KERNATT, Senegal

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KERNATT is a rural enterprise that strives to meet high quality expectations and keep in touch with the shifting consumer demands in the vegetable crops industry. Focusing on the ideal of women empowerment, the enterprise hires mainly women as both a way to create awareness and provide a means to generate income. Employment for 21 women will be created in the next three years, and will greatly impact rural income. Furthermore, KERNATT educates the local community about the importance of a healthy and balanced diet, and the need to provide children with a nutritious meal daily.

KERNATT aims to convert 9 hectares of land to supply fresh vegetables crops and ensure a sustainable water supply – reliable to maintain year round production of some 19 selected vegetables even during rain water shortages. Focusing on the country’s two biggest cities and the most popular tourist resorts in Francophone Africa, the organisation hopes to fuel expansion further. The expanding Senegalese middle class, with more disposable income and changing dining habits as a result, is the primary target group KERNATT is focusing on. Read more

Sectors: Agriculture
Finance needed: US$50,000 – $100,000

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