Are you daring? Come over to Africa for business!
Harvard Business Review: Did you know that Africa is one of the fastest-growing economic regions? Check out this infographic for reasons why: http://s.hbr.org/g6AAip
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Come over to Africa for business
HarvardBiz: Did you know that Africa is one of the fastest-growing economic regions? Check out this infographic for reasons why: http://s.hbr.org/g6AAip
PROMOTION OF PACKING HOUSES TO REDUCE POST HARVEST LOSSES FOR POTATOES, ONIONS ETC
Twelve countries in the West African sub-region are to benefit from a World Bank-assisted regional agricultural project under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) reports Bassey Udo, Next Newspapers (www.234next.com) on its March 3, 2011 edition. Nigeria is one of the countries to benefit from the $300 million facility. Other countries under the scheme include Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin, Gambia, and Niger. The WAAPP project is expected to assist farmers in agro-processing and value addition for agricultural products. A major problem in agricultural production within the sub region is post harvest losses as the farming community mostly consists of small and marginal farmers. These farmers do not have the economic strength to retain the surplus produce till favourable market price and often compelled to sell their produce immediately after harvest when the prices are low. The solution to this problem li...