Opportunities for Improvement in Africa’s Agro-processing Sector
By: Katie Collier Date: April 27th, 2021 The agro-processing industry plays a pivotal role in the agricultural supply chain by virtue of its upstream and downstream linkages. Our last post referenced the constraints of the African agro-processing sector, including limited access to finance, technology, and infrastructure. In this blog, we will reference certain solutions that have been proposed by industry actors to alleviate agro-processing issues. Increasing private sector
Limits to Growth in the Agro-processing Sector
By: Katie Collier Date: April 21, 2021 The importance of the agro-processing industry to African economic development cannot be understated. In the agro-industry sector, less than 10 percent of value-addition is attributed to Africa. The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) believes that growth of this industry could lead to new employment opportunities, increased income, greater food security, and poverty alleviation. Its backward and forward linkages can promote greater va
Agro-processing in Ghana and Globally
Ghana’s agro-processing industry is in its nascent stage, constituted by 97 percent micro- and small-scale and 3 percent medium-scale
