Africa’s cashew story presents a familiar and uncomfortable picture. The continent produces a large share of the world’s raw cashew nuts, yet much of the real economic value is created after the crop leaves African shores. That cannot continue if the continent is serious about industrialisation, job creation and economic transformation. The call by the…
Seun Rasheed Interview with Seun RasheedFOUNDER AND CEO, SOUK FARMS Lives in: Kigali, Rwanda Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil giant Shell in Qatar when a holiday to Rwanda set him on a different path. During the trip, the wide gap between the local price of passion fruit and what it sold for in…
Ebenezer Onyeagwu A wildlife ranger once described a rescued lion that had been raised in captivity since birth. Despite its massive frame, powerful muscles, and majestic presence, the lion paced nervously within the narrow confines of a small enclosure. When the day finally came for its release into the wild, the gate was opened wide…
United States-based investor Dr. Farzam Kalambadi, President of Future Trends Investments Group (USA), has called on African nations to end the practice of exporting raw materials and instead build industries that add value locally — warning that the continent’s wealth will continue to enrich others if it fails to industrialise. Speaking to journalists soon after…
Hadija Jabiri Interview with Hadija JabiriFOUNDER and MANAGING DIRECTOR, GBRI (EATFRESH) Lives in: Tanzania Hadija Jabiri is the founder of GBRI, a Tanzanian agribusiness company that started with vegetables and now exports avocados to Europe and India. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz spoke to her about how she built the company…
