Current Business Issues in African Countries
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Agriculture (1 of 3)
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Benin
Les Fruits Tillou
This is a leading pineapple production and processing company in Benin. It produces fresh pineapples (especially the local “Sugarloaf” variety), organic pineapple juice, and dried pineapple. It exports to Europe and other international markets, and works with many small scale producers organized in cooperatives — supporting smallholder incomes while supplying export markets.
Arise IIP (through its agribusiness operations in Benin)
Arise IIP — a private sector partner in a public private initiative — aims to scale up agriculture in Benin, with involvement in processing and export of products like cashews, palm oil, shea, poultry and more. The company’s strategy reflects efforts to industrialize agriculture in Benin, improve value addition locally, and integrate into regional and international value chains.
Burkina Faso
Agriculture / Agribusiness
SOFITEX
the main cotton-sector company in Burkina Faso, involved in cotton cultivation, ginning, fibre processing and cotton export.
NANKOSEM
another domestic seed company/distributor active in Burkina Faso, particularly for vegetable and field-crop seeds.
Livestock
MOABLAOU SA
A leading poultry company in Burkina Faso, producing eggs at industrial scale, raising laying hens and producing both table eggs and poultry meat / “reformed hens.”
Burundi
Société Sucrière du Moso (SOSUMO)
https://www.sosumo-burundi.com/
SOSUMO is the main sugar cane company in Burundi — it grows and refines sugar. • Founded in 1982, it is located in Gihofi, Rutana Province. • It has large plantations (a concession of about 5,800 hectares) and historically was intended to reduce Burundi’s need to import sugar. • Because of its scale and vertical integration (plantations + refining), SOSUMO stands out as a major agro industrial business rather than smallholder farming.
Office du Thé du Burundi (OTB)
OTB is the main public company managing tea cultivation, processing and export in Burundi. It was established in 1971. • It handles dozens of tea estates and factories across the country (regions such as Teza, Rwegura, Ijenda, Tora, Buhoro). • OTB supports approximately 60,000 smallholder tea growers and manages both industrial plantations and “village” (small holder) plantations. • Tea is one of Burundi’s top export crops after coffee; the sector provides important export revenue and employment.
Côte d’Ivoire
Afrique Phyto Plus (A2P)
Founded in 2013 and based in Abidjan, A2P imports, formulates and distributes crop protection products (fertilizers, seeds, pesticides — both conventional and organic) for farmers. It also supports precision agriculture (through its subsidiary) and services both smallholders and larger plantations.
AgriSmart, Inc.
AgriSmart is involved in sustainable agriculture and forestry in Côte d’Ivoire (in partnership with a government forestry agency). The company manages land for crop cultivation (e.g. staple foods) and combines agriculture with reforestation under a “taungya” (intercropping) system — aiming to support both food production and environmental sustainability.
Cameroon
Atlantic Cocoa Corporation
An emerging player in processing/export; has planned expansion (e.g. a new crushing/processing plant) to handle significant volumes.
https://atlantic-cocoacorporation.net/production-facilities/cameroon-plant/
UCCAO (Union Centrale des Coopératives Agricoles de l'Ouest)
a large cooperative union of many smallholder coffee producers in the western region; historically one of the major coffee producing and marketing cooperatives in Cameroon.
SOCOPROCA Cameroon
though known mainly for cocoa and cocoa bean trading, this firm also lists coffee beans among its trading/export products.
Comoros
Agricultural Companies
AgriCom Sarl
AgriCom Sarl is an export-focused agricultural company dealing primarily in Comorian spice products such as vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang essential oil. It works with local farmers to collect, process, and export high-value crops.
Comoros Moringa
Comoros Moringa produces natural health and cosmetic products made from Moringa oleifera, a plant valued for its nutritional and medicinal benefits. The company focuses on organic cultivation and eco-friendly processing.
Perfume / Essential Oil / Fragrance
Bioylang Comores
Bioylang is a Comorian company specializing in the distillation of essential oils — in particular the famed Ylang Ylang, plus clove, ginger, eucalyptus, cinnamon, citronella and more. Their process aims to combine traditional know-how with modern, more sustainable distillation methods. They market their oils to perfumers, cosmetic and aromatherapy companies, distributors — and recently have expanded from raw essential oils toward finished cosmetic / fragrance products (they reportedly launched a perfume in late 2024).
