Industries in Africa constantly investigate ways to manage their industrial water and wastewater more effectively. This not only refers to the correct and safe disposal of the wastewater but also to how they can reduce their dependency on a sometimes-insecure water and energy supply. The greater the insecurity of supply of these two essential resources, the greater the costs.

Food-grade avocado oil is increasingly making its mark on international shelves. South Africa's Da Gama Oil is the world's largest, and a pioneer producer of, edible avocado oil.

As EU agricultural production subsidies are expected to be entirely phased out by 2013, opportunities for local production and processing may arise for African producers of fruit and vegetable products, which were previously subsidised in the EU.

With increasing demand in Africa for corn-based snacks, American Extrusion International - represented by Snackquip in Africa - has developed an innovative way to produce Fabricated Tortilla Corn Chips from its already-flexible Advantage Series extruders.