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Africa’s Energy Transition
February, 2022 Africa’s energy generation currently sits at 1.79 Exajoule (EJ), with renewable energy contributing 0.16 EJ. The most developed source of renewable energy is…
Production Losses in Nigeria
April, 2022 Nigeria’s oil sector, one of the most critical pillars of its economy, continues to struggle with significant production losses. As Africa’s largest oil producer,…
What’s Next for Africa?
October, 2021 Africa’s oil and gas industry is on the brink of transformative growth, with an estimated $213 billion investment in 40 projects over the next five years. This…
Petroleum Industry Bill
July, 2021 The oil and gas industry is the backbone of revenue for Nigeria’seconomy, yet, the oil and gas reserves in Nigeria have remainedstagnant for decades, and this…
Industry Review: Impact of Covid-19 on Oil and Gas Players
December, 2020 It is said every scar tells a tale. The novel coronavirus pandemic will undoubtedly leave lasting scars on the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Scars that will…
Big Oil, Big Problems?
December, 2021 The performance and strategic directions of major international oil companies (IOCs) in Nigeria reveal a mixture of exit strategies, long-term investment plans,…
Nigerian Content Act: Impact on Oil and Gas Players
March, 2021 In 2018, the Egina FPSO was commended for having the highest amount of local content completed for any oil and gas project in Nigeria. One of the major concerns of…
Inflation and Investments
Nkechi Amangbo explains the basics of inflation, understanding inflation, what investors need to know about investments and inflation, what investors can do to combat…
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Who’s stealing Africa’s Food? What you need to know about Post-Harvest Loss
Every year, Sub-Saharan Africa loses over 37% of the food it produces, not to thieves, but to a different kind of loss.
Tomatoes rot in trucks. Yams bruise and spoil in storage. Grains decay before they’re milled. It’s POST-HARVEST LOSS, the culprit draining billions from Africa’s economy and leaving millions of its people hungry.
In this episode of Moneda Newsroom, we uncover what’s really “stealing” Africa’s food:
Tomatoes rot in trucks. Yams bruise and spoil in storage. Grains decay before they’re milled. It’s POST-HARVEST LOSS, the culprit draining billions from Africa’s economy and leaving millions of its people hungry.
In this episode of Moneda Newsroom, we uncover what’s really “stealing” Africa’s food:
- Why 96% of food losses in Sub-Saharan Africa happen after harvest
- The ₦3.5 trillion challenge crippling Nigeria’s agriculture
- The $279 billion investment opportunity in cold storage and logistics
- What governments, investors, and farmers can do to turn losses into growth