African Farmers See Opportunity in Trump’s Global Trade Chaos

In September, Beijing approved imports of blueberries from Zimbabwe for the first time. It had given the green light in June to Gambian groundnuts and cashews. Ethiopian soybean meal, a protein-rich byproduct of crushed beans mainly used to feed poultry and pigs, just got its first go-ahead to enter the Chinese market too.

To Africa’s 54 countries and the international investors jostling to fund their next wave of agricultural projects, these seemingly minor bureaucratic decisions sent a loud message: US President Donald Trump’s trade war is creating big opportunities for African economies, especially when it comes to food. ...