Transcript GREEN GOLD Agribusiness Opportunities In Zambia

2014
The Year of Agriculture and Food Security
Agribusiness Opportunities In Zambia
By Mishinga Seyuba-Kombo
Acting Chair, Agribusiness PC
Cape Chamber of Commerce
Agribusiness and Interantional Trade and Tourism
Portfolio Committees Meeting
Table of Contents
1. General Overview of Zambia’s Agricultural Platform
2. Key Investment Opportunity Areas
1. Food Processing
2. Floriculture
3. Horticulture
4. Aquaculture
5. Livestock
6. Crop Diversification
7. Fertilizers
8. Farm Equipment & Irrigation Systems
3. Getting Started – How to Guides
4. Contact Us
Zambia - The warm heart of Africa •
Impact & Development
– Strategically located near other booming countries/ economies such as Tanzania, Angola,
Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Zambia a member of SADC & COMESA – easy access to growing consumer markets. SADC alone has a
combined population of 580 million people with a combined GDP per capita of $870 million including
Zambia.
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Total Arable Land area is 75 million hectares (752, 000km2)
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58% (42million hectares) of which is classified as medium to high potential for agricultural production with
rainfall ranging between 800mm to 1,400 mm annually.
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Currently only 15% of this land is being cultivated.
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Land suitable for a broad range of production of crops, fish and livestock.
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Tax Incentives
– zero corporate tax for the initial 5 years from the first year profits that are made in the agriculture
sector.
can be anticipated that intra-regional trade will be enhanced both through intra-industry as well
as inter-industry trade. According to the African Union, the three Regional Economic
Communities have an estimated combined population representing 57% of Africa’s population
58% of its GDP.
Duty Free Access To Wider Markets
SADC & COMESA
COMESA: Common Market for Eastern
and Southern Africa
Total Population: 580 million*
Zambia
SADC: Southern African Development
Community
Total GDP: US$ 870 billion*
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Access to 25 national markets:
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, DRC, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,
AGRO- PROCESSING
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Peanut butter production
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Fruit Canning and Juice Extraction
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Cashew nut processing
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Meat, dairy, leather and leather
products
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Animal or Stock feed production (soya
beans)
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Fish canning and fish meal production
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Cassava Processing (food and other
industrial products)
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Cotton Spinning and Textiles
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Bio-diesel production and ethanol
production
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Cashew nut Processing
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Grain Milling (Rice, Maize, Wheat etc.)
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Honey processing
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Edible oil Production
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Coffee & tea processed & packaged
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Tobacco
FLORICULTURAL
• One of the fastest
growing export industries
in Zambia.
• It is usually associated
with cut flowers and
summer flowers. The cut
flowers comprise mainly
fresh roses that account
for 95% of the sector
while the remaining 5%
are summer flowers.
• Introduce more varieties
to the industry.
• Availability: there is
usually a shortage locally.
HORTICULTURAL
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Asparagus
Sugar snap peas
Green beans (bobby beans)
Baby corn,
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Passion fruit
Spring onions
Pattypan squash
Eggplant
Mushrooms
Cucumbers
Carrots
Leeks
Various types of chilies & peppers.
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All of these are in limited supply.
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Big Zambian retailers such as Pick n
Pay, Spar & Shoprite rely on imports
from South Africa for most of these
products.
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Opportunity to produce high quality
fresh vegetables.
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Packaging & Labeling materials
AQUACULTURE
• Zambia has 15m
hectares of water.
• Demand for domestic
fish consumption still
outweighs production.
Key Investment Areas
• Cold Storage & Fish
Haulage.
• Education & Training in
fisheries.
• Fish Ornaments
The rare and beautiful fish which are less
than 20 centimeters long can be bread
and kept in aquariums for sale.
LIVESTOCK
• Poultry (meat)
- Free Range Birds
- Turkey
- Duck
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Egg Production
Pigs (Pork)
Goats
Sheep
“Tired Breeds”
• Cattle (Beef + leather)
• Opportunities for
investing in tanneries
for value addition to
raw hides and skins to
wet blue and finished
leather.
• Dairy Cattle
• Animal nutrition (feed)
CROP DIVERSIFICATION
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Table grapes
Citrus fruits (oranges & lemons)
Sweet & Irish Potatoes
Cassava
Sorghum
Finger millet
Sunflower
Oyster Mushrooms
FARM EQUIPMENT & IRRIGATION
SYSTEMS
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Irrigation Systems
Tractors
Planters
Cultivating Equipment
Spraying Equipment
Spreaders
Harvesters
FERTILISERS
• Zambia depends largely on the international markets
for its fertilizers, as local production is very limited and
dependent on a state-run plant (Nitrogen Chemicals of
Zambia [NCZ]) that is in need of major
repairs/upgrades.
• Investment opportunity is to set up a manufacturing
plant which will improve accessibility and productivity,
while saving on foreign exchange and avoiding
international price fluctuations.
LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
1. Registering your company – PACRA (Patents
and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA)
2. Registering for Tax and VAT – The Zambia
Development Agency (ZDA)
3. Import & Export Licenses
4. Immigration – Visas and Permits
Contact Us For More
Information
SK Associates – “Building Partnerships in Africa”
1st Floor Mariendal House,
Newlands on Main
Main Road, Claremont, Cape Town, 7700
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: + 27 216714425
Web: http://www.skassociates.co.za