Nigeria: Entrepreneur grows smoked catfish venture into diversified food business Published by Tom Collins on 28 September 2021 Graemoh Foods CEO discusses how he started his company as well as growth opportunities and industry challenges.
Uganda: Entrepreneur builds brand of drinks made from the hibiscus plant Published by Tom Collins on 25 September 2021 The founder of Rena Beverage Solutions talks about the origins of her company and the challenges of running a drinks business in Uganda.
Exporting ginger from Nigeria: Businessman sees big potential Published by James Torvaney on 23 September 2021 Kenneth Obiajulu, CEO of ginger supplier Agricorp, explains how he built the company and why there is so much potential in the ginger export business.
Rwanda: Co-founders see business opportunity in medical supplies industry Published by Jeanette Clark on 21 September 2021 Entrepreneurs develop a better way to buy and distribute medical supplies in Central and East Africa.
Malawi: Meat processing company grows from five pigs to the shelves of Shoprite Published by Jeanette Clark on 15 September 2021 How entrepreneur Peggy Joy Ngwira took advantage of a gap in Malawi’s food industry.
Zimbabwe: Start-up finds traction with health foods made from baobab and bananas Published by Irene Kalulu on 13 September 2021 Artisinal Foods produces baobab juice, green banana flour and green banana porridge.
Malawi: Entrepreneur capitalises on agro-processing opportunities Published by Jeanette Clark on 6 September 2021 Victoria Msowoya Mwafulirwa outlines how she started and grew Homes Industries, a company that processes locally-grown sunflower seeds, groundnuts and rice.
Rwanda: Chilli producer starting to crack the Chinese market Published by James Torvaney on 2 September 2021 Entrepreneur talks about how he built a multi-million dollar business exporting chilli products to Europe and Asia.
Ghana: The story behind locally-grown rice brand Nana’s Rice Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 August 2021 Entrepreneur Nana Owusu-Achau discusses the ins and outs of establishing a rice brand from scratch.
Exporting dried fruit from West Africa to Europe: How this businessman built a sizeable company Published by James Torvaney on 25 August 2021 HPW is one of the largest producers of naturally dried fruits in Africa. Founder Hans Peter Werder explains what it takes to penetrate the European market.
Niger: Businessman sees both local and export demand for superfood moringa Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 August 2021 Entrepreneur Aziz Mahamadou has turned an area of degraded farmland into a company that produces a variety of moringa products.
Ethiopia: Digital farming platform targets revenue of over $10m by 2025 Published by Jeanette Clark on 23 August 2021 Entrepreneur Abrhame Endrias built a digital platform, called Lersha, that gives Ethiopian small-scale farmers access to seeds and equipment.
Capitalising on opportunities in Africa’s fish farming industry Published by Betsy G Henderson on 19 August 2021 FirstWave Group is a vertically integrated fish farming business with production operations in Zambia and Uganda.
Nigeria: Entrepreneur grows farming business into chocolate and plantain flour producer Published by Jeanette Clark on 18 August 2021 Disillusioned by the price fluctuations of raw commodities, Nobert Okafor decided to venture into agri-processing.