What are the biggest challenges to vertical integration in Africa’s agricultural sector?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sunny Verghese, Group Managing Director and CEO, Olam International from The Report: Nigeria 2013
Articles & Analysis | Building blocks: Investing in materials production to meet growing local demand from The Report: Nigeria 2013
The construction materials segment in Nigeria has expanded dramatically in recent years, primarily as a result of local manufacturers ramping up production in an effort to supply rising construction demand. Large investments have flowed into the cement, steel, aluminium, paint and equipment industries, among other segments. Despite steadily...
Articles & Analysis | Come together: Public-private partnerships are the preferred solution to address transport needs from The Report: Nigeria 2013
Infrastructure deficits are a problem that has become increasingly common in frontier and emerging markets, and addressing the issue through public-private partnership (PPP) investment deals is a common prescription. Indeed, infrastructure drives based on PPPs are increasingly the preferred method for governments looking to minimise the fiscal...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Manoj Kohli, Managing Director and CEO International, Bharti Airtel from The Report: Nigeria 2013
What role can infrastructure sharing play in terms of bringing down end-user costs in African markets?
Articles & Analysis | Staying in the lead: Africa’s largest oil producer balances growth, upgrades and oversight from The Report: Nigeria 2013
Nigeria has a well-established track record as the world’s 12th-largest producer of oil and the leading producer in Africa, according to the BP “Statistical Review of World Energy 2013”. Yet as the country’s proven reserves of both oil and gas start to decline, the imperative is to clarify the industry’s long-term legal and fiscal outlooks to...
Articles & Analysis | Transformation plan: Efforts to push the industry forward and improve farmers’ access to resources face challenges from The Report: Nigeria 2013
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture (FMARD) released a mid-term report evaluating its Agricultural Transformation Action Plan (ATAP) in May 2013. It aimed for a paradigm shift, in which the logic of the private sector would be applied to a traditionally public sector, and claimed that the result would be more jobs, more food and a better future for...