Channelling patient, climate-smart investment to Africa’s dynamic agri-business sector is not only the right thing to do. There is a business case, says the former UK prime minister.
Once a major palm oil producer, Nigeria has in recent decades been eclipsed by Indonesia and Malaysia. But a sustainable project in Edo state is helping to get the industry back on its feet.
The impact of a series of crises is exacerbating vulnerabilities in Africa’s food systems. Things will get worse unless mitigating actions are taken now to safeguard Africa’s food security.
Amid calls for African nations to boost exports to China, agriculture seems an obvious choice, but can Africa’s exporters overcome the many barriers still in their way?
In an exclusive interview with Anver Versi, Dr Mohamed Anouar Jamali, CEO of OCP Africa, describes how the Group is launching its largest ever fertilizer relief programme.
African countries must simplify trade regulations and improve access to private finance if they are to move up the supply value chain and diversify from commodity exports, says the new report.
