06/12/2018

Dr. Debisi Araba

Trade as a Catalyst for Agricultural Transformation

2018 EU Agricultural Outlook Conference

COMMERCE

TRADE

COMERCIO

KÄYDÄ KAUPPAA

KAUBANDUSHANDEL

HANDLE

TRGOVINATŬRGOVIYA

TIRDZNIECĪBACOMMERCIOTRÁDÁIL

KERESKEDELMI

ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΕΣ ΣΥΝΑΛΛΑΓΕΣ

COMÉRCIOKUMMERĊ

COMERȚPREKYBA

TRGOVINO

OBCHOD

I don’t need more lemons!

Algeria Egypt

Morocco Nigeria

South AfricaTunisia

France Germany

Italy

Algeria

Angola

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

BDR Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

EG

Ethiopia

Gabon

The Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Côted'Ivoire

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

L

Libya

Mali

Mauritania

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

R

São Toméand Príncipe

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

S

Tanzania

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Western Sahara

B=BurundiEG=Equatorial GuineaL=LesothoR=RwandaS=Swaziland

You can’t eat GDP!

Ethiopia and the White Pea Bean

Farmer organizations

Private sector

National Agriculture Research Systems (NARS)

Seedmultipliers

Traders, NGOs, farmers

2004 2014

211, 347 455, 155

$8m > $100m

ETHIOPIA is today the only country in Africa to grow beans specifically for an export market.

The bean trade in Africa represents massive opportunities for farmers to make a lucrative income if all partners along the value chain work together.

“Bean Corridors” are zones of bean intensification in terms of production, distribution and consumption.

TRANSFORMING BEAN TRADE IN AFRICA

• Trade is a catalyst for agriculture development in Africa

• Africa and Europe are producer and consumer markets

• Step up investments in infrastructure and human capital

Thank you!