Business leaders
Agribusiness
Kenneth Obiajulu (far left), Farmcrowdy’s managing director, talks on the importance of deploying technical field specialists to provide tailored advice and better communicate with farmers
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Isaac Sesi: “Be persistent; success is not going to happen overnight”
Sesi Technologies is working to tackle poverty and hunger by providing African farmers with affordable technology to help them increase productivity and reduce losses. Co-founder, Isaac Sesi, speaks about his passion for technology and the importance of encouraging more women and young people into the sector.
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“Quality is the key to success!”
Maïmouna Sidibe Coulibaly explains how her company Faso Kaba, which means ‘corn country’ in Bambara, Mali, became one of the leading suppliers of improved seeds adapted to the Sahelian climate.
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Redoubling efforts to address food insecurity
Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi is the founder and CEO of JR Farms, an agribusiness working to transform Africa’s agriculture by providing more jobs in the sector, and creating value addition for the continent’s staple crops.
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We want to be role models for successfully running a business
by Bob Koigi
Exotic EPZ is working to develop sustainable, inclusive value chains for coffee and nuts in Africa. Jane Maigua and Charity Ndegwa – two of the organisation’s three founders – have spoken to Spore about their work to support smallholders and rural women.
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Our priority is to empower women in the value chain
Fayelle Ouane – managing director of SUGUBA, which is working to boost entrepreneurship in Francophone West Africa – explains why her company aims to unleash the entrepreneurial talent of youth and women.
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An entrepreneur must be competitive and creative, but above all, open-minded
At the age of just 24, Madagascan Heritiaina Randriamananatahina heads up a cheese and syrup processing business that is growing fast. Lacking any formal qualifications, he discusses the barriers facing any aspiring young business man or woman in the agri-food industry.
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Building a strong brand makes a business successful
Kasope Ladipo-Ajai co-founded OmoAlata, a Nigerian food packaging business, in 2012. With plans to export products internationally, her company has already redefined the fresh foodstuff business in Nigeria.
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