African Farming Solutions “Enhancing food security in Africa” Breakfast launch 16 th 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 Partners AFS Business Model AFS Project Management Business Partners Mentors
How? 1.Secure market for products 2.Secure funding 3.Identify land assets where there is no conflict and there is water 4.Deploy local expertise and suppliers on projects
Initiatives 1.Model farm 2.Out-growers 3.AFS BidorBuy 4.AFS agro-business fund 5.Climate change technologies 6.Grain banks