Inequity in Funding: Africa’s Agripreneurs Pay a High Price for Start Up Finance
Inequity in Funding: Africa’s Agripreneurs Pay a High Price for Start Up Finance
Groundnut farm in Torit, South Sudan. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS.
By External SourceNov 15 2021 (IPS)
Africa has pinned its hopes on agriculture for the creation of jobs and the resulting reduction of poverty. But its role is being stymied by the high cost of financing.
Limited investment, high interest rates and restricted support means African businesses are losing out to foreign…
