{"id":4706,"date":"2023-08-07T13:57:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T13:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2023-08-14T14:20:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:20:35","slug":"bayer-initiates-better-life-farming-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/07\/bayer-initiates-better-life-farming-in-cote-divoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayer Initiates Better Life Farming in Cote d&#8217;Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 1st August 2023, Bayer West and Central Africa headquartered in Cote d\u2018Ivoire inaugurated itself Better Life Farming (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.BetterLifeFarming.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BLF<\/a>) program. The program is part of the vision to achieve &#8220;Health for All, Hunger for No-one,&#8221; At the initial phase, there are 7 BLF centres in the North, 1 in the North-East and 1 in the East. The <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/blf\/\">#BLF<\/a> Centre are known locally as MOAYE-Here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Better Life Farming is a global initiative of Bayer which seeks to promote innovative and eco-friendly agricultural practices. It assists small farmers to become agripreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BLF Centre offers a comprehensive set of solutions for small farmers to upgrade their skills, improve their output and increase their revenue. The <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/blf\/\">#BLF<\/a> program is already in operation in Latin America, Asia and East Africa; now, it is coming to West Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the UN, 80% of food consumed in developing countries is produced by an estimated 550 million smallholders. Therefore, the contribution of small farmers is crucial to achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/un\/\">#UN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/sdg\/\">#SDG<\/a> 2 to obliterate hunger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies have highlighted several stumbling blocks to reach <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/sdg\/\">#SDG<\/a> 2 and attain <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/foodsecurity\/\">#FoodSecurity<\/a>, notably access to finance, quality inputs, knowledge of advanced agricultural techniques and access to markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BLF initiative complements the Bayer&#8217;s Smallholder Initiative which aims to improve the livelihoods of at least 100 million small farmers by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 1st August 2023, Bayer West and Central Africa headquartered in Cote d\u2018Ivoire inaugurated itself Better Life Farming (BLF) program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":0,"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[286,54,39,279],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.12 - 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