Abstract
This study was commissioned under the LEED plus project of the ILO in order to assess key bottlenecks for private sector investments in the Northern Province in the agriculture and fisheries sectors, through the lens of the six value chains which the project supports. Accordingly, EY identified and consulted key stakeholders representing both the demand and supply sides of the value chains. They provided key insights into the prevailing challenges and obstacles in the Northern Province, facilitating the researchers in forming their views. According to the findings, the main bottleneck to private sector investment in the Northern Province was the difficulty of obtaining suitable land to commence business operations. This was common across both agriculture and fisheries sectors and was due to multiple reasons including competing claims of ownership over land, secondary occupation of land, scarcity of suitable land, complicated approval processes in acquiring land and the undue influence exerted by local politicians and community leaders when obtaining land.