With support from African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) through the Malawi Agriculture Partnership (MAP) Program, rice farmers from Domasi, Muona and Nkhate irrigation schemes realised significant rice volumes. This is due to use of good certified rice seed, fertilisers and good agronomic practices. Productivity in all the three irrigation schemes has almost doubled.

COTTON STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO STRATEGISE ON DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY

The Ministry of trade in conjunction with COMESA, Ministry of Agriculture and the Cotton Development Trust held a two day consultative meeting to agree on a road map for the development of a cotton strategy to cover period between 2010 -2015.

Officially opened by the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hon. Steven Kamwendo MP brings together delegates from Government, Private Sector, Farmer organizations, and Non governmental organization. The meeting is expected to be held over a two day period that will culminate to a visit to Mapeto David Whitehead and Sons.

The CDT has been working to create partnership to improve efficiency in the cotton value chain

In a press conference held on 16 September 2009, ArcelorMittal and GTZ briefed the media on the envisaged objectives of CRFL and answered questions posed by local journalists.

The workshop was organised by the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and ArcelorMittal and took place on September 17, 2009 at RLJ Kendeja Resort in Paynesville, Liberia. A total of 38 delegates from private companies and other stakeholders attended the Workshop, whose main objective was to initiate and facilitate the setting up of a Corporate Responsibility Forum for Liberia (CRFL).

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda honours African business leaders at a gala ceremony in London on 6th July

At an awards ceremony organised by African Business magazine and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), President Paul Kagame together with African government officials and top leaders from all regions of Africa celebrated the achievements of prominent businessmen and women driving growth and development in the Continent.

The African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC)  in partnership with GTZ and RBI will be hosting a 2 days workshop on Enhancing the Competitiveness of the DRC: Good practices in countering corruption – Private sector experiences and International framework” in the DRC on July 15 – 16 at the Memling Hotel / Kinshsasa DRC.

In 2008 the initiative “Responsible Business investment in the DRC” was launched in the DRC and, within a parallel process, in South Africa and UK. In both countries (DRC and South Africa) AICC was involved in the concept and implementation of the initiative in partnership with GTZ and it has also been integrated in the Steering Committees of that process.

In October 2008, during a workshop in Kinshasa, the DRC initiative agreed on continuously holding workshops for learning on Corporate Social Responsibility matters. It was proposed that the first workshop in the year 2009 should be about anti-corruption.

As part of its ongoing involvement in the RBI initiative, the AICC took the lead management in the development and facilitation of these 2 days workshop to give participants a better understanding of practices and current trends and to provide a basis for further detailed discussion on implementation of anti-corruption strategies for private sector in the DRC. The primary objective of this workshop is to support the Responsible Business Investment Network in the DRC in the development of a programme of activity to fight corruption by teaching participants about international anti-corruption practices especially in the private sector, relevant legal frameworks, and assessment mechanisms that are influencing behaviour and the perception of corruption in the DRC. The major goal behind this workshop is to empower companies to effectively deal with and debate the issues around corruption.

For more information, please contact the AICC’s DRC project Co-ordinator Mr. Jean Didier Losango Nzinga on +27 11 6436604 ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Professor Mack Dumba on +243 998128848 ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )