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Bottom of the Pyramid

I said I would be discussing the Bottom of the Pyramid model and how it can apply to poverty alleviation in Africa. I am writing what I have come to understand from some reading and browsing and do it because I suspect we are not yet using the international learning in this area in Africa.

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Trends in Processed Foods – In Africa?

I regularly get access to articles like the one illustrated below which give a view of what the trends in foods for the “Western Market”

from:Food Science Central

 

This is always interesting but not really of direct applicability to any but a small part of the African market. I find this list [...]

Africa’s Indigenous Fruit

A report, by the National Research Council of America, the third in a series by the council called ‘Lost Crops of Africa’, appears to promote the domestication of the indigenous fruits of Africa as a solution to nutritional, environmental and economic needs!

from: FoodNavigator.com

 

I wonder how real this is? Many [...]

Karoo Lamb

This morning on AgriTV, Dr Kirsten from the University of Pretoria spoke about there investigation into the potential of using the Geographic Indication (GI) approach to adding additional value to mutton products from the Karoo.

Unfortunately, Dr Krsten’s part of the information is in Afrikaans, but is mainly a general discussion of the potential of [...]

Free – Publicising Business Opportunities In Africa

SAFPP is offering entrepreneurs who sell business opportunities in Africa free publicity. Short articles describing the business, its cost, its market and giving contact details are prepared by myself and published by Food Processing Africa in their magazine and on their website.

The two excerpts below are examples of articles that have been published, to [...]