What does the future of your industry look like?

Andre Laperriere

CEO, Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition (GODAN)

“Africa is possibly the richest continent in terms of agriculture potential. Furthermore, we see across the continent a new generation of educated, innovative and passionate young entrepreneurs, eager to tap into this potential and drive their economies forward. These are the key ingredients to success: potential, talent, and eagerness to go forward. This is why Africa will succeed.”

Simon Johnson

Director, DMJ Architects

“My biggest concern for construction in the region is the amount of resources in Kenya that are being soaked up by the Standard Gauge Railway project. This is definitely affecting the orderly development of the country. I also am concerned about the lack of planning of Nairobi. If the city is to develop to its full potential, it needs its leaders to properly understand the need for an overall concept for the city’s development beyond individual projects.”

Richard Keeley

CEO, Hybrid Poultry Farm

“The role of the poultry industry in the larger agricultural picture of Zambia is undisputed and will continue to be a big contributor in the future. In the heart of the culture is a love for poultry products and you can see it in every celebration that chicken must be a part of the protein options to complete the feast. With the population growth rate expected to increase and limitations of land availability, it will get increasingly difficult to acquire massive plots of land to practice ranching for cattle or large-scale crop growing. These challenges are not shared by the poultry industry, which makes it ideal to champion food production capacity in the future.”

Hally Mass Jobe

Managing Director, Atlas Energy

“The Gambia is the most politically stable it has been for a very long time. With the new democratic dispensation business is easier as the government is poised to grow the economy by making the business environment more conducive. There are many expected projects geared towards infrastructural development within the country and we plan to take full advantage of this. Our tourism sector is also booming, and this is great for our aviation business.”

Munawer Dhirani

Captain and Managing Director, Flightlink

“Aviation and tourism in Tanzania go hand in hand. It’s a vast country, and tourists are increasingly requiring aircrafts, an element that has seen our sector steadily growing at between seven to 10 percent annually. By the year’s end we also want to start four-times weekly flights into Mombasa, Kenya – what has been a long-term aspiration of the company. There are lots of opportunities and we are optimistic that with our solid plans and development of our interns, the sector will pick up and become even more profitable.”