3.6. Barriers to FDI in Agriculture
was used to collect information on firms’ contributions to infrastructural development and
perceptions of mechanisms to mitigate investment barriers. CDC data for the period 2000 to
June 2010 indicates that a total of 59 firms were involved in agriculture and food processing
(see Table A3 in Appendix 1 for details). CDC provides no contact details for these firms and
the majority of them are not listed in the Yellow Pages, which meant it was immensely difficult
to approach them.
Some of the firms listed by CDC can be also found on the MAFF website, along with
their contact details. Using the Yellow Pages, as well as information from MAFF, we compiled
a list of 31 firms for which we had contact details (see Table A4 in Appendix 1). Because
most of the addresses obtained from MAFF website were obsolete and some companies would
not cooperate, we could reach only two firms, namely HLH Agriculture (maize plantation
and drying) and Kogid (maize drying and rice milling). This meant that seeking answers to
questions on barriers to investment in agriculture was a daunting task.