Current Business Issues in African Countries
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Agriculture (3 of 3)
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Sierra Leone
AUGMAC Farms (SL) Limited
AUGMAC Farms is a Sierra Leone-based agribusiness focused on transforming agricultural value chains through agro-commodity trading, food processing, and farmer support. The company works with small- and medium-scale farmers to improve production quality, enhance food security, reduce post-harvest losses, and create local employment. Their operations include processing cassava into products like garri and providing agronomy guidance and market access support.
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Mangara Agribusiness Company Ltd.
Mangara Agribusiness supplies customized agricultural inputs and fertilizers to farmers and development partners across Sierra Leone. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on improving soil fertility and crop yields through tailored fertilizer solutions and technical training. They serve both smallholder farmers and larger commercial operations, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and productivity.
South Africa
AFGRI Group
AFGRI is a leading South African agribusiness group providing integrated agricultural solutions across the value chain. Its services include grain handling and storage, animal feeds, agricultural equipment and mechanisation (including John Deere dealership), retail operations, financial solutions, and farmer development programmes. AFGRI has a long history supporting farmers and rural development locally and in several African countries.
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Westfalia Fruit
https://www.westfaliafruit.com/
Westfalia Fruit (Pty) Ltd is a major South African agricultural and horticultural company specialising in the cultivation, marketing, and export of avocados and other fresh produce. Headquartered in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province, it operates a vertically integrated supply chain — from cultivar development and farming to distribution and marketing — serving global markets.
South Sudan
Nile Agro-Tech and Seed Company Limited (NATSCO)
Nile Agro-Tech and Seed Company Limited (NATSCO) is a South Sudanese agribusiness focused on modernizing and commercializing agricultural production. It provides seed production and multiplication, value-addition services, agricultural research, agronomy advisory, and training to farmers. The company also works on market linkages, production technologies, capacity building, and youth/women empowerment in agriculture and livestock practices.
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Premium Agro Consult Co. Ltd (PAC)
https://premiumagroconsult.com/
Premium Agro Consult is a locally registered agricultural consultancy and services firm that works across South Sudan. It provides agricultural and agribusiness consultancy, agro-technology solutions, business development support, value-chain promotion, and market assessments. PAC also offers training, financial linkage facilitation, and development-oriented services aimed at improving productivity, food security, and rural livelihoods.
Sudan
DAL Group
DAL Group is Sudan’s largest private conglomerate with a substantial presence in agriculture through its DAL Agriculture division. Founded in 1951, the group operates large-scale farming operations, provides agricultural machinery, and cultivates crops such as alfalfa, sorghum, corn, and wheat. DAL Agriculture also supports mechanization, irrigation, and farm services across major agricultural regions in Sudan. The group’s integrated model spans farm production to related food processing and export businesses.
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Mawaridna
Mawaridna is a vertically integrated agribusiness and commodities company based in Khartoum. It focuses on the full agricultural value chain — from crop and animal production to processing finished food and beverage products for both local consumption and export. The company emphasizes sustainable farming, advanced technologies, and value-added production to harness Sudan’s rich agricultural resources and deliver high-quality products to international markets.
Tanzania
MeTL Group
MeTL Group (Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited) is one of Tanzania’s largest and most diversified conglomerates, with significant operations in agriculture and agribusiness alongside manufacturing, processing, logistics, and trading. Within the agriculture sector, MeTL grows and processes key staples such as cereals, sugar, edible oils, and cashew nuts, supplying both domestic markets and export channels. Its agribusiness division includes farms, bulk storage, and processing facilities, often integrated with supply chains for smallholder farmers.
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Tansa – Connecting Agriculture with Business
Tansa is a leading agribusiness company in Tanzania focused on transforming the agricultural value chain through innovation and farmer support. The company works to strengthen food security and drive economic growth by delivering quality inputs, services, and market linkages that empower farmers, agribusinesses, and consumers nationally. Its platform aims to enhance productivity and sustainability across crop production and agribusiness activities.
