According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Egypt produced 2.9m litres of fresh cow milk worth $905m and 2.28m litres of fresh buffalo milk ($1.09bn) in 2010. Milk consumption is relatively low by North African standards, and dairy products do not feature as heavily in the Egyptian diet as they do in the Maghreb. Floris Wesseling...
With demand for agricultural produce growing strongly, both from domestic demand and the rising export sector, Egypt is reinvigorating its major desert development projects. Efforts to “green” areas of desert and convert it for agricultural use date back many years. For instance, work on bringing water to Tahrir province located north-west of Cairo...
Cocoa is big business in Ghana. The country is the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, occasionally beating its neighbour, Côte d’Ivoire, for the top spot on the international market. Ghana’s cocoa product is widely considered top quality. Cultivated in six of the country’s 10 regions, more Ghanaians are reliant on the production of cocoa for...
One of the chief obstacles to propelling progress in Ghana’s agricultural sector is land distribution. Obtaining proof of individual ownership is difficult and most lands are not owned by people but by groups or tribes, often with competing claims. The country lacks a proper registry, along with titles, which has often offered complications to...
Palm oil production in Ghana has surged in recent decades, thanks to a top-down approach that may offer a preview of how the government wants to improve its agricultural sector. The country has found success in partnering with the private sector on large-scale projects. It has invested in the sector by founding and supporting the Oil Palm Research...
Crucial to the economy, Ghana’s agricultural sector is the country’s largest employer and a significant contributor to its production value. Together with economic growth opportunities, a push for a stronger food security policy has created a drive to modernise farming business in recent years. The aim is to boost yields without sacrificing jobs....
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