News: STARS

Published on April 14, 2021 by Christien van den Brink

Introducing Business (Development) Services in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Senegal

ICCO’s (part of Cordaid) STARS program applies the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach, with an aim ...

Published on July 1, 2020

Simbuka and ICCO Digitize Loan Tool for African Smallholders

The Dutch-based software solution corporation Simbuka and the international development organization ICCO Cooperation join forces by signing ...

Published on April 17, 2020

STARS Program Continues, Despite Covid-19

Our STARS program finds innovative ways to continue its activities despite covid-19. Here are some examples from ...

Published on February 26, 2020

Managing Financial Risks Key in Unlocking Farmer Investments Burkina Faso

STORY | Agricultural finance has never really taken off in Burkina Faso. This is partly because microfinance institutions (...

Published on February 26, 2020

Providing Ethiopian Farmers with Access to Storage and Inputs

STORY | By increasing storage space and ensuring that cooperative members have access to warehouses, cooperatives are able ...

Published on February 26, 2020

Solar Pumps On Credit: Reducing Production Costs for Horticulture Producers Senegal

By not only relying on the yearly rainy season, smallholder farmers working in irrigation schemes can provide ...

Published on February 5, 2020

Using Cowpeas to Make Bread

Cowpeas as an ingredient in bread making? Yes! Senegalese bakers now use cowpea flour in their bread. ...

Published on January 17, 2020

A New Digital Information System in Senegal Bringing Together Agricultural Actors

How can farmers who live in remote parts of Senegal still get access to the national market ...

Published on October 17, 2019 by Christien van den Brink

Cracking the Nut: ICCO’s 4 Lessons to Boost the Onion Value Chain

In Senegal onion is the most consumed vegetable, but annual production does not cover domestic demand. The ...

Published on September 11, 2019

First Field Trip of New CEO: “Building Trust With Banks Is of Utmost Importance”

“With some relatively simple business skills and technologies, we can support farmers” says Sybren Attema. As a ...