The 31st Commonwealth Agriculture Conference, held from 2 to 5 November 2026 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town, brought together delegates, farmers, and leaders from across the Commonwealth. As President of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth (RASC), Her Royal...

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Primary producers seeking funding across the agribusiness sector often face a frustrating question: With Africa’s population set to account for one in every four people globally within decades, why is securing direct private equity at the farm gate still so difficult? According to Niel du Toit, Senior Associate at pan-African private equity firm EXEO Capital, the answer lies in a structural mismatch between the risk profile of primary farming and the expectations of institutional investment funds. The Risk-Return Mismatch at the Soil Level Primary agriculture remains fundamental to continental food security, but standalone farm-level operations present inherent hurdles for traditional fund structures. "While primary agriculture remains fundamental to food security, standalone farm-level investments...