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Value Chain Analytics

Map and analyze agriculture value chains across Africa, from input supply to retail, with real-time pricing and gender-disaggregated insights.

Commodities
14+Key value chains tracked
Value Chain Stages
6End-to-end coverage
Countries
55AU Member States
Pricing
Real-timeMarket price tracking

Price Transmission Analysis: Maize

Monthly price points across the value chain (USD/MT, 2025)

Value Chain Stages

End-to-end agriculture value chain with key actors at each stage

Input Supply

12K+ actors

Seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals, equipment

Production

45M+ actors

Smallholder & commercial farms

Aggregation

8K+ actors

Collection centres, cooperatives, traders

Processing

5K+ actors

Milling, refining, packaging, value addition

Distribution

18K+ actors

Wholesalers, logistics providers

Retail

120K+ actors

Markets, supermarkets, e-commerce

Commodity Overview

Key commodities tracked across African value chains

Maize
Production78M MT
Countries32
YoY Trend+4.2%
Rice
Production38M MT
Countries28
YoY Trend+6.1%
Cassava
Production192M MT
Countries24
YoY Trend+3.8%
Cocoa
Production4.8M MT
Countries12
YoY Trend+1.9%
Coffee
Production1.9M MT
Countries15
YoY Trend+5.4%
Cotton
Production6.2M MT
Countries18
YoY Trend+2.7%
Cashew
Production2.1M MT
Countries10
YoY Trend+8.3%
Livestock
Production350M head
Countries45
YoY Trend+3.1%

Gender Participation

Participation index by value chain stage (% of active participants)

Infrastructure Gap Analysis

Current capacity vs needed capacity across key infrastructure

Cold Storage Capacity15% / 100%

M cubic metres

Paved Rural Roads34% / 100%

% coverage

Processing Facilities22% / 100%

% utilization

Market Information Systems28% / 100%

% coverage

Irrigation Infrastructure6% / 100%

% arable land

Electrification (Rural)42% / 100%

% coverage