Combining oil and gas wealth with the entrepreneurial efforts of its predominantly young population, Nigeria has developed a business-friendly environment over the past two decades of civilian rule. The country has effectively leveraged its abundance of natural resources and harnessed the strength of its 193m-strong population to become a key nation both on the African continent and beyond.
Nigeria is taking its agricultural value-added programme nationwide after initial trials resulted in higher crop yields and increased efficiency.
As hydrocarbons forms the backbone of Kuwait’s economy, the resurgence in global commodity markets bodes well for the future and has led to a renewed sense of optimism. The recovering market is also supporting the government’s diversification efforts under the auspices of the Kuwait National Development Plan, or New Kuwait.
Economic update | La hausse de la production agricole rapproche l’Algérie de la sécurité alimentaire
Grâce à une augmentation de sa production agricole nationale, l’Algérie se rapproche un peu plus de son objectif d’autosuffisance alimentaire ; selon des prévisions officielles, le pays pourrait mettre un terme à l’importation de produits agricoles d’ici trois ans.
Located at a juncture between Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Djibouti has easy access to international trade routes via the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, and borders fast-growing yet landlocked Ethiopia, making it an ideal continental hub. New ports, railway links and road improvement projects are enhancing economic efficiencies and providing a solid platform to bolster expansion in sectors.
Economic update | Guanajuato desarrolla técnicas de riego para impulsar las exportaciones agrícolas de México
Los productores agrícolas del estado mexicano de Guanajuato buscan mejorar su sostenibilidad usando nuevas técnicas de irrigación y gestión del agua, para lo cual participan, junto con líderes internacionales del área, en un plan para aumentar la productividad y fomentar las exportaciones a mercados clave.