The Brussels Policy Briefing n. 53 on ”The next generation of farmers: successes and new opportunities” took place on 20th November 2018 (ACP Secretariat). It was co-organised by CTA, the European Commission (DG Devco and DG Agri), the ACP Secretariat and CONCORD.

1. 20/11/2018
Dr. Debisi Araba
ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF
AGRIBUSINESSES
Brussels Policy Briefing n. 53

2. Where we work

3. Strategy Update 2018 - 2020

4. Where are we?

6. Entrepreneurship
– a journey of discovery

7. Where
do
good
ideas
come
from?

8. Jayne, T. S., Chamberlin, J., Traub, L., Sitko, N., Muyanga, M., Yeboah, F. K., Kachule, R. (2016). Africa’s changing farm size distribution patterns: the rise of medium-
scale farms. Agricultural Economics, 47(S1), 197–214.
“Medium‐scale farms
(defined here as farm
holdings between 5 and
100 hectares) account
for a rising share of total
farmland, especially in
the 10–100 hectare
range where the number
of these farms is
growing especially
rapidly.”

10. @hellotractor

11. After years of steady
cost decline for solar
and wind technologies,
renewable power is
becoming an
increasingly competitive
way to meet new
generation needs. –
IRENA, 2017

12. @coldhubs

13. @missadelaja

14. At the end of 2016, there were 420 million unique mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa, equivalent to a penetration rate
of 43%. The region will have more than half a billion unique mobile subscribers by 2020, by which time around half the
population will subscribe to a mobile service. Four of the most populated markets in the region – DRC, Ethiopia, Nigeria and
Tanzania – will account for nearly half the 115 million new subscribers expected by 2020 – GSMA, 2018

16. @ujuzikilimo

18. @jrfarmsafrica

19. @reelfruit

20. • Persistent investment in human capital and hard infrastructure
• Invest in open and free access to data
• Create more platforms for slow hunches to collide
• Access to affordable finance and business development support
• Eliminate multiple taxation and provide incentives for regional trade
Like Ithaka, entrepreneurship is a journey of discovery
A few lessons learned…

22. Thank you!