The Third Japan-Africa Business Forum
Shaping a New Africa in the Era of COVID-19

ETG – for a sustainable future
Small holder farmers

Job Creation
Job creation in the African Agri sector isfundamental to Africa’s sustainable growth.
Increased processing capabilities
throughout the continent is a key driver tocreate opportunities
Parallel Economy
Solutions to address an increased parallel
economy across Africa are pertinent forsustainable growth.

With the majority of Africa’s arable land being
toiled by small holder farmers, thesustainability & growth of these emerging
markets are directly linked to the prosperity ofthese farmers.

Gender Equality
Gender equality and female empowerment
on the continent need to be addressed withincreased enthusiasm.

Infrastructure development
Infrastructure development across Africa
focused on building a resilient supply chain
in the Agri sector.

Job Creation% employment in Agriculture,
2019
181%

Employment in Agriculture %In North America

North America

14
Latin America &Caribbean

Employment in Agriculture % in
Europe & Central Asia

8%

Sub Saharan Africa

53Euope & Central Asia

14%According to World Bank data, employmentin Agriculture (as a % of total employment) stood at 53%

Employment in Agriculture % in
Latin America & Caribbean

Employment in Agriculture % in
Sub Saharan Africa

53%

Job creation through Processing
Farmers
CommunitySkills
RetailBenefit to Farmers

Increased processing capabilities around the continent will assist
with building scale of produce for famers, reducing the number ofproduce going to waste, simultaneously building a larger domestic
market and increasing personal wealthCommunity
Establishing processing plants create job opportunities for farmers
and their communities. A trend under the African youth is to workin processing or manufacturing industries and return to their rural
homes over weekends to farm. Processing adds value tocommodity and thus benefits local economies.
SkillsProcessing plants increase requirement and opportunity for skilledworkers. The requirement for administrative and specialized
workforce increases.
Retail
Processing supports local retail and creates opportunity for local
entrepreneurs to penetrate a retail market that sells local
commodity.

ETG positively impacts thousands of people in areas where opportunities are scarce - through employment, though supporting local 3rdparty small businesses directly and indirectly linked to our operations and by creating a path for entrepreneurial drive.

Building a bridgefor paralleleconomies✓ Proximity to rural areas✓ Less onerous✓ Affordable✓ Support local entrepreneurs✓ Address the gap in markets

Parallel economies play animportant role in Africa.

Formal Economy
Majority of Africa’s population are still
living in rural areas where travel toformal markets are in certain
circumstances impossible. In thelarger cities, parallel economies still
support people living bellow thebreadline. Formal economies needto support parallel economies

Supporting parallel
Economies
Strategically placed informal retail shops are
everywhere in Africa. The importance of theseinformal shops have increased with COVID19. Most
rural communities within Africa do not have transport
or means to participate in formal economies and are
dependent on parallel economies

ETG’s approach
ETG has strategically placed smaller
outlet shops and distribution centersin close proximity to ruralcommunities.

Small Holder
Farmer’s income
enhancement
Income potential for small holder farmers areextremely fragmented and dependent on conditions
beyond their control – market sentiment, weather
conditions, accessibility to buyers and the ability tostore their harvest.
To increase income, we need to address theaccessibility of quality Agricultural inputs, training on
best farming practices, accessibility to markets,
increased warehousing infrastructure in close
proximity and tools to mitigate risk and offer financingof crops.

Equality is Key
Femaleempowerment

Agriculture creates vast opportunities for female entrepreneurs, whether they are small scale
farmers toiling their own land, traders or promoters of commodities.

50.1% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is female, however, only 61% of the female
population is employed and earning a salary. Majority of the employed Female
workforce are still earning salaries far below their male counterparts in the same positionand profession.

Genderinequality

Developing
infrastructure
Africa is far behind the curve when it comes tosoft infrastructure development. The
unavailability of data is emphasized by the lackof access to internet, inferior online platforms,
power shortages and underdeveloped
communication networks.

Investment in physical infrastructure – building ofroads, upkeep of rail capacity, port infrastructure,processing and warehousing infrastructure androad transport. Without emphasized focus ondeveloping Africa’s infrastructure, there will be
increased supply chain disruptions across the Agrisector, heavily impacting sustainable growth of thecontinent

Thank you