poultry value chain, the multi-stakeholder platform for agriculture […]
Through our AGRAR project Phase II in Nigeria, AFOS INGO is dedicated to building the capacity of smallholder farmers in Nigeria through tailor-made training- program focusing on agronomic practices, business management, and financial management in order to increase their output and income levels as well as enable smallholder farmers to leverage maximally the financial and […]
With tremendous results that are motivating in phase I of the Agric project, AFOS INGO has received approval for the AGRAR project phase II… Livelihoods and job opportunities are improved across the Nigerian agricultural sector by boosting the efficiency of smallholder farmers, agribusinesses, and microfinance banks, and linking them together in value chains. With tremendous […]
In response to the effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on micro agricultural entrepreneurs, AFOS provides equipment financing and training systems in and for the food industry… Agriculture in Nigeria has been adversely affected by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic caused a breakdown in supply chains, which has led to spike in food prices […]
With the support of BMZ through a new COVID-19 funding increase, AFOS addresses the topics of business continuity and basic medical care through microinsurance… The project objective is to address the issue of business continuity in microfinance banks and to provide support to the vulnerable population and micro-entrepreneurs in the informal sector that are exposed […]
