Transcript African Farming Solutions Breakfast Launch

African Farming Solutions
“Enhancing food security in Africa”
Breakfast launch
16th April 2015
“resolve contradictions
between the aspirations of
their people and the realities
of the economy. They have to
settle on a formula which
gives enough relief to many
who feel they have been
dispossessed – but will not
cause serious damage to the
competitiveness of the
economy”
Harry Lee Kuan Yew, 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015
“The problems we face can never be solved
at the same level of thinking we were at
when we created them”
Enhancing food security in Africa
Create agriculture industrial hubs
Promote small scale farmers
Introduce climate change technologies
Consulting Services
1. Mentorships
2. Farm planning
3. Project plans
4. Crop specialists
5. Funding
African Farming Solutions
Funding Partners
Marketing &
Communications
Climate Change
Technologies
Business Partners
AFS
Projects
Business
development &
economics
Commodity
trading
Skills
development &
mentorships
Social
Development
Information
Technology
AFS
Funding Partners
Business Model
AFS Project
Management
Mentors
Business Partners
How?
1. Secure market for products
2. Secure funding
3. Identify land assets where there is
no conflict and there is water
4. Deploy local expertise and
suppliers on projects
Initiatives
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6.
Model farm
Out-growers
AFS BidorBuy
AFS agro-business fund
Climate change technologies
Grain banks