Agriculture in Africa

Strengths

Opportunities

Threats

Weaknesses

Fertile Lands

Most of the farmers are illiterate

Subsistence agriculture

Surplus water sources

Good climate

Huge Labor force

About 70% of the population live in rural areas

Archaic machinery

Lack of agricultural inputs

use of precision agriculture

Growth in youth population

Availability of grants and credits

Commercial agriculture

Availability of modern machinery

Possibilities of Irrigation

Poverty of the farmers

Government policies

Lack of youth interest in agriculture

Climate change

Low technology penetration on the continent

Expensive machinery

Corruption

Persistence of the traditional mindset

Use of social media for marketing

Low investment in the field

Transportation obstacles