Agro-processing: where the value is lost, and how to keep it
Malawi grows a great deal. Too much of it leaves before value is added.
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Agriculture employs [data point to be sourced] of Malawi’s workforce, yet a large share of crops leave the country with little or no processing.
The gap between the farm-gate price and the price of the finished product abroad is where value, and jobs, are lost.
Closing that gap takes capital for equipment, reliable power and storage, and patient work on quality standards that open export markets.
We are particularly interested in processors with strong outgrower networks, where growth for the business means growth for farmers too.