Africa loses an estimated 30 to 40 percent of its food production to post-harvest losses. In high-value crops — horticulture, grains, oilseeds — this figure is often higher. The structural cause is not agricultural productivity. It is the absence of the cold chain, processing capacity, and market linkage infrastructure that converts farm output into commercial value.
Where the Value Accumulates
In developed food systems, the farm gate accounts for roughly 20 percent of the consumer price of processed food. The remaining 80 percent accumulates in the value chain: processing, packaging, logistics, and retail. African agriculture has long exported this 80 percent to foreign processors, receiving only the commodity-price residual.
Building the infrastructure between the farm and the market is the single highest-return investment in African food systems. The farm already works. The supply chain does not.
Simeozani's Agricultural Thesis
Simeozani Investments targets agribusiness investment at the processing and distribution layer. This means grain milling, oilseed crushing, cold storage development, and commodity aggregation — facilities that serve smallholder and commercial farmers alike, converting raw agricultural output into locally processed, market-ready products.
- Grain and oilseed processing at commercial scale
- Cold chain infrastructure for horticulture and dairy
- Commodity aggregation centers serving smallholder networks
- Modern agro-input distribution with last-mile reach
Zimbabwe's agricultural sector, historically one of the continent's most productive, is rebuilding its commercial infrastructure after years of contraction. Simeozani views the current entry point as among the most attractive in decades — the land is there, the farmers are there, and the processing capacity is not.