PEACE cable lands in Djibouti: what stronger connectivity means for farming value chains, agritech access gaps and where processing captures value.
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Farming
Ethiopia’s Safaricom Ethiopia launch — value-chain opening the risks and opportunities
Safaricom Ethiopia’s 6 October 2022 launch could ease farm-to-market bottlenecks, but rural coverage and payment access decide who actually benefits.
Kenya’s Nairobi Expressway opens — value-chain opening the business case for investors
Nairobi Expressway opens: a faster JKIA approach is cold-chain infrastructure for Kenya’s horticulture. Aggregate volumes and locate processing to the corridor.
Battery value-chain pact in DRC — asset and corridor map what comes next for investors
DRC-Zambia battery pact could reshape farm economics around Kolwezi if industrial infrastructure and finance reach rural suppliers, not just miners.
DRC joins the EAC in East Africa — value-chain opening the business case for investors
DRC joins the EAC: a larger market for East African food. Whether producers capture value through storage, processing and rural finance, or lose it.
How Israel became the Most Advanced Country in Agriculture
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, early settlers who decided to settle in the lands of Israel faced a huge challenge: how to farm in conditions of sweltering heat and minimal rainfall. The land was catastrophically barren, but the desire to make this area...
Parish Development Model in Uganda — market impact how the market shifts for investors
Uganda’s Parish Development Model reorganises farming, storage, processing and rural finance around the parish. What it means for agribusiness operators.
The Nitrogen Fertilizers Gap: Russian Sanctions, Africa, and Global Food Economy
Sanctions, or talk of sanctions, toward Russia create opportunities for the African Agricultural Economy, especially fertilizer production amongst other things. Throwing threats and executing them are two different things, and what lies between must be an impact...
Parish Development Model in Uganda — regional opportunity why it matters for investors
Uganda’s Parish Development Model is a scale test of decentralised rural commercialisation. Why East African operators and planners should watch it closely.