african farming solutions “enhancing food security in africa” breakfast launch 16 th april 2015
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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
1. Mentorships
2. Farm planning
3. Project plans
4. Crop specialists
5. Funding
Consulting Services
Funding Partners
African Farming Solutions
AFS Business Partners
Marketing & Communications Projects
Business development &
economics
Skills development &
mentorships
Social
Development
Climate Change
Technologies
Information
Technology
Commodity trading
Funding PartnersAFS
Business Model
AFS Project Management
A B C
Business PartnersMentors
How?1. Secure market for products2. Secure funding3. Identify land assets where there is
no conflict and there is water4. Deploy local expertise and suppliers
on projects
Initiatives1. Model farm2. Out-growers3. AFS BidorBuy4. AFS agro-business fund5. Climate change technologies6. Grain banks
