Download or read book An Investors Guide to Africa s Emerging Seed Markets written by Flo Dirks and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fragmented market intelligence is the major barrier to investment in Africa’s emerging seed markets, according to participants in our June 23rd conference session on An investor guide for Africa. There is significant demand for a service of assessing the attractiveness of emerging seed markets in Africa for (impact) investment. The service should go beyond collating relevant information from diverse sources, by interpreting it and making informed recommendations to (impact) investors. We intend for our report to offer a substantiated value proposition for an entrepreneur or institution interested in prototyping and anchoring this service. We do this with the view to increase intelligence on Africa’s emerging seed markets. This report shares what Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation has uncovered through research about seed market intelligence in Africa. The research has been conducted mostly online involving literature review, key informant interviews with 20 leaders in government, industry, science, and civil society and panel discussion about the actual intelligence and minimum viable product for a service they require in making investment decisions. Among them were respondents from: the African Union Commission; the regional economic community COMESA; national, regional, and multinational seed companies; development finance institutes and commercial lenders; international agricultural research institutes, other knowledge institutes, and consultants; the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA); and an International NGO. The research revealed several useful platforms, indices, and reports offering data for indicators of relevance to investors. Sources of market intelligence for the entire African region are included in the report. However, each does not cover all countries and dimensions of interest. We assessed 12 of them and learned that The African Seed Access Index (TASAI), Access to Seeds Index of the World Benchmarking Alliance, and Enabling the Business of Agriculture index of the World Bank overlap in 17 countries where data from CAADP Biennial Reviews are also available. These countries across Western and Central, and Eastern and Southern Africa offer the most readily available information for making investment decisions. Our research also resulted in the convergence of multiple indicators around four categories. This includes those that assess: (i.) seed sector performance; (ii.) the potential absorption of crop harvests in outputs markets; (iii.) current progress against targets for development impact; and (iv.) other variables of the country context. Cascading from that level of aggregation are three topics (sub-categories) in each. For the seed sector these include indicators of seed demand, seed supply and seed regulatory function. For output markets these include the size or value of these markets, the level of investments made in farm productivity, and organization of producers in leveraging economies of scale. For impact these include different indicators of poverty reduction, food security and nutrition, and climate change adaptation and mitigation and biodiversity conservation, management, and use. And lastly, for country context these include demographics, political and economic stability, and infrastructure. A mosaic of data is available from the indices and other sources of information mentioned above. Important to our efforts to collate these data are their availability in the public domain. Our research offers a substantiated value proposition and minimum viable product for the service. What it falls short of doing is outlining a viable business model for anchoring this service in the seed sector. Should an entrepreneur or institution be interested to pilot the service in Africa, we advise that they thoroughly consider the business model, including partnerships and revenue streams. A critical resource (and cost in the model) includes expertise on seed, seed business, and/or seed systems. Without this knowledge, based on our determination of the minimum viable product, accurate interpretations of the data cannot be made reliably. Collation is not enough to inform investment decisions and (impact) investors are looking for qualitative recommendations as well. We offer some cues for the curation of these data.

Download or read book Investing in Africa written by Justin F. Beckett and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2000-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What a great economic tour of Africa! Provides a top-down understanding of Africa's financial opportunities and a bottoms-up view for investing." - William T. Comfort, Chairman, Citibank Venture Capital, Ltd. "Long overdue! Finally, we have a comprehensive and insightful view of the stock of the stock market investment opportunities in Africa. Yes, 'Tarzan does not live here anymore!' and this book explores the ultimate emerging market with the potential for outstanding investment returns. The book is well organized and gives readers a complete picture of not only all the stock markets in Africa, but also the economic and political background of this exciting area. Case studies and investment examples provide the reader with a realistic view of investing in Africa." - Mark Mobius, President, Templeton Emerging Markets Fund Vastly promising financial opportunities await savvy investors in twenty-first-century Africa. After decades of successful returns for U.S. multinationals from Coca-Cola to Citigroup to Microsoft to McDonald's. Africa has evolved as the birthplace of more new stock markets than any other part of the world. This authoritative guide provides institutional and sophisticated individual investors with a complete, insider's view of the markets, and: * Debunks common misconceptions about Africa and explains why it is the ultimate emerging market * Explains the driving force behind the African economy * Pinpoints available investment vehicles and resources * Weighs the potential risks and rewards for U.S. investors Written by two experts in the field, Investing in Africa contains information on everything from the least known investment opportunities to the world's most recent top performing stock markets--all found within this rapidly evolving, richly promising continent.