Biolandes HEC (Comoros distillery)
https://www.biolandes.com/en/biolandes-hec-in-the-comoros/
Biolandes HEC operates a distillery on the island of Anjouan (in Comoros). Since 2014, it has been described as the largest essential oil distillery in the region, producing high quality ylang ylang and clove oils for export. biolandes.com+1 The company emphasizes quality and traceability: they use a network of local grower-partners, pick fresh blossoms each morning, and use steam distillation to preserve the characteristic “terroir” aroma of Comorian ylang ylang. They supply oils to perfumers and cosmetic producers worldwide, and their oils carry organic certification credentials.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Agro Industrial SARL
A locally based agribusiness / agriculture services company providing agricultural equipment (tractors, pumps, trailers, etc.), farming inputs, and consulting services. Their mission emphasizes boosting productivity, food security and enabling modernization of farming across the DRC.
SOPAGRI CONGO SARL
A women owned and managed agribusiness company operating in the DRC (founded in 2018), focused on commercialization of agricultural products — especially cash crops like coffee and cocoa — and working with cooperatives. They also provide training and support to farming communities, particularly women farmers.
Djibouti
FAHEM GENERAL TRADING PLC
Listed among the major “beans coffee” suppliers in Djibouti — this firm reportedly sources Arabica coffee (often from Ethiopia), supplying green/unroasted beans for export or further processing.
IJA General Trading FZE
Offers various specialty coffee beans (e.g., from Ethiopian regions like Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, Guji, Jimma, Harar), which they describe as “from Djibouti” — likely functioning as an exporter/trader using Djibouti as a hub.
Ethiopia
Agriculture / Agribusiness
Azemera Farms
A relatively new private company (est. 2022) aiming to modernize agriculture in Ethiopia. Azemera Farms offers farm inputs, mechanization tools, irrigation solutions, seeds, veterinary supplies, training and technology transfer, in addition to integrated crop & livestock production. They also do agro processing and packaging (e.g. spices, beans), and aim to link rural producers to markets — blending production, value addition, and community development.
Livestock / Meat / Poultry
ELFORA Agro Industries PLC
One of Ethiopia’s largest and oldest agro industrial firms (privatized 1997). It operates integrated livestock, poultry, crop and meat processing operations. The company runs multiple ranches, feedlots, abattoirs and farms — producing beef, mutton, goat meat, poultry meat and eggs.
Alema Farms PLC
A long-standing private integrated farm (est. 1993) headquartered in Bishoftu / Debre Zeit. It manages poultry production (layer & broiler), hatcheries, feed production (via its feed mill joint venture), as well as slaughterhouses and meat processing. Products include chicken, pork, beef, eggs, processed meat cuts; and the company supplies day old chicks, feed and veterinary inputs.
Ghana
Produce Buying Company (PBC)
Produce Buying Company (PBC) is one of Ghana’s oldest and most prominent agricultural commodity firms, especially known for purchasing, storing, grading, and marketing cocoa beans and shea nuts sourced from small scale farmers. It plays a key role in Ghana’s cocoa sector by aggregating and preparing cocoa for inspection and sale, linking farmers with larger markets and value added processes.
Agri Impact Limited (Agri Impact Group)
https://www.agriimpactgroup.com/
Agri Impact Limited is a Ghanaian agribusiness development company focused on improving agricultural value chains, advisory services, and project implementation across Ghana and other African countries. It supports commercial agriculture growth through training, agribusiness consultancy, greenhouse farming initiatives, and youth employment programs, partnering with governments and international organizations to enhance productivity and sustainability.
Lesotho
Lesotho Flour Mills Ltd
https://lesothoflourmills.co.ls/
Lesotho Flour Mills (LFM) is one of the country’s largest and longest established agribusiness firms, operating since 1979. It’s a major food processing company that produces a range of staple food products, including flour, maize meal, sugar packaging, and animal feeds. LFM works closely with local farmers, sourcing grain for milling and contributing to agricultural commercialization in Lesotho.
Lekhoakhoa Farms
https://www.lekhoakhoafarms.co.ls/
Lekhoakhoa Farms is a Lesotho based agricultural producer specializing in poultry (especially broiler chickens) and fresh vegetables. Founded in 2020, it has grown into one of the country’s notable suppliers of quality produce and poultry products, serving hotels, restaurants, and retail customers. The farm emphasizes sustainable practices and local food production.