Cutting plastics pollution Financial measures for a more circular value chain
This report by the European Investment Bank’s Innovation and Digital Finance Advisory Division examines the inefficiencies that lead to leakages across the plastics value chain — built up over many decades of exponential growth in both the types and volume of plastics produced — and the potential for directing investment towards solutions to the problem.
AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS AND TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: OPPORTUNITIES STEMMING FROM THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA
Agriculture is the backbone of the African economy, and a major source of income in African countries (African Development Bank (AfDB), 2016). Fifty-five per cent of jobs in Africa are in the agricultural sector, which generates more than 70 per cent of the income of those living in poverty. However, outdated agricultural practices, the agricultural sector’s vulnerability to climate change and variability, and the continent’s high levels of subsistence farming continue to undermine agricultural productivity. Boosting productivity, which could help address many of the continent’s socioeconomic challenges, including unemployment, entrenched poverty and food insecurity, was therefore identified as a priority area in Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union.
Agricultural Value Chain Finance Innovations and Lessons
This book documents key aspects and lessons from best practice cases for training and learning. Using site visits to document the information, the 22 practical case studies and examples were developed across Africa to portray across a diverse set of experiences that address different aspects of applying agricultural financing using a value chain approach.