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Agricultural production

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Agri-business Agricultural production

“As you are encouraging the farmers to grow tea, you must be able to give them extension services”

  • Lerionka Tiampati Group CEO KTDA
14 October 2019
© Romain Esperon
At the head of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), Kenya’s leading tea producer and exporter, Lerionka Tiampati discusses, for the Private Sector & Development review, the successes and challenges Continue Reading
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Complementarity between agro-industry and smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Bertrand Vignes Director of the Natural Rubber Unit SIFCA
30 September 2019
© USAID Africa Bureau
By providing jobs, technical assistance and development projects to village communities, industrial groups strengthen their economic and social well-being – and can complete their production with the production of Continue Reading
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“Investment in agriculture as a key poverty reduction lever”

  • Alain de Janvry
  • Elisabeth Sadoulet
16 September 2019
© Mike Cohen
The World Bank’s World development report was first published in 2008. It was co-written by Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet among others and it highlighted agriculture as “an essential […]Continue Reading
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Promoting local agricultural production in an emerging country: the example of Les Vergers du Mékong

  • Jean-Luc Voisin Founder and Chief Executive Officer Les Vergers du Mékong
02 September 2019
© Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
By promoting the fruit, coffee and tea production of smallholders in Vietnam, which is subsequently processed locally into products with high added value, Les Vergers du Mékong ensures profitability while […]Continue Reading
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Agriculture: Nigeria’s job creation engine

  • Kola Masha Managing Director Babban Gona
08 July 2019
©World Bank/Flickr
Unemployed youth in Nigeria are estimated at over 60%. As this figure increases, so does the risk of insurgencies. The solution could come from agriculture; yet young smallholders face the […]Continue Reading
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Strengthening value chains in Africa: conditions for sustainable contractual arrangements

  • Jean-Christophe Debar Director FARM Foundation
24 June 2019
© Flickr - Bala Sivakumar
Africa continues to suffer from extreme poverty and malnutrition and the agri-food sector faces numerous challenges. Contract farming can boost value chain efficiency by enhancing coordination between stakeholders Continue Reading
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Agro-industry – at the core of key challenges

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31 May 2019
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Under what conditions do labels support development? The example of coffee

  • Sylvain Ly Co-founder Basic
21 May 2019
© Didier Gentilhomme / AFD
The coffee sector, a source of income for 25 million producers around the world, is faced with social and environmental challenges which have led to it being a focus of […]Continue Reading
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The role of agribusiness in development: a long-standing debate

  • Gaëlle Balineau Development Economist AFD
13 May 2019
© Karim Akadiri Soumaïla
Agribusiness and its role in economic development has given rise to much debate. Although it is frequently perceived in terms of negative externalities, it remains a solid vector for creating […]Continue Reading
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Agri-businesses must act in a sustainable manner to develop African agriculture

  • Anne Pacquet Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Committee FARM Foundation
19 February 2018
©Kate Holt/Africa Practice
The urgent need to develop African agriculture is hardly breaking news however current climate and environmental challenges have now pushed new priorities to the fore. Maintaining African smallholder farming needs Continue Reading
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