Current Business Issues in African Countries
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Agriculture (2 of 3)
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Liberia
Firestone Natural Rubber Company (Firestone Liberia)
https://www.firestonenaturalrubber.com/
Firestone Liberia, a subsidiary of Firestone Natural Rubber Company and part of the Bridgestone Group, operates one of the world’s largest contiguous natural rubber plantations in Harbel, Liberia. The company has been active in Liberia since 1926 and is a major private employer in the country. Besides rubber production, Firestone Liberia engages with local farmers, provides farm support services, and contributes to community development through education, healthcare, and infrastructure initiatives.
Gro Green Liberia
Gro Green Liberia is a leading agriculture input supplier and service provider based in Monrovia. Established in 2011, it delivers quality agricultural products, farming solutions, and consulting services for modernizing farming practices in Liberia and West Africa. The company focuses on sustainable farming support and building farmer capacity with climate-smart and innovative agriculture solutions.
Madagascar
UNIMA Group
https://www.unima.com/madagascar/?lang=en
UNIMA is one of Madagascar’s largest and most established agribusiness operators, best known for aquaculture—especially shrimp farming. Founded in 1965, the company manages integrated shrimp production from breeding to export, focusing on sustainability and community development. Its aquaculture facilities have achieved international certifications and export products to global markets.
BASAN Group
BASAN is a long-standing Malagasy group with activities across agriculture, industry, and distribution. For over 75 years, it has been involved in agricultural production and the distribution of agricultural goods, contributing to the local food supply and economy. The group produces a range of products that are important to Malagasy agricultural value chains.
Malawi
Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc
https://www.illovosugarafrica.com/About-us/Malawi
https://www.abfsugar.com/
Illovo Sugar Malawi is the largest integrated sugar producer in Malawi, operating major sugar estates and processing facilities in Nchalo and Dwangwa. It grows sugar cane, produces refined and specialty sugars for the domestic market, regional African markets, and international export. The company is listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange and plays a significant role in the country’s agricultural economy and employment.
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Farmers World Limited
https://meridian.africa/about-the-meridian-group/meridians-subsidiaries/farmers-world-malawi
Farmers World Ltd is one of Malawi’s leading agribusiness groups, supplying agricultural inputs (like seeds and fertilizer), farm implements, and basic commodities through an extensive retail network. It supports both smallholder and commercial farmers and participates in public programs such as input subsidy initiatives. The company also includes several subsidiaries focused on seeds, grain, and related agricultural services.
Mauritius
Alteo Limited
Description: Alteo Limited is a leading agro-industrial and sugar producer in Mauritius, recognised for its long-standing expertise in growing, harvesting, and milling sugar cane, as well as producing high-value specialty sugars such as Muscovado and Demerara for both domestic and export markets. In addition to sugar, the group has diversified into agriculture, energy, and property sectors, with strong commitments to sustainable farming practices.
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Omnicane Limited
Description: Omnicane is one of Mauritius’s most established sugarcane and agro industry companies, with roots going back to 1926. It focuses on cultivating sugarcane and producing refined sugar, as well as bioethanol, thermal energy, and electricity from sugar cane by products. Omnicane also emphasises integrated, sustainable processes and has expanded operations beyond Mauritius.
Morocco
Les Domaines Agricoles
https://www.lesdomainesexport.com/
Les Domaines Agricoles (also referred to online through Les Domaines Export) is one of Morocco’s largest agribusiness firms, part of the SIGER holding. It operates across a wide range of agricultural activities including fruit and vegetable cultivation, citrus production, greenhouse farming, livestock and dairy products, aromatic plants, beekeeping, and aquaculture. The company manages extensive irrigated lands and focuses both on domestic markets and exporting Moroccan produce worldwide.
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Olea Capital
Olea Capital is a major olive farming and olive oil processing company in Morocco, known for integrated production from the orchard to finished products. It cultivates thousands of hectares of olive groves and produces extra virgin olive oil and table olives with internationally recognized quality and certifications. The company focuses on traceability, high quality standards, and expanding Moroccan olive oil exports.
