Product Range and Investment Opportunities
The agro-processing sector’s small size is ideally suited to local investors. However, in seeking to expand its scale and footprint, there are opportunities for external investors to pursue joint venture arrangements.
Opportunities for value-added agro-processing include, but are not limited to, the following :
- Jams and jellies
- Aromatic soaps and exotic massage oils
- Herbal teas and special coffee
- Fruit juices, preserves & wines
- Livestock feed and fertilizers
- Pepper sauce
- Spices, sauces and condiments
- Coconut oil and its derivatives such as soaps
- Chips (e.g., sweet potato and eddoes)
- Nutraceuticals/energy drinks etc.