ccaagribizinitiative – Corporate Council of Africa

CulTivating US-Africa agribusiness partnerships

In the heart of a continent where 65% of the world’s arable land awaits, the African Agribusiness sector emerges as a beacon of potential, projected to reach a value of $1 trillion by 2030. The Corporate Council on Africa’s Agribusiness Initiative seizes this unparalleled opportunity, addressing the sector’s pressing challenges—from enhancing value addition and integrating supply chains to fostering capacity building, technology adoption, and strategic policy formulation. Through facilitating vital public and private partnerships and pioneering flexible, sustainable financing schemes, our program is a catalyst for transformative growth.

Goals

01

Drive interest in the US for businesses to invest in operations in Africa

02

Develop a knowledge base for US-Africa agribusiness trade and investment

03

Create a pipeline for innovative African agribusiness related companies to get resources they need to scale

Overview

The Agribusiness Initiative seeks to highlight the agricultural sector and related industries in the US-Africa relationship. Recognizing the tremendous value for both American and African companies in building a shared supply chain, the Agribusiness Initiative is addressing the persistent disconnection between the African and American Agribusiness sectors by becoming the nexus for US-Africa agribusiness commerce. By focusing on information collection and publications, fostering transatlantic agribusiness deals and entrepreneurship, and industry advocacy, the Agribusiness Initiative will demystify the process for American companies to enter African markets and vice versa.

Pillars

Advocacy

The agribusiness initiative meets with key stakes holders in the US and Africa in both government and industry to advocate for policies that benefit US-Africa agricultural trade and investment. The initiative also works to crowd more American and Africa agribusiness companies to show the potential investment opportunities available to engage is US-Africa trade.

Nexus

The initiative facilitates networking and knowledge exchange among CCA members and American and African companies. The Agribusiness initiative is a hub for industry stakeholders to network, share information, and collaborate on common challenges.

Entrepreneurship

Africa’s agricultural sector is projected to become an increasingly important sector for trade, food security, and employment. As such, CCA Ag initiative seeks to connect small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs with the resources they need to scale their businesses. The agribusiness initiative works with small and medium innovative African enterprises to connect them with capital and technical resources in America.