5 entrepreneurs tapping into Africa’s agribusiness potential, from farming chickens in Rwanda and rising moringa in Uganda to exporting dried hibiscus flowers from Nigeria.
1. Nigerian creates enterprise exporting avocados and chillies from Rwanda to European supermarkets
Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil big Shell in Qatar when a vacation to Rwanda set him on a unique path. Seven years later, his firm SOUK Farms provides Rwandan-grown avocados, chillies and beans to supermarkets in Europe and the Center East. Learn extra
2. Tearing up the marketing strategy to construct Rwanda’s largest hen farm
When Shumei Lam first visited Rwanda in 2011, hen was thought-about a luxurious that the majority Rwandans might solely afford on particular events. Learn extra
3. Constructing an agribusiness enterprise in Africa – The robust highway to success
Teddy Ruge runs a moringa-growing and processing enterprise in Uganda – however his journey has been something however easy, navigating halted contracts, geopolitical fallout, and different surprising challenges. Learn extra
4. Malawi: Entrepreneur unlocks agribusiness alternatives
Ziweto Enterprises began with a series of agrovet shops – basically pharmacies for livestock – and has since expanded into animal feed manufacturing, with plans to enter the poultry sector. Learn extra
5. Businessman turns Nigerian superfood into a world export enterprise
Timi Oke is the co-founder and CEO of AgroEknor, an organization exporting dried hibiscus flowers grown in Nigeria to world markets. Learn extra
