How to make earning a living much easier

Capital is the hardest to find if you are not an already existing business with a good credit history. [iStockphoto]

Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world today. On top of its abundant resources, most societies on the continent have remarkably young populations, both prerequisites for rapid economic growth and social advancement. Yet, the reality is that it is still near impossible to make a living.

A good example of this is the agricultural sector, about which much has been written. Farmers still face many of the overarching problems that existed a decade ago such as access to market, pricing transparency, and capital. Their experiences can be extrapolated to other cadres of potential economic producers, for whom the distance between the resources at their disposal and earning a living is too great.