Mozambique
Agrichem Moçambique, Lda
Agrichem Moçambique is a major supplier and distributor of agricultural products and inputs in Mozambique. Based in Matola (Maputo Province), the company offers a wide range of products including fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, seeds, and plant growth regulators. Agrichem represents and distributes products from several well known brands and supports local agricultural producers, particularly in commercial crops like sugarcane.
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Bindzu Agrobusiness e Consultoria Lda
Bindzu Agrobusiness e Consultoria is a Mozambican agribusiness company that integrates multiple stages of the agricultural value chain — from input supply and technical consulting to production and market access. The company supports agricultural producers with solutions aimed at boosting productivity, sustainability, and market presence, and it is active across Southern and Central Mozambique.
Nigeria
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc
Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) is one of Nigeria’s largest and most established agro allied and food businesses. The company operates across the agricultural value chain — from crop cultivation and livestock feed to processing and distribution of grains, oils, flours, and other food products under well known brands like Golden Penny. FMN also owns extensive farming operations and processing facilities that support food security and local agribusiness growth.
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ThriveAgric
ThriveAgric is a fast growing agritech and agricultural services company focused on empowering smallholder farmers in Nigeria and across Africa. Through technology, access to financing, quality farm inputs, and market access, ThriveAgric helps farmers improve productivity and profitability. It uses a digital platform to link farmers with finance, agricultural best practices, and buyers, contributing to improved food security.
Republic of Chad
Olam Agri
https://www.olamagri.com/locations/chad
Through its operations in Chad, Olam Agri (via investment into Cotontchad) is a key exporter of cotton; runs ginning units and a cotton oil refinery, and works with hundreds of thousands of smallholder cotton farmers in the country.
Seyal Tchad S.A.
Specialized in gum arabic production/export and export of other commodities; involved in sesame export by sourcing from production areas.
Compagnie Sucrière du Tchad (CST)
https://groupe-somdia.com/notre-presence/#CST
Sugar production: cultivation of sugar cane, processing and production of granulated sugar (irrigated plantations + factory near Sarh).
Rwanda
Africa Improved Foods (AIF)
https://africaimprovedfoods.com/
Africa Improved Foods is one of Rwanda’s largest and most impactful food processing companies, operating a major production facility in Kigali that manufactures nutritious fortified foods (e.g., cereals and porridge mixes). It is a public private partnership involving DSM, IFC, FMO and the Government of Rwanda, aimed at improving nutrition and food security while sourcing local agricultural raw materials and supporting smallholder farmers.
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Izere Services and Trading Co. Ltd
Izere Services and Trading is a Rwandan agro processing company specializing in fresh produce and value added food products. It works with local farmers to process, sort, grade, and supply fruits, vegetables, and other fresh agricultural goods, adhering to HACCP quality and safety standards. Its operations help reduce post harvest losses and provide reliable, quality produce to domestic markets and buyers.
São Tomé and Príncipe
Organic Cocoa Production and Export Cooperative (CECAB-STP)
The Cooperativa de Produção e Exportação de Cacau Biológico (known as CECAB-STP) is a major cocoa cooperative in São Tomé and Príncipe. It brings together around 3,000 cocoa farmers across 42 smallholders’ associations and is the largest cocoa producer in the country. CECAB focuses on organic cocoa production and exports high-quality beans, often to international chocolate companies.
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Valúdo Lda
Valúdo is a locally based agricultural business specializing in organic coconut products. The company produces and markets organic virgin coconut oil, coconut flour, and related coconut-derived goods. Valúdo emphasizes ethical production, fair-trade partnerships with local coconut growers, and sustainable use of agricultural resources in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Senegal
La Laiterie du Berger (LDB)
Founded in 2006, La Laiterie du Berger is a leading dairy company in Senegal that collects fresh milk from local herders and processes it into consumer dairy products under brands such as Dolima and Kossam. Its business model supports rural livelihoods while reducing dependency on imported milk products.