Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

Selectively
substitute 
imports 
of 
wheat
Achieving
sell
-
Sufficiency
in 
key 
staples
i.e. 
(
rice
, 
fish
)
Unlock
the full 
potential
of 
cassava
for 
Africa
Create
a 
food
-
secure
Sahel
(
i.e. 
sorghum
, 
millet, 
cowpea
, 
livestock
)
Unlocking
the 
Guinea
Savannah
i.e. 
(
soybean
, 
maize
, 
dairy
, 
poultry
)
Move 
up the 
value 
 Chain
in 
tree
crops
(
cocoa
, coffee, 
cashew, 
oil
palm)
Promote
modern 
horticulture 
and 
cotton
-
based
exports
Increased Productivity
Enabling Infrastructure Development
Catalytic Agricultural Finance
Improved Agribusiness Environment
Inclusivity
, 
Sustainability
, and Nutrition
Coordination of Actors for Agriculture & 
Agribusiness
Development
Productivity Realization in Downstream Markets
Visions of Success: key agricultural commodity value chains and agro
-
ecological zones

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REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFORMATION
 
2.11
 
In each of the prioritized commodities, there are opportunities related to self-
sufficiency and value-added processing to help achieve transformation. 
For example, 
increasing productivity for rice, wheat, sorghum, millet, maize, soybean, livestock, dairy, fish, 
and poultry will help Africa become self-sufficient (i.e., meet or exceeds the projected 
consumption in 2025). Similarly, export-oriented commodities like cocoa, coffee, cashew, 
horticulture and oil palm have the opportunity to generate additional income in Africa by 
moving up the value chain (e.g., cocoa and coffee) and/or addressing market opportunities for 
increased nutrition with horticulture.
 
Table
 2 
outlines the specific requirements to transform each of the priority value chains 
and regions accounting for the specific barriers to be addressed in each. These overall 
requirements will not be the sole responsibility of the Bank.
Table 2: Transformation requirements (indicative and not exhaustive)
AVC/ AEZ 
Key activities for transformation 
Rice
 

Investment in modern milling facilities to make high-quality rice (though different size of 
mills, according to the location) for the fastest-growing market segment, which is also 
driving import growth 

Investment in modern parboiling technology to increase profitability over conventional 
methods 

Strengthened governance capacity of existing rice farmer cooperatives and other farmer 
organizations 

Large-scale dissemination and adoption of high-quality improved rice varieties 

Improved access to mechanized tools for weeding and soil preparation, and sustainable 
irrigation for areas with more variable rainfall or flooding 
Wheat 

Large-scale dissemination of drought-resistant (i.e., heat resistant), high-quality wheat 
varieties, including through commercialization and community-based distribution channels 

Adoption of productivity-increasing methods like raised-beds, supplementary irrigation, and 
zero-tillage systems

Improved access to mechanized equipment for field preparation and harvest 

Invest in integrated corridor-based production and milling (wheat-centric processing zones) 
to cover new milling capacity needs and upgrade the quality of existing mills to improve 
flour quality 
Cassava
 

Improved marketing capacity for processed products such as starches and ethanol (i.e., create 
new sources of demand) 

Reduced post-harvest losses by increasing access to better low-cost on-farm storage methods 
for fresh cassava as well as off-farm technologies (such as refrigeration, deep freezing, 
waxing, chemical treatment, and other methods) 

Investment in large-scale, industrial processing corridors to increase capacity for creating 
cassava value-added products 
Cocoa 

Increased lending for hired farm labor, fertilizer, and select pest and disease control products

Creation of bridge financing instruments to encourage farmers to plant new cocoa trees rather 
than switching to production of rubber or other crops 

Support for farmer aggregation and capacity building to cost-effectively certify farmers for 
sustainability and fair trade certifications, which allow farmers to receive premiums for their 
production 

Support for lowering tariffs for intermediate processed goods to encourage local cocoa 
grinding 

Competitively-priced capital for cocoa grinding and intermediate processing SMEs 

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