Some Recent Project Trends & Themes

Macro Scenario

Donor-Supported National & Regional Programmes (multi donors in Burundi, West African Agricultural Productivity Programme / Gambia with World Bank, Mpandamatenga cereals in Botswana with AfDB)

Diversity of Investing Countries (Olam of Singapore for rubber in Gabon, Probang of Portugal for pig farming in Kwanza Sul, Bonafarm of Hungary for Nansanga farm block Zambia, Strauss Group of Israel for chickpeas in Ethiopia, Ombicane of Mauritius in Kwale sugar)

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Some Recent Project Trends & Themes

Infrastructure

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Support Infrastructure (grain terminal at Nacala Port)

Increase in Dam & Irrigation Capacity (Bui Dam in Ghana, Chobe & Thune irrigation in Botswana)

Grain Silos (Nacala Port, Dar Es Salaam Port, Mocuba Park & Gurué in Zambezia)

Agri-Industrial (flour mill in Nacala, Dashen brewery plantation in Ethiopia, SABMiller in Juba, Gerset Cotton Plant in Eritrea, cornflakes plant in Ethiopia)

Industrial Zones (fish processing at Andrakaka Island Madagascar, cereals cotton fruit & sisal at Mocuba Park in Zambezia, mineral water & fruit juice at Soyo Park)

Special Projects (BAI Group investment in food crops in Manica)

Miners’ Social Investment Programmes

Western Cape Africa Agribusiness Forum Some Recent Project Trends & Themes

Industrial / Value-Add

Some Recent Project Trends & Themes

Products Proliferation of Sugar Projects (Markala in Mali, production & power plant in Kigoma, new plant in Kwanza Sul, Kwale plant in Kenya) Proliferation of Dairy Projects (Mariakana plant in Kenya) Aquaculture (Madagascar, Mozambique) Livestock Programmes (World Bank in Zambia, IFAD in Central African Republic) Specific Crops (groundnuts in Quelimane, cotton in Eritrea, chickpeas in Ethiopia)

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Western Cape Africa Agribusiness Forum Some Recent Project Trends & Themes

Ancillary

Fertilizer Initiatives (Soyo industrial park in Angola, Colluli potash in Eritrea)

Outgrower Programmes (leaf tobacco in Tete, Avocado in Central Kenya)

Resurgence of Bio-Fuels (Jatropha bio-diesel in Sofala, Cacuso bio-fuels in Malanje, biomass at Marigat & Mariakani in Kenya)

Research (Agricultural Centre at Kinshasa University)