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8 March 2018, The Hague. H.E. Mr. Khamkheuang Bounteum, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the Benelux countries, today paid a courtesy visit to

28 February 2018, Amsterdam Mr. Parvindar Singh, Managing Director of CFC, received Mr. Paul Akiwumi, Director, Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, at the CFC headquarters in Amsterdam.

20 February 2018, Amsterdam The Common Fund for Commodities, at the invitation of the Embassy of Colombia in the Netherlands, Procolombia and the Impact Hubs of Amsterdam and Bogota,

  22 December 2017, The Hague Mr. Parvindar Singh, Managing Director of CFC, at the invitation of the Embassy of Sudan in The Hague, gave a presentation regarding CFC

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year Dear Friends, It has been an interesting and exhilarating year for the Common Fund, and we would like to thank all

“The application process for this post is closed as of 7 January 2018” The deadline for this vacancy has expired. We would like to thank all applicants for responding

On October 24th the Chief Operation Officer (COO) of the CFC participated in the Agrique Africa Investment Summit held in Frankfurt. He was part of a panel under the

“The application process for this post is closed as of 16 September 2017”      The deadline for this vacancy has expired. We would like to thank all applicants for

The Annual Report of the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) highlights work done during 2016. The Report contains a general review of operations and other relevant activities undertaken by

The CFC released three topical studies looking into issues attracting increasing attention of countries, impact investors and commodity sector stakeholders. These topics covered are: Improving energy access in the

Amb. Fernando Bucheli Vargas, the Consul-Head of Mission of the Representation of the Republic of Ecuador in The Netherlands, paid a courtesy visit to the Common Fund for Commodities

After over 20 years in Amsterdam’s Museum district, the CFC office has moved to a new location near the city’s Central Station. The new office modernizes the CFC’s working

CFC’s COO, Axel Gruber, discusses the role of investment in improving the livelihoods of farmers with the Netherlands-Africa Business Council. It is not so much the commodity that makes

After over 20 years in the Museum district of Amsterdam, the CFC office has moved to a new location near the city’s Central Station which will modernize the working

The Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Governing Council was held at the Bel Air Hotel, The Hague, The Netherlands, on 6 and 7 December 2016. Mr. Aly Touré, Permanent

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) participated at the Conference “Africa Works! 2016 – Innovation in Finance” on 10 and 11 November at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam.

The Executive Board of the Common Fund for Commodities met in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 18 to 19 October 2016 to review operational issues, financial and administrative matters and

A Meeting of the Working Committee to review “The Investment Policy of the Common Fund for Commodities – Recent Trends in the Financial Markets” was held at the Embassy

  Babban Gona (“Great Farm” in Hausa) an agricultural franchise, developed by Doreo Partners an Impact Investing Firm, investing in profitable, high growth, early stage businesses that improve the

In a special ceremony on 17 May 2016 at its headquarters in Washington, the Inter-American Development Bank honoured a rice project financed by CFC for its exceptional innovation. The

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) will hold a joint high-level event on “Fostering structural economic progress toward graduation

The UN calls for a special meeting regarding the course of action for the Least Developed Countries. As the midpoint of the decade-long programme of action draws near, the

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has invited the CFC to participate in the High-Level OFID Seminar on “Long-term Challenges of Food Security” taking place on 30 March

The main purpose of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) meeting was to conduct an overall assessment of the implementation of activities in the first two years of the project life

Consultative Committee recommends 7 Regular Projects for approval of the Executive Board. 4 Fast Track Projects recommended for approval by the Managing Director. The 7th Call for Proposals (which

The Member Countries of the CFC held the 27th meeting of the Governing Council in The Hague on 8-9 December 2015. This is the annual meeting of the highest

Through a four year project financed by the CFC, the “Cooperativa Olivicola Los 12 Olivos” established a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable production of high-quality olive oil suitable for the

The 6th Call for Proposals (which was opened in early March 2015 and closed on 18 May 2015) has yielded 97 proposals seeking financial support from the CFC. These

The Consultative Committee reviewed project proposals received in the 5th Call for Proposals announced in August 2014. Out of some 130 proposals screened by the CFC in this Call,

The Fifth Call for Proposals, which was opened in August 2014, has resulted in more than 130 project submissions. Initial screening of the proposals which were received by the

The Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Governing Council was held at the Bel Air Hotel, The Hague, The Netherlands, on 10 and 11 December 2014.  Ambassador Buddhi K. Athauda

UNCTAD, CFC and UN-OHRLLS will lead a high-level dialogue at the 2nd United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in Vienna, Austria to share their findings in greater detail.

The CFC will support and contribute to the discussions at the forthcoming “Special event on facilitating the Participation of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Higher Segments of Regional and

The Consultative Committee (the Fund’s external, technical advisory committee) reviewed 19 proposals at its 54th Meeting held from 30 June to 3 July 2014. The 19 proposals were the

The Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched The Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) in order to promote development-relevant investments in, and trade

New guidelines for the Operations of the Common Fund for Commodities for the period 2013-2015 were approved by the Governing Bodies in 2012 which mandated the Secretariat of the

New guidelines for the Operations of the Common Fund for Commodities for the period 2013-2015 were approved by the Governing Bodies in 2012 which mandated the Secretariat of the

New guidelines for the Operations of the Common Fund for Commodities for the period 2013-2015 were approved by the Governing Bodies in 2012 which mandated the Secretariat of the

The 3rd Consultative Forum on Coffee Sector Finance took place in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on 10 September 2013. It’s objective was to identify best practices and disseminate information to

A five year CFC project on developing a banana export sector in Ethiopia and Sudan has been completed. And successfully put both countries on the map as banana exporting

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is currently financing a project entitled “Improving the Income Generating Potential of the Oil Palm in West and Central African Region (Cameroon and

In December 2012, CFC with the help of the Dutch authorities and the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) organized a workshop on the following theme: “Business Driving Agriculture Development in

The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) and the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) announce the signing of the Agreement committing the CFC to act as the manager

Merja Zerga, a Moroccan beneficiary fishery cooperative under a CFC financed project “Technical Assistance for the Upgrading of Small-scale fisheries and their integration in International Trade” has successfully undergone

Amsterdam – The 51st meeting of the Consultative Committee of the CFC was held in Amsterdam from 21 to 25 January 2013. This was the first meeting of the Committee

Commodity Clearing House Ghana reports up to USD12 million made available to finance grain and shea nuts through repo contracts by early 2013. The repurchase Agreement, developed in the

The Annual meeting of the Governing Council was held in The Hague, from 11 to 12 December 2012. Mr. Sirajuddin Hamid Yousif, Ambassador of Sudan, opened the 24th Meeting

The Common Fund for Commodities has supported the development of warehouse receipts systems across Africa in the past 15 years. The case of Malawi illustrates the benefits which warehouse

Public and private sector financiers agree on the need for a coordinated response to public concerns about financialization and commodity market volatility. Nevertheless, the views on effective measures to

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) recently participated in a workshop which reviewed and disseminated results obtained for the project entitled “Reconversion of small coffee farms into self-sustaining agricultural

CFC study provides comprehensive profiles on the rice sector of nine East African countries  Rice consumption is growing at a fast pace and is rapidly becoming the staple food

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is seeking applications for support of commodity development activities in its member countries.  The objectives of the CFC supported interventions are:  (i) Social:

The Executive Board of the Common Fund for Commodities recently approved a project on “Economic Valorization of Olive Genetic Resources, Creation of Pilot Demonstration Nursery Centres – Quality Enhancement

Highlights of the outcome of the project on Instrument Testing of Cotton The article in the ICAC Recorder (Vol. XXX, No 3. September 2012) highlights the outcome of the project

A cashew development project financed by the CFC has been successfully completed in 7 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. The project has established a sustainable organization of technology

Africa is a significant source of a wide range of native medicinal and aromatic plants serving the global food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, herbal and dietary supplement industries. The worldwide trades

A three year CFC project on cassava value chain development in West Africa has been successfully completed. A set of project related documents is now available on our website

A comprehensive report on the “First Use of Zinc in China” has been prepared by the Beijing General Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (BGRIMM) on behalf of the International

CFC supports the bamboo sector via the implementation of several bamboo and rattan pilot projects in developing countries in the areas of sustainable energy production, flooring, construction materials, particle

Rome – The 19th annual meeting between the Common Fund and International Commodity Bodies (ICBs) took place recently at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. Managing Director, Amb. Mchumo in