The 2014 African Transformation Report draws on ACET’s research program of country, sector, and thematic studies to look systematically at transformation as a broad framework for economic growth and development, introducing the African Transformation Index…
Soybean is the world’s most important, most traded oilseed. Processed, it is a source of high-quality, high-protein animal feed in the poultry and pork...
“Fruit” is heterogeneous, including a broad set of varieties that can be consumed either in fresh form or in several processed forms. Countries that...
Cocoa represents the archetypal agroprocessing challenge: African countries dominate cocoa bean production, representing 69% of total volumes in the 2009/10 season, but have a...
Cotton, one of the world’s most traded commodities, is produced in several African countries. Its processing can result in outputs with many uses, but...
Coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities globally, characterized by production in key ‘global South’ countries such as Brazil, Colombia and, more...
Despite its natural endowment for producing palm oil, the productivity, processing, and manufacturing of palm oil in Africa is largely inefficient and limited. Low...