UpdateNelson Mandela passed away on the 5th of Dec 2013 at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg. May his soul rest in perfect peace…. I leave with and interesting quote from this great man… ‘Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, […]
A few weeks ago all participating states of the Commercial Agriculture Development Project (CADP) got together in Lagos to discuss the next steps that will take the project to the next level. Below are some pictures from the event…. By the way you can click on the pictures to enlarge them…. Thanks for stopping by […]
Last week Sunday’s post stated ‘The next post will discuss what the report suggests as ways of overcoming these constraints… Here it goes….OVERCOMING CONSTRAINTS: Improving market performance and meeting new standards: To create space for private markets to operate, governments need a predictable, well-defined strategy to complete an orderly transition to market based food systems. […]
Ok so while doing my daily research I stumbled across this on the SILICON AFRICA blog and I totally had to share…please share your thoughts… The continent still is a risky place to do business, but the rewards of success are instant and a lot. Here are the top 7 tips for success I’ve garnered through […]
I read a fairly recent report published by the World Bank titled Growing Africa: Unlocking the Potential of Agribusiness. It was quite a large document and I think sharing all the information in one post will be a bit too much. In this post I will highlight the current state, potential, and challenges of the agribusiness […]
So my new friends over at Jamili Afrika (http://www.jamiliafrika.org/index.html) were kind enough to reblog my post (http://www.jamiliafrika.org/1/post/2013/07/who-are-the-next-generation-african-farmers.html). A little about them…well I’ll prefer you stop over on their site and read the about page (http://www.jamiliafrika.org/index.html) :-). However I have to share their philosophy ‘Jamili Afrika’s philosophy is to promote a mindset that says we are no […]
A few weeks ago we went on a few field trips to hang out with some of the farmers and while we were at it we figured we would ask a few questions, you know…to see if the project was having a positive impact on their activities :-). We interviewed quite a numbers of farmers, […]
3 blog posts ago I did a write-up on Value chains in agriculture and 1 post ago I wrote about opportunities within the rice value chain. I received some really interesting questions and that prompted this post. As agripreneurs it is fundamental that we master the art of collaboration. There is no doubt in my […]
Two blog post ago, I did a write-up on value chains and said we were going to discuss opportunities in various value chains. Please understand that the purpose of this blog is for us to share ideas and maybe do a little bit of brainstorming. Just as a reminder…As agripreneurs we seek to solve a […]
1000 hits…382 followers later and I thought it only right to thank you for your support and remind you about why we are doing this. From my heart to yours THANK YOU! This blog was started to create a platform for the NextGenAfricanFarmers to dialogue and share ideas. To bring to people’s awareness that there […]
