Critical Trends in Agriculture and
Food in Africa for the Next Decade

As we collectively work towards achieving the SDGs by 2030, this Quarterly presents practical solutions by exploring ten critical trends in the agriculture and food landscapes that stakeholders must prioritize in the next decade to tackle poverty, achieve zero hunger, and attain sustainable development on the continent.

Sahel Celebrates 10 Years
of Impact

Over the past ten years, Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited and Sahel Capital Agribusiness Managers Limited (“Sahel”) led by Ndidi Nwuneli and Mezuo Nwuneli respectively have worked to transform Africa’s agriculture and nutrition landscape by providing strategic advice, policy interventions, and ecosystem solutions across multiple value chains, and investment growth capital to food and agricultural companies in West Africa.

Fostering Entrepreneurship
and Job Creation for African
Youth – Ndidi Nwuneli

The African business landscape was buzzing with excitement and
optimism in reaction to the news that Flutterwave, a payments
company, had closed its Series C fundraising round at $170 million,
valuing the company at over $1 billion. Founded in 2014 by a team
of young Nigerians, this company already has 290,000 businesses
using its platform and is active in 20 African countries.

Nigeria, Netherlands partners to
boost food security with quality
seeds

A consortium of implementing partners – Sahel Consulting
Agriculture and Nutrition Limited (SCANL), Wageningen Centre for
Development Innovation (WCDI), National Agricultural Seeds
Council (NASC) – launched the Collaborative Seed Programme
(CSP) on behalf of the Nigeria-Netherlands Seed Partnership
(NNSP).

Sahel Consulting Convened the
Cassava Seed Business Summit
2021 in Collaboration with the
International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture (IITA) and other
Partners

Federal Ministry of Agriculture
& Rural Development
(FMARD) Capacity Support Project

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Capacity
Support Project supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
and implemented by Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd
aims to provide critical technical assistance to strengthen the
capacity of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development (FMARD).

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli and Mezuo Nwuneli
have become the first couple and Africans to
deliver the keynote address on Harvard Business
School (HBS) class day.

Increasing dairy productivity, empowering, women, improving nutrition.

A Home for Agri-Food Entrepreneurs Transforming Africa’s Agricultural Landscape

Transforming Africa’s
Agriculture and Nutrition
Landscape

Catalysing Sustainable
Livelihoods

Creating Strong Agricultural
Sector-Led Economic
Growth