WEF_GrowAfrica_AnnualReport2014

2013 in Review
Forward Look
Status on Letters of Intent
In 2014, 1 further company directed a Letter of Intent to Rwanda.
Goals
Year 1 – Progress update
FORWARD LOOK
PRIORITIES FOR PROGRESS
Privatisation and improved infrastructure will
help nurture emerging agri-niches
Heineken
Improve the livelihoods of local farmers and increase
food security by establishing the Bramin joint venture
as an operating farm growing commodity and
seed maize with soya seed, and leveraging the farm
via out-grower programmes.
In 2012, 2 companies directed Letters of Intent to Rwanda (with 2 more making
reference to working in the country).
AGCO
Goals
Contribute to capacity building, agronomic knowledge
transfer, and the intensification of agriculture
and mechanisation by:
1. establishing a demonstration farm and training
centre, together with global and local partners,
aimed at farmers, agriculture students and
schoolchildren;
2. providing infrastructure and technical support with
mechanisation, storage and livestock systems,
including after-sales services for commercial
smallholders, and emerging and large-scale
farmers; and
3. offering finance and leasing solutions for tractor
supply to small-scale farmers.
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Irrigation pivots and infrastructure established.
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First harvests in December 2013.
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Out-grower project planning commenced, with funding
secured from the Dutch government.
Year 2 – Progress update
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Country visits conducted to evaluate existing
opportunities with MINAGRI and Rwanda Development
Board (RDB).
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Currently exploring different concepts specifically for
Rwanda.
In the year ahead, the GoR will continue to fast-track
agri-investments and foster public-private partnerships
in priority emerging sub-sectors, including by:
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building capacity in energy and improving water
availability and affordability through Energy, Water &
Sanitation Ltd (EWSA);
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building capacity in modern crop and animal
production methods, agricultural extension, and
training of farmers in new technologies through the
Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB) and the National
Agriculture Export Board (NAEB), with a view to
increasing agricultural and livestock exports;
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further developing the horticulture sub-sector
through a blend of public and private funding
in infrastructure improvements (e.g. building a
wholesale produce market in Kigali);
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making information available (through the RDB)
regarding investment opportunities in Rwandan
agriculture, and facilitating investors’ engagement
with these opportunities;
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boosting the staff complement of MINAGRI’s
Agriculture Delivery Unit to coordinate with other
institutions and assist the growing number of
investors entering their operational phase;
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facilitating the development of supportive
infrastructure (e.g. processing facilities for potatoes,
cassava starch, animal feed and bio-fortified baby
food);
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ensuring access to quality agricultural inputs via
privatisation of the seed industry and scaling up of
fertiliser distribution;
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phasing out MINAGRI’s Postharvest Production
Task Force and privatising all government-owned
infrastructure; and
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holding a high-level stakeholder meeting to validate
the new national Agriculture Investment Plan, aimed
at delivering on the 8.5% agricultural growth target
set in the EDPRS 2 strategy.
Swiss Re
Develop micro-insurance solutions to agricultural
risks by investing in-kind to support development
of sustainable agri-risk management markets, with
a view to assisting farmers with production risk
coverage, accessing finance and engaging in higher
income-generating activities.
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Partnerships forged for advancement of agri-risk
transfer markets through IFC-funded projects.
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Supported the implementation of a pilot weather risk
transfer scheme.
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At pan-African level, 300,000 smallholders reached.
Unilever
Facilitate value-chain partnerships, including by:
1. leveraging investment, bringing expertise, and
stimulating supply by creating market demand, such
as by doubling sourcing of Rwandan high-grade
black tea by 2015; and
2. integrating 20-30,000 Rwandan smallholders into
supply chains, and improving their livelihoods
through sustainable sourcing and investment.
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Limited ability to feedback on progress in detail at this
stage due to on-going participation in a Government of
Rwanda tendering process for tea concessions.
The following investment plans exist, but no progress report has been shared for 2013.
Goals
Jain Irrigation
In line with national Vision 2020 goals, contribute to developing irrigation and enabling infrastructure by:
1. developing an integrated agricultural cluster in an area identified as suitable; and
2. adopting new technology in irrigation, agronomy, supply-chain management and processing.
Bahkresa Grain Milling Ltd has set up a processing factory in the Kigali Special Economic Zone
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