Episode 16: The Potato War

Welcome to the Mwango Capital Podcast where we discuss topical issues on African capital markets.A shortage of potatoes at KFC Kenya due to delayed imports raised a furore amongst Kenyans online. In this episode, we discuss the issue at length, look at building local supply chains, and explore policy issues and implementation of market standards in agriculture.We are joined by Linda Achan, Kathambi Kaaria, Mohammed Hersi, Leonard Mudachi, Asif Khan, and cohost Ramah Nyang.Subscribe to get notified when we make a new post.Show Notes[00:07:52] - Exploring potato standards and building local supply chains[00:20:31] - Food sovereignty, carbon footprint, and traceability[00:26:11] - Policy issues[00:33:48] - Ando Foods[00:39:30] - Imports’ impact on employment levels[00:44:24] - Potato market in the UK[00:47:42] - Carbon taxes on exports[00:48:56] - Building regional supply chains[00:56:11] - Supply-demand mismatch[01:06:25] - Intellectual property[01:11:41] -Total market layout and market size opportunity in packaging[01:16:54] - Access to capital in the food industry Get full access to The Mwango Weekly at mwangocapital.substack.com/subscribe