The Gambia
Gambia Horticultural Enterprises (GHE)
Gambia Horticultural Enterprises is one of the largest agribusiness firms in The Gambia, operating across the full horticultural value chain. It produces, imports, and exports fruits, vegetables, seeds, fertilizers, farm tools, and agro-food machinery. They also manage farming operations, pest control services, and agro-processing, with a strong emphasis on export markets, especially for mangoes and other horticultural products.
ComAfrique Limited
ComAfrique Limited is a well-established Gambian agricultural exporter and supplier. Its operations include growing raw cashew nuts for export, cultivating garden vegetables, sesame seeds, groundnuts, and tropical fruits, and supplying agricultural equipment and processing machinery. They also engage in agri-consultancy and packaging distribution.
Togo
AGRIGOLD Togo
AGRIGOLD is a major agribusiness and agricultural supply company in Togo that operates across several parts of the agricultural value chain. It sources and distributes key agricultural commodities (such as soy, maize, sesame, and other crops) from thousands of local producers and serves both domestic and international markets. The company also supports logistics and transport services and offers land and production support to farmers and agribusiness partners.
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Choco Togo
This company focuses specifically on cocoa processing and chocolate production (a downstream agricultural-based food product), it represents a successful agriculture-linked cooperative with international reach. The company was founded in 2014, in Togo, whose founders who created a cooperative, each contributing to to empower the entire value chain: cocoa farmers, processors, and distributors, enabling them to earn a living from their work. The company pays a premium to cocoa producer cooperatives to improving their living conditions.
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Agro Trading Group (ATG)
Agro Trading Group (ATG) is a Togolese agricultural trading and export company that buys, sells, and exports organic and conventional soybeans and other agricultural products. It provides soybean supply, export services, and promotion of organic agriculture, connecting local producers in Togo with regional and international buyers.
Tunisia
Office des Céréales (Office of Cereals)
Office des Céréales is a public agricultural enterprise established in 1962 under the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture. It is responsible for the purchase, marketing, and regulation of cereal products, particularly wheat and related grains, and plays a central role in Tunisia’s grain supply chain and food security. The office works with numerous private collectors and cooperatives across the country.
Uganda
Mukwano Industries Uganda Ltd
Mukwano Industries is one of Uganda’s largest diversified business groups with major operations in agriculture, manufacturing, and food processing. In agriculture, it works with over 90,000 smallholder farmers, focusing on oilseed crop production (such as sunflower, soya, and maize) and providing seeds, farm inputs, and technical support. The company also produces animal feeds and edible oils.
Zambia
Zambeef Products PLC
Zambeef is one of Zambia’s largest and most diversified agricultural and food-production companies. It leads in beef production and operates across the value chain—growing crops (like maize, wheat, soybeans), producing animal feed, and processing livestock products including beef, chicken, dairy, and eggs. The company also manufactures related products such as leather and operates retail outlets.
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Zambia Sugar Plc
Zambia Sugar Plc is the largest sugar producer in Zambia and one of the biggest in Africa. It cultivates sugarcane and processes it into a range of sugar products under the Whitespoon brand for both domestic consumption and export. The company plays a major role in Zambia’s agricultural employment and supports outgrower schemes with local farmers.
Zimbabwe
Seed Co Zimbabwe
Seed Co Zimbabwe is a major seed producer and supplier in Zimbabwe and across Africa. The company develops and markets high-quality certified crop and vegetable seeds — including maize, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, and more — to help improve crop yields and food security. It operates as part of the larger Seed Co Group with presence in multiple countries.
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ZFC Limited
ZFC Limited is one of Zimbabwe’s largest agricultural input manufacturers and suppliers, specializing in fertilizers, crop protection products, seeds, and agricultural chemicals. The company supports farmers with a wide range of products and agronomic services to improve farm productivity and crop performance nationwide.