Strategically central to the larger Kabylie region, the wilaya, or province, of Béjaïa has long benefitted from the area’s agricultural richesse – a fact that is perhaps surprising given the large swathes of dense forest and mountains that cover much of the region’s interior. As a result of the difficult geography, mechanised production...
What are the biggest challenges to vertical integration in Africa’s agricultural sector?
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...
The largest contributor to Nigeria’s GDP, the agriculture sector accounted for a 40.1% share as of mid-2013, according to the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). It is also the main source of employment in the country, responsible for more than 60% of jobs, as per figures from the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Increases...
The removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria made headlines in early 2012, but another halt to an expensive, inefficient state intervention took place in the agricultural sector. Fertiliser subsidies were the target of this reform and were replaced with the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GES). A first in Africa, the system helps ensure that farmers...
How can food price inflation and supply shortages be avoided in the short and medium terms?
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