Entrepreneurship Zone: 28 January 2025 : Investor bullish on soya in Zambia and meat production in Botswana

Tue Jan 28 09:19:33 CAT 2025

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Entrepreneurship Zone: 28 January 2025 :  Investor bullish on soya in
Zambia and meat production in Botswana

 <https://www.firstcapitalbank.co.zw/> 

Brian Malambo, CEO of Monter Capital

Soya bean processing in Zambia and leveraging Botswana’s potential as a
regional hub for meat production – these are among the distinct agribusiness
opportunities in Africa, according to Brian Malambo, the Zambian-born CEO of
private equity firm Monter Capital.

Monter Capital recently reached the first close of its $100 million private
equity fund that will back companies in the agribusiness, financial
services, and clean energy sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.

The fund seeks to invest in agri-processing ventures that produce food
products not only for their local markets but also have the capacity to
extend their reach to neighbouring countries.

Taking Zambia as an example, Malambo pointed out lucrative opportunities to
process soya beans into cooking oil, soya cake, and soya flour. Soya cake,
the residual product after extracting most of the oil from whole soya beans,
is commonly utilised as animal feed. These processed products have potential
export markets in nearby countries, Tanzania being a prime example.

Furthermore, he sees promise in the transformation of maize into maize
meal, a dietary staple in numerous Southern and East African nations. Maize
meal is the key ingredient for traditional porridges, known as sadza in
Zimbabwe, nshima in Zambia, and ugali in East Africa. According to Malambo,
there is particular potential for exporting maize meal from Zambia to the
neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, where the agriculture sector is
underdeveloped.

Despite its modest population of 2.7 million and being frequently
overlooked by investors, Botswana is also on Malambo’s agribusiness radar.
He asserts that Botswana’s conditions are favourable for livestock farming.
Moreover, the country could serve as a suitable base for producing processed
meat products with an eye towards export to neighbouring countries

Malambo regards Botswana’s 5.8% GDP growth in 2022 as a positive indicator.
According to him, the government is doing the right things in terms of
policies and supporting private sector development.

After a few challenging years, Malambo is also upbeat about Zambia’s
economic prospects. He points out that Zambia’s reliance on mining and
rain-fed agriculture, subjects the economy to external factors such as
global copper price fluctuations and unpredictable weather patterns.

Zambia’s heavy debt burden has been a pressing issue over the past few
years. In November 2020, the country was the first in Africa to default on
its debt repayments amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, as the nation’s external
debt climbed from $4.8 billion (18% of GDP) in 2014 to $11.2 billion (48% of
GDP) by 2019.

However, just last month, Zambia finalised an agreement to restructure $6.3
billion of its debt owed to international governments, including China. The
agreement reschedules Zambia’s debt over more than two decades, with a
three-year grace period during which only interest payments are due. Thanks
to the agreement with official creditors, Zambia will receive a further $188
million tranche from the International Monetary Fund, part of a $1.3 billion
package approved last September.

Malambo heralds the debt restructuring as a “breakthrough for Zambia”,
stating it will unlock resources for the government to invest in sectors
that can spur economic growth. He notes that since the announcement of the
restructuring, there has been a marked increase in interest from foreign
investors across sectors such as mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and
infrastructure.

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