Tuesday 19 August 2014

Agriculture holds the key to a Transformed Africa

Agriculture had been one of the most neglected sectors in Africa. For long, it struggled on account of absence of supportive policies and frameworks, and lack of skilled manpower. Though it is the major earning source for over 65 percent of labour force in Africa, the sector really couldn’t grow to its potential. However, the overall scenario has now begun to improve.

African governments have come to realize the mammoth potential that the sector holds and are partnering with the private players to uplift the sector through various programs and schemes. Agriculture sales training in Kenya is one fine example of training programs that have been developed to boost the productivity of farm agents and seed distributors, and thus will impact the entire value chain of agriculture sector.

The agriculture training in Africa is provided by several end-to-end learning providers, which possess the inside out knowledge of the sector and have the infrastructure to reach out to those working directly and indirectly for the agriculture sector.

As per the figures available:
Africa holds 50 per cent of the world’s remaining uncultivated land in the world
By 2030, the size of the agriculture sector in Africa would reach $1 trillion (as per the World Bank’s estimates)

Agriculture is the 3rd fastest growing sector in Africa, followed by Resources, Wholesale & Retail
To ensure a sustained development in the sector, the governments of African countries must stick to agriculture friendly policies and engage with the training specialists who develop programs, such as agriculture sales training in Kenya, which can impact the entire value chain of Agriculture sector.

For more on Africa’s agriculture sector or vocational education in Africa, read our other blog posts.

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