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Country Indicators

Angola
GDP:
US$245.2 billion
(2006 est.)
Annual Growth:
23.4.1% (2007 est)
Inflation:
11.8% (2007)
Major industries:
Oil and diamonds
Major trading partners:
Imports into Angola,
South Korea, Portugal,
US, China.
Destination of exports:
US, China, France,
Chile.
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Zambia

GDP:
US$ 10.1bn (2006)
Annual Growth:
6% (2007 actual)
Inflation:
8.9% (2007 actual)
Major Industries:
Copper, other mining activities,
wholesale and retail trade,
agriculture. manufacturing,
service industries, and tourism.
Major trading partners:
South Africa, EU and Japan
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South Africa
GDP:
US$274.5 billion (2007)
Annual Growth:
5% (2007).
Inflation:
6.5% (2006)
Major Industries:
Mining (world's largest
producer of platinum,
gold, chromium),
automobile assembly,
machinery, textile, iron
& steel, chemicals,
fertiliser, foodstuffs.
Financial services;
Manufacturing;
Wholesale & Retail Trade;
Transport, Storage,
Communication; Mining
Other Major trading partners:
US, UK, Germany, Japan
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Senegal

GDP:
US$10.8bn (2006 est)
Annual Growth:
4.0% (2006 est)
Inflation:
2.0% (2006 est)
Main economic sectors:
Agricultural products
(groundnuts, millet,
corn, sorghum, rice,
cotton, market gardening
and livestock),
fish processing,
phosphate mining,
fertiliser production,
petroleum refining,
construction materials
and tourism.
Exports:
Fish, groundnuts,
petroleum products,
phosphates, cotton.
Main trade partners:
EU, United States and
India

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Rwanda

GDP:
US$2.8 billion (2007)
Annual Growth:
6%(2008 est)
Inflation:
6% (2007 est)
Major Exports:
Coffee, tea, coltan,
cassiterite, fruit juice
Major Trading Partners:
Exports:
China, Germany.
Imports:
Kenya, Uganda, Germany,
Belgium.

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Malawi
GDP:
US$3.441 billion (2007 est.)
Annual Growth:
5.7% (2007 est.)
Inflation:
8% (2007 est.)
Major Industries:
Tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill
products, cement and
consumer goods.
Main Trading Partners:
South Africa, Germany, US,
Zimbabwe, Mozambique,
Netherlands, UK, Japan
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Mozambique

GDP:
US$8.132 bn (2007 estimate)
Annual Growth:
7.5% (2007 estimate)
Inflation:
8% (2007 estimate)
Major Industries:
Aluminium (processing only);
natural gas; hydro power,
prawns and fish (45%);
cotton (2%); cashew nuts (9%);
timber, sugar and
copra (14%); agriculture
Major trading partners:
Exports:
Spain, South Africa, US,
Belgium, Italy
Imports:
South Africa, Australia,
Portugal.

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Ghana
GDP:
US$12billion (2006 est)
Annual Growth:
6.0% (2006 est)
Inflation:
10% (2006 est)
Major Industries:
Cocoa, gold and timber.
Major trading partners:
EU, USA, Nigeria,
Togo
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Credits
Source of Information:
British Foreign and
Commonwealth Office
 
Tshwaraganang Hydroponics Project in South Africa Takes off
Thursday, 13 November 2008

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ASNAPP Technical Team Dr. P. Langenhoven (Left) and Mr. T. Dees (Right) Pose with Mr Edwin Mabotsa (Middle)

In 2000, the Department of Agriculture and Land Reform, (Northern Cape Province -South Africa) appointed a consultant, Prof Gert Venter to perform a feasibility study for the setup of a greenhouse production unit at Windsorton. The study was completed in December of the same year and the construction of a greenhouse at Windsorton put on tender by the Department. The tender was awarded to Vegtech and in April 2006 the greenhouse was finally covered with plastic sheeting.
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ASNAPP Market-First Approach is a Working Model in Zambia
Monday, 20 October 2008
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Hydroponics Unit
Within development circles, many programs have emerged that assisted farmers to increase crop production per acreage to ensure enough food availability for household consumption. While these programs and initiatives were primarily successful in addressing household food security, they largely failed to open up markets opportunities where farmers could sell produce beyond those required for subsistence.
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'Making Quality Matter' Workshops Held in Malawi and Zambia
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
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Participants
ASNAPP successfully organized its annual ‘making quality matter’ (MQM) workshops in Malawi and Zambia drawing participation from a wide range of stakeholders in the spice industry. This year’s workshop held on the 26th August in Malawi and 29th in Zambia with a focus on SADC regions was under the theme “Economic and Market Opportunities for Small Scale Farmers in the Spice Industry".
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Vision

To expand economic opportunities for rural communities by using world class science, technologies, partnerships and business approaches to develop and enhance Africa’s competitive advantage in the Natural Plant Products industry.

Mission
To help create and develop successful African agribusinesses in the natural products sector, providing income, employment & development, through environmentally and socially conscious practices to produce high quality natural products for local, regional and overseas markets

Services (The Six Pillars of ASNAPP)

  • Market Development
  • Enterprise Development
  • Quality Control / Assurance
  • Applied Research and Technology Transfer 
  • Capacity Building
  • Policy Advocacy

Countries of Operations

  • Ghana
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • US – Rutgers University
  • Zambia

Satellite Countries

  • Angola
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique

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