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Africa Agriculture Highlights

Focus Report: How can Africa's leading sugar producers increase output?

The African continent accounts for around 6% of global sugar output, half of which is concentrated in COMESA countries – a figure that is set to expand to 8% by 2029.

Unlocking potential
Focus Report

Agriculture in Africa: Focus Report

Home to 60% of the world’s arable land, Africa has the potential to meet not only its own food needs, but also those of the rest of the world. Agriculture remains one of the most important economic sectors for the continent, employing the majority of the population and accounting for 14% of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa.
Overview

Green Morocco Plan increases Morocco's agricultural output
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Agriculture remains a critical sector for the Moroccan economy. Given its major role in providing employment and disposable income, agriculture can impact the country’s annual GDP growth rates in a way that few other sectors can.
Economic Update

Les répercussions pour le secteur du cacao de la proposition de mise en place d’un prix d’achat minimum en Côte d’Ivoire et au Ghana

Les deux premiers producteurs mondiaux de cacao ont mis en place un nouveau mécanisme de fixation des prix des fèves afin de promouvoir la durabilité de leurs secteurs respectifs et de garantir des revenus plus élevés pour les producteurs.
Interview
Overview

Nigeria looks to agriculture sector to decrease oil dependency
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Long a critical sector for the Nigerian economy, agriculture recorded steady growth throughout the country’s recent recession and supported macroeconomic stability against a backdrop of volatility in the global oil market.
Interview
Agriculture in Africa: Focus Report
Green Morocco Plan increases Morocco's agricultural output
Les répercussions pour le secteur du cacao de la proposition de mise en place d’un prix d’achat minimum en Côte d’Ivoire et au Ghana
Abdellatif Ghedira, Executive Director, International Olive Council: Interview
Nigeria looks to agriculture sector to decrease oil dependency
Mohammed Fikrat, President, National Federation of Agribusiness (Fédération Nationale de l’Agroalimentaire, FENAGRI); and CEO, Cosumar: Interview
 

Modern practices

Analysis

How irrigation will help Egypt ensure water security

Around 98% of Egypt’s population is concentrated along the Nile Valley and Delta, and this clustering highlights Egypt’s dependence on the river as a source of water. The population of 100m consumes between 105bn and 110bn cu metres of water a year, while the Nile’s annual flow is around 55.5bn cu metres a year.

Overview

Improved inputs and irrigation methods boost Ghana's agricultural output

The Ghanaian agriculture sector experienced consistent growth between 2014 and 2018. According to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), agriculture grew by 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2018, outpacing general non-oil GDP growth the same year.

Interview

Interview with Chaim Zach, Kabiru Rabiu, Aliyu Abbati Abdulhameed

On enhancing the sector's supply chain through human capital, technology and data analytics

Analysis

Agri-tech data drives the movement of food to Kenyan markets

In recent years the accelerating uptake of new means of crop production and distribution have begun to change Kenyan smallholder farming.

Video: Agriculture in Africa

This Growth & Recovery video highlights the important aspects of the Agriculture in Africa: Focus Report, published in partnership with OCP Group.

Sustainable farming
Analysis

How Côte d'Ivoire is making cocoa sustainable
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The sustainability of cocoa production in Côte d’Ivoire has become one of the top priorities of both public and private stakeholders. Chief among the segment’s concerns are increasing the incomes of cocoa farmers and achieving a more equitable distribution of the value generated by the global cocoa industry.
Economic Update

Le Maroc se tourne vers le bio pour développer son secteur agricole

Le Maroc s’emploie actuellement à accroître la visibilité de son agriculture biologique au sein du royaume comme à l’étranger dans un contexte de demande en hausse, le développement du secteur étant en outre perçu par les responsables politiques comme un bon moyen de doper la valeur ajoutée agricole.
Interview
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Digital and precision farming practices bolster global agricultural resiliency
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Against a backdrop of increasingly severe and financially straining climate events and natural disasters, technology is poised to play an important role in maintaining and improving global agricultural output.

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How Côte d'Ivoire is making cocoa sustainable
Le Maroc se tourne vers le bio pour développer son secteur agricole
Abdelhamid Aboulkassim, President, Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Organic Agriculture: Interview
Digital and precision farming practices bolster global agricultural resiliency
 

Covid-19 impact

Economic Update

How can Africa's Covid-19 food insecurity challenge be tackled?

The Covid-19 pandemic has accentuated existing food security issues in Africa and given rise to some new challenges. With an economic downturn under way, efforts to combat hunger are being accelerated. While short-term measures are part of the solution, the crisis has also made a powerful case for long-term change.

Analysis

Covid-19's impact on Ivorian cocoa production

The global spread of Covid-19 in the first half of 2020 occurred at a somewhat slower pace on the African continent than elsewhere, but brought similar disruptions to business and social life. The virus was first detected in Côte d’Ivoire in mid-March, and one month later the country had one of the highest infection rates in sub-Saharan Africa.

Economic Update

Digital solutions enhance resilience of Kenya’s agriculture sector amid Covid-19 pressures

Kenya’s farmers are currently facing two distinct crises: coronavirus and a locust invasion. However, the ongoing uptake of digital solutions is helping to strengthen resilience in the agriculture sector and ensure that fresh produce can still reach consumers.

Podcast

Rethinking the future of the agriculture sector through sustainability and modernisation

For many countries across Africa, agriculture remains one of the most important sectors of the economy. Agriculture accounts for 14% of total GDP in sub-Saharan Africa, and a majority of the continent’s population is employed in the sector. In addition, export crops such as coffee, tobacco, oranges, fruit and cotton are important sources of foreign exchange for every country on the continent.

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