Download or read book Investors Guide to East Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Succeed in the African Market written by Winfred Oppong-Amoako and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Africa is a hot investment destination. More than 75 per cent of companies and investors in Africa are successful. Why? And how could you reap the benefits of doing business on the continent? In this book, business adviser, executive coach and author Winfred Oppong-Amoako presents a detailed picture of Africa’s investment environment, outlining the risks, challenges, misconceptions and opportunities, and providing a step-by-step guide for approaching the African market. The book covers key topics such as informal trading, China’s investment in the continent and the impact of recession on long-term GDP growth, and lays out certain factors that need to be taken into consideration before investing, such as cross-border trading, corruption, permits and legal contracts. If you’re new to investment or a successful businessperson looking to expand your brand, How to Succeed in the African Market is an indispensable reference, giving you the information that will enable you to make informed decisions and prosper.

Download or read book Africa the Ultimate Frontier Market written by David Mataen and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines sub-Saharan Africa as an investment opportunity, and presents readers with its economic appeal from a consumer market perspective through the eyes of an African capital markets practitioner and investment banker.

Download or read book Africa is Emerging Hard Facts About Easy Market Entry written by Ndudi Osakwe and published by Authornomy Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ndudi Osakwe has written a must-read primer for anyone considering investment opportunities in Africa. . . the continent of tomorrow! - Alon Beer, Director, Society for International Development (SID), Israel Ndudi Osakwe book is a well-organized, informative addition to the library of knowledge about doing business in Africa. - Sherwin Pomerantz, CEO, Atid EDI Ltd This book offers a new perspective about doing business in Africa. I urge future investors to use this as a guide when they choose to invest in the vast economies of Africa. Africa is indeed the new horizon. - Ambassador Enoch Pear DUCHI (Rtd.), Former Nigerian Ambassador to Israel Africa is Now! Africa is a continent whose time has come. . . This book offers a refreshing overview on Africa, the new frontier, its gateways and the opportunities available to a discerning investor.

Download or read book Investor s Guide to the African Stock Markets written by Joe Appiah-Kusi and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effective Investor written by Franco Busetti and published by Franco Busetti. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stock markets are not efficient, returns are incommensurate with risk, investors are irrational, bubbles and crashes recur regularly, analysts are usually wrong, economists even more so, luck is mostly mistaken for skill, myths and misconceptions abound and most of the industry participants are simply noise generators. This is even more true for emerging markets. South Africa can be termed a developed emerging market and is the newest member of the BRICS group. The Effective Investor is the first book to deal specifically with investing in the South African stock market, filling a surprising gap given the widespread interest that has been shown in South Africa as an emerging market and the gateway to the resource-rich African continent. Understanding the South African market provides insight into the paths that emerging and frontier markets will follow in future. While the investment lessons from the South African market outlined in this book are universal, understanding some of its peculiarities is also important. For example, some insight into the behaviour of the currency, the rand, is clearly critical in terms of any investment in this market, as well as in providing some understanding of other volatile emerging market currencies, as well as because it is often treated as the most liquid proxy for these currencies, particularly during upheavals. Similarly, the techniques highlighted in the book for dealing with volatility are applicable to similar markets elsewhere. South Africa is also an attractive market in its own right. It has been the third-best performing stock market in the world since 1900, and has weathered the great financial crisis with flying colors. The book provides readers with the findings of leading-edge research conducted into the South African stock market, the results of which are normally reserved for professional institutions and is written by a practicing, top-rated investment professional. The book also has guest contributions from some of South Africa's most astute professional analysts and fund managers on their specific areas of expertise, providing exceptional insight into current investment thinking. The Effective Investor is essential reading for every potential, novice or professional investor and investment adviser in emerging markets who wants to understand the most important principles of the South African stock market to ensure successful investing.

