Mavuno Capital

Image via WikipediaMavuno Capital's Michael Swanich stated that:

Our philosophy is that Africans themselves should develop agriculture in Africa. More than 60% of all economically active people in Africa are employed in the agricultural sector and Africa will never be a successful continent unless people are empowered in agriculture.

The company's strategy is:

based on the BOT (Build, Operate and Transfer) principle. The company has a clear exit strategy for all its projects to enable local people to become agricultural entrepreneurs in their own right. Mavuno's vision is to develop projects for food security and local markets, typically involving crops such as maize, sunflowers, soybeans and wheat. It also is involved in projects for export and bio-fuel production.

via African Agriculture

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