This article lays out a practical blueprint to close that gap and create commercially viable agribusiness opportunities. It shows how targeted investment in processing — rice mills, cassava factories, oilseed crushers and cold-press units — can capture value locally and reduce import dependence. It explains how secure sourcing works in practice: mapping production zones, setting up contract farming and outgrower schemes, upgrading quality checks and deploying traceability systems so buyers can verify origin and compliance with international standards.

Sub-Saharan Africa’s agrifood sector presents a rare combination of scale and untapped productivity gains. Around 70% of the region’s population works in agriculture and the sector contributes roughly 30% of GDP, yet yields remain low — cereal yields average only about 1–2 t/ha, roughly 60% below the global average. That gap is not inevitable: history shows other regions closed similar gaps through improved seeds, fertilizer, irrigation and mechanization. If deployed thoughtfully and adapted to local crops and conditions, those technologies can multiply yields, raise incomes and expand local food manufacturing.

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