Ranked: Africa’s top 20 agribusiness companies Published by Claude Harding on 24 November 2011 The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in a recent report titled African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs To Creating Wealth, published a list of Africa’s top 20 agribusiness and food companies.
African exports to suffer because of economic turmoil in U.S. and Europe Published by Femi Adewunmi on 21 November 2011 “A one percentage point drop in OECD countries’ growth rate will translate into a 10% drop in Africa’s exports and half a percentage point lower GDP growth rate.”
African banks finally waking up to the needs of SMEs and the unbanked Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 18 November 2011 The banking penetration level in most of Sub-Saharan African markets (excluding South Africa) remains relatively low at about 10%.
AECF offering funding up to $1.5 mil for innovative business ideas Published by Promotional Feature on 17 November 2011 The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) is inviting private sector companies to compete for investment support for their new and innovative business ideas.
12 ways how mobile technology can boost African agriculture Published by Femi Adewunmi on 16 November 2011 In a recent report, titled Connected Agriculture, Vodafone and Accenture identified 12 opportunities for mobile phone technology to increase agricultural income and productivity.
From inside the fridge: a fresh look at food processing in Africa Published by Jaco Maritz on 14 November 2011 We take a look inside the fridge of an average expat household living in Dar es Salaam, to see what can be learnt about Tanzania’s food processing industry.
Turning smallholder farmers into business people Published by Jaco Maritz on 4 November 2011 Poor African farmers are understandably reluctant to invest a year’s income in agricultural equipment. However, for those who do take the risk, the rewards can be substantial.
Investment manager speaks about venture capital in East Africa Published by Regina Ekiru on 24 October 2011 How we made it in Africa’s Nairobi correspondent Regina Ekiru speaks to Eelco Benink, investment manager of InReturn Capital.
Rising demand for African language translation services Published by Jaco Maritz on 23 October 2011 “In the last few years, we have noticed a marked increase in the demand for Portuguese translations for clients interested in doing business in Angola and Mozambique.”
Unlimited potential for direct selling of cosmetics in Africa Published by Loraine Stander on 19 October 2011 The growing African middle class presents endless opportunities for direct selling companies, especially those focusing on cosmetics.
Africa’s deepening financial sector Published by Claude Harding on 17 October 2011 The deepening of Africa’s financial sector is both a result of, and a driver of, the strong macroeconomic gains reflected across several of the continent’s core markets over the course of the past decade.
African governments seeking greater benefits from mineral wealth Published by Imara Africa Securities team on 17 October 2011 African governments are increasingly seeking a bigger chunk of their mineral resources wealth.
World looking to African agriculture as solution for food crisis Published by Simon Freemantle on 15 October 2011 As nations seek external sources of nutrition, focus is narrowing on those regions which still have large untapped agricultural potential. No region epitomises this residual allure more than Sub-Saharan Africa.
How Africa’s economy is benefiting from the ICT revolution Published by Claude Harding on 13 October 2011 Few alterations of Africa’s macroeconomic vista have been as noticeable and inclusive as the growth of the continent’s ICT sector.