Jonathan Said
@JonathanSaid1
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Immigrant supporting African governments and private sector to implement modern agro-industrial policies for job creation and inclusive and sustainable growth.
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined July 2011
In this podcast interview, I provide an optimistic take on African governments and their increasing interest to accelerate economic transformation & job creation. I speak to where the challenge of implementation seems to lie & mention some success cases to build on.
Listen to the 56th episode of the Unlocking #Africa #Podcast with @JonathanSaid1 . We discuss – Powering Prosperity. The Transformative Power of Industrial Policy in Africa. #IndustrialPolicy #industrialStrategy #Innovation #EconomicDevelopment
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RT @KwekuOA: The Genesis of Industrial Policy in Ghana. Post-colonial states faced a monumental challenge: how to transform economies stru….
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RT @KwekuOA: Nkrumah's industrial policy faced significant headwinds: "picking winners" difficulty, macroeconomic instability, and externa….
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This has been bad. Wishing Ethiopia a swift recovery and a tailoring of its export oriented industrial strategy primarily to African markets (AfCFTA), followed by Middle East, Asia and then others. Lower income countries cannot afford such set backs.
Following the suspension AGOA) 18 companies have exited #Ethiopian industrial parks losing an estimated $45 million in revenue, according to the @AfDB_Group just released Country Focus Report 2025.
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We are proud to be supporting the Tanzania Presidential Food and Delivery Council and the Tanzania Agriculture Transformation Office. Integrated government programming is key to accelerate implementation of Tanzania's Ag Master Plan & facilitate private investment growth.
@AGRA_Africa delegation Boaz, Yifru and Vianey met with HE Pinda, chair of Tanzania President Food & Delivery Council to discuss the execution of agriculture & food security programs. AGRA supports the gov & Tanzania ATO adopting integrated gov. programming that fosters synergy
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Look at the US. When you dillydally on smart, trade oriented industrial policy as the US has done for the past few decades, you fall behind. Lesson for LMICs: don't listen to the remaining mainstream naysayers on modern export oriented industrial policy.
China dominates many industries. But there is one where China is far ahead of the competition: renewable energy manufacturing.
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RT @Chipokota: Yesterday, Zambia’s largest solar power plant — a 100MW facility in Kafungalubala, Chisamba — was officially commissioned by….
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"This is more than just a factory - it represents agricultural transformation and regional cooperation. Through this investment we are creating opportunities for young people and strengthening the agricultural value chain." President of Tanzania.
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RT @haaretzcom: 'It's a killing field': IDF soldiers ordered to shoot at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid.
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This is not necessarily a bad thing. Development and progress does not come from aid. It comes from the local political economy and political settlement. When aid undermines the local policy process, and it often can do, it can hold countries back, despite the $.
Another interesting finding from this CGD report: aid has been shifting away from the poorest countries over time
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RT @LopesInsights: Togo launches a $15m IFC-backed garment factory to create 4,500 jobs by 2030. Investment surge driven by reforms, strong….
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“While skepticism remains [on industrial policy], successful examples suggest that a pragmatic approach, supported by clear policy frameworks can help countries navigate and benefit from industrial policy initiatives.”.
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Not generally a fan of nationalizations, but in some cases it’s an essential step to restructuring economies from pure extraction to inclusive economic growth.
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RT @LopesInsights: Join the campaign #CorrectTheMap, so we have the true size of Africa in the maps used by mainstream actors.
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This week I visited a potato coop, a potato seed youth producer, and the governor of Nyandarua County in Kenya, with one of Africa’s best agri value chain coordinating bodies: the National Potato Council of Kenya. A good e.g. of public- private industry specific coordination.
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The Cashew industry in Côte d’Ivoire is a model for modern industrial policy in Africa. It’s not over the hump & much ways to go but the progress in increasing processing from 2% in 2008 to 30% now is inspirational. Other countries should learn from it.
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RT @TTTEconomist: Morocco again, leading Africa’s second industrialisation wave, after meeting the criteria on literacy, electricity and fe….
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RT @alemayehuGeda: These were not flagged as “errors and omissio". In 2021 alone, $5bn – about 20% of GDP – vanished offshore, just as Z….
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Here is the RCT on the BRAC Ultra Poor Graduation Programme in Ethiopia:
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Source: Pritchett, “Randomizing Development: Method or Madness?”; Pritchett, “Alleviating Global Poverty: Labor Mobility, Direct Assistance, and Economic Growth.
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