Startup snapshot: Delivering land rights documentation to Ghanaian farmers Published by Justin Probyn on 18 October 2017 Meridia is a mobile platform that provides smallholder farmer families with documentation of their land.
Seizing Africa’s rapidly-growing food market that could be worth $1tn by 2030 Published by Staff Writer on 12 September 2017 Opportunities opening up as imports are substituted with high-value locally-produced food.
The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa Published by The Conversation on 30 May 2017 Many African countries are still searching for inclusive commercial farming models that can bring in private investment without dispossessing local people.
Cameroonian entrepreneur: Farming should be about business, not handouts Published by Justin Probyn on 27 July 2016 As a child, Ernest Atem Lefu witnessed first-hand how his father struggled to sell his crops at a fair price.
Agriculture as a business: Approaching agriculture as an investment opportunity Published by Akinwumi Adesina on 19 February 2016 ‘Agriculture is a business. And the more we treat it as a business, as a way to create wealth, the more it will promote development and improve people’s lives to boot.’
Forget uncultivated land – Africa must produce more on existing farms Published by Kate Douglas on 9 June 2015 IFAD’s president says Africa’s average smallholder only produces 40% of potential.
Why agriculture and agribusiness can change Africa’s story Published by Stephen Yeboah on 18 February 2015 Agribusiness, centred around smallholder farmers, could change Africa’s growth and transformation story.
Five reasons why companies and small-scale farmers are not in business together Published by Kate Douglas on 4 January 2013 While it is mutually beneficial for companies and smallholders to do business together, they face a number of challenges.
