Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: lessons for rural innovation Published by Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie on 22 October 2020 Innovation can thrive in rural areas. But this depends on understanding the communities’ perceptions and livelihood context to appreciate their priorities.
Ethiopian entrepreneur provides a snapshot of his peanut butter business Published by Nelly Murungi on 21 October 2020 Wow Peanut Butter is an organic peanut butter brand based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Founder Henok Abera answers our questions.
Agribusiness trends and opportunities in Nigeria: demographics driving food demand Published by Betsy G Henderson on 21 October 2020 Mezuo Nwuneli, managing partner of Sahel Capital, reveals the top agribusiness opportunities in Nigeria.
A wild ride: CEO shares his experiences of building a company that finances motorcycle taxi drivers in East Africa Published by Sven Hugo on 20 October 2020 Tugende provides financing to motorcycle taxis drivers – known as boda-bodas – in Uganda through a lease-to-own agreement.
Botswana: Talking business with founder of beekeeping and honey production company Published by Nelly Murungi on 20 October 2020 Kago’s Bees is a beekeeping and honey production company located in Botswana. Founder Kago Monggae answers our questions.
Profit-making idea: The production of fertiliser in Uganda Published by