Gifted with some of Africa’s most fertile lands and bountiful rivers, Angola could easily transform itself into the breadbasket and orchard for the continent! Yet today, crop yields and farming practices struggle to feed even half of Angolans. With the majority reliant on small-scale low-tech farms, agriculture makes up just 10% of national GDP.
But the ingredients for an agricultural turnaround are all there – sprawling underutilized arable land, abundant water resources and a government prioritizing food self-sufficiency. Unleashing Angola’s farming potential requires urgent efforts to ramp up irrigation infrastructure, infuse technologies for higher productivity, connect rural networks, reform climate-resilient practices and upskill farmers.
Ambitious targets of domestically producing all key food staples can save Angola billions in import bills! Similarly, harnessing high-value cash crops like coffee and fruits for export promises to boost incomes for millions of rural households. With the right policies, investments and partnerships, a bountiful harvest awaits Angola across crop diversity, livestock expansion and agriculture processing.
As advisors dedicated to nourishing agriculture enterprises worldwide, our consulting firm is ready to help Angola reap a prosperous future! Our strategic expertise and on-ground experience can come in handy across the entire farming value chain – from planning national food security priorities to bringing global best practices for raising output and linking farmers to markets. Well, it seems like clear skies and bountiful harvests ahead for Angolan agriculture!