Download or read book Seed Business Management in Africa written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The South African s Guide to Global Investing written by David A. Joshua and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most South Africans fail to reap the benefits of investing internationally. This book gives you the power to harness global growth, and provides the blueprint used by the world’s best investors to preserve and grow their wealth. Drawing from a career providing international investment solutions to global clients, David A. Joshua identifies common mistakes made by individual investors, and explains the key fundamentals that everyone can apply to take control of their financial destiny. This book provides the tools to understand: • Why South Africans make sub-optimal investment decisions, and how they can overcome their subjective biases. • The power – and necessity – of investing with a global mindset. • How to harness global growth to generate compounding, Einstein’s ‘eighth wonder of the world’. • How and when you should exchange your rands for hard currency. • How to align your life goals with a specific investment strategy. • Why emotions are the enemy of investors, and what strategies you can use to keep your decision-making rational. For anyone wanting a clear understanding of how to invest successfully in global markets, this book is essential reading.

Download or read book Africa s Emerging Securities Markets written by Robert A. Clark and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1998-10-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing globalization of financial markets has resulted in a substantial increase in net private capital flows to developing countries, primarily the emerging economies of Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Until recently, investors have ignored opportunities in Africa. African markets caught investors' attention in 1994 with Kenya's 179% U.S. dollar returns leading world equity markets, along with six of the world's top ten markets being in Africa. With low levels of correlation between African and developed world markets, the African exchanges represent ideal portfolio diversification opportunities. Moreover, rates of return for African investments are among the highest returns in the world, yet African nations have not attracted the foreign direct investment that is required to change their economies. Dr. Clark's research examines the nature and evolution of Africa's emerging securities markets and their role in regional economic development. He shows that the continent's trading systems represent many different trading arrangements without standardized rules and procedures. African countries continue to implement reforms to strengthen the development of financial markets, but without the appropriate market microstructure and custodial arrangements international investors will not provide African projects with the equity capital required for further development. The government's role in the regulation of developing equity markets, therefore, is a critical element to the success of the reform process. Clark argues that freeing the economies to international competition will reap significant dividends for the continent's emerging economies. As the markets evolve, structural impediments will reduce, leading to increased efficiencies and lower capital costs.

Download or read book How to Succeed in the African Market written by Winfred Oppong-Amoako and published by Penguin Books (SA) (Pty) Ltd. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and practical analysis of Africa as a destination for businesspeople and investors, outlining the risks, challenges, misconceptions and opportunities, and providing a step-by-step guide for approaching the African market.

Download or read book Moo s Law written by Jim Mellon and published by Harriman House Limited. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moo’s Law is the latest title from successful investor Jim Mellon, to help readers understand the investment landscape in cultivated and plant-based proteins and materials. Jim has a vision that within the next couple of decades world agriculture will be radically transformed by the advent of cultivated meat technology. This book grounds the reader in why such an advancement is absolutely necessary and informs them of the investments they could make to become part of the New Agricultural Revolution themselves. The harrowing effects on our environment, animal cruelty in food and fashion, and the struggling ability to feed the world's ever-growing population gives us no choice but to grow meat in labs or derive our proteins from plant-based sources. Not only this, he outlines what he sees as the major hurdles to the industry's success in terms of scalability of production and the smart designing of regulatory frameworks to stimulate innovation in this sector. The future of food is being developed in labs across the world - it will be cleaner, safer, more ethical and, importantly soon, cheaper too! Once price parity with conventional meats is reached, there will be no turning back -- this is Moo's Law™.

Download or read book Africa s Emerging Maize Revolution written by Derek Byerlee and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for policymakers and scholars, the 15 contributions in this volume are divided into two sections: the first provides six country case studies of the evolving maize economies of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria. The second part synthesizes major technological, institutional, and policy issues with chapters on research and extension, soil fertility, seed and fertilizer delivery systems, and marketing and price policy. Paper edition (754-0), $29.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book A Foreign Investor s Guide to South Africa s Financial Markets written by Standard Bank Group and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seed Business in Africa written by and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Market Facilitator s Guide to Participatory Agroenterprise Development written by Shaun Ferris and published by Catholic Relief Services. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a product of the experiences and lessons learned while implementing agroenterprise projects in eastern and southern Africa. A Market Facilitator's Guide is based on a resource-to-consumption framework, which is the central theme of the "enabling rural innovation" approach for rural development. This approach seeks to empower farmer groups with the necessary skills to make informed decisions for their economic development, based on an analysis of their surroundings, assets and skills. The methodology also aims for outcomes that are equitable, gender focused and participatory.