In Focus: The Market as a Driver for Fostering Agricultural Productivity in Africa

The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides the opportunity to consolidate the continent into one trade area and to enhance intra-African trade as well as its share of global trade. With a single continental market, Africa can promote trade competition and complementarity, which are vital for increasing innovation and productivity, as well as production and quality of agricultural products. It is also key in enhancing economic linkages and promoting industrialisation.
In this episode, Dr. Frannie Léautier, Senior Partner and CEO of Southbridge Investments, shares on strengthening the market for agricultural products in Africa as a prerequisite for the economic transformation of the continent.