Rice is staple food in West Africa. 70,000Ha rice/soy/maize cultivated for domestic consumption in Guinea
Read MoreBringing back into use dysfunctional plantations and processing plants to produce cooking oil.
Read MoreAgro-forestry model enables food intercrops to be grown. Off-take of pulpwood and partnership with Indian conglomerate.
Read MoreHigh export-driven demand for cotton. Commercial scale sugar cane seed development underway.
Read MoreThe subsistence farming model widely adopted in Africa has been unable to feed the growing population. The region's food imports are projected to double over the next 25 years. Growing high volumes of arable crops at low costs is the only solution to the world's food security problems.
Cash crops create jobs, attract foreign investment, boost exports and further development. Marginal land may often be best suited to commercial forestry or biofuel operations. By offering wage employment or involvement in outgrower schemes, smallholder livelihoods are improved.