{"id":132,"date":"2025-09-10T11:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/fscat\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:05:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rbo.rw\/fscat\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"132\" class=\"elementor elementor-132\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307e19e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"307e19e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d8f45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2d8f45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69b896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e69b896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Circular Food Systems For Rwanda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee357e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee357e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A four-year program (2021-2025) transforming Rwanda&#8217;s food systems to be circular and sustainable by supporting SMEs in adopting circular business models and fostering a policy environment for agri-food sector transitions. To learn more about CIRF, visit the <\/span><span style=\"color: #00a367;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00a367;\" href=\"https:\/\/circularfoodsystemsrwanda.org\/\">Circular Food Systems For Rwanda<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> website.<\/span><\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #049bcb;\"><b>How has the circularity assessment tool been created?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The African Circular Economy Network (<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00a367;\"><a style=\"color: #00a367;\" href=\"https:\/\/acen.africa\/\">ACEN<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) team saw the need for a tool to identify circular economy gaps and opportunities in Africa\u2019s agri-food sector. To address this,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0ACEN adapted existing frameworks to suit African companies, particularly in East Africa. The tool was developed under the coordination of Elke Nijman and Christo van Schalkwyk with support from CIRF project partners, tested with over 20 Rwandan companies, and publicized with the support of Spruik Agency.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about the tool, reach out to <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00a367;\"><a style=\"color: #00a367;\" href=\"mailto:circularfoodsystems@acen.africa\">circularfoodsystems@acen.africa<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cf8d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2cf8d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ca4d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60ca4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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four-year program (2021-2025) transforming Rwanda&#8217;s food systems to be circular and sustainable by supporting SMEs in adopting circular business models and fostering a policy environment for agri-food sector transitions. To learn more about CIRF, visit the Circular Food Systems For Rwanda website. 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