Investor Presentaiton

JICA Opportunities for the private sector Challenges Interest by Jpn firms machinery Opportunities & challenges for machinery & processing: We identified stronger interest from Japanese companies in the rice sector and cocoa processing Agro-processing & Rice ~2.8Mt in demand for white rice and government's will to increase insufficient local production presents opportunities for: . Supply of farming Cocoa #1 global producer of cocoa beans and government's target of increasing local processing capacity by 2025 creates opportunity for Investment in cocoa beans processing for established players in the cocoa value chain machinery Supply for processing machinery Slow progress in • domestic production increase Difficult access to finance for local processors/contractors Cashew #1 exporter of raw cashew nuts in the world with potential to grow processing as only -10% of the production (760k tons) is done locally bringing opportunities for Investment in primary and secondary processing of cashew nuts High processing costs Temporary nature of government incentives • · High processing costs of raw cashew nuts compared to India and Vietnam Low use of by-products Rubber ~100M$ of rubber goods imported per year bringing a small opportunity to manufacture non-tire rubber products like mattresses, conveyor belts, gloves, condoms and shoes • • High processing costs Difficult access to key inputs (chemicals) to make rubber goods Difficult access to qualified labour Cotton #3 producer of cotton (high quality) in Sub-Saharan Africa, offering an opportunity to invest in fabric manufacturing with potential additional benefits if byproducts (cottonseed oil and linters) are commercialized • High processing costs • Low use of by products Higher interest Medium interest Lower interest Lower interest Lower interest 52 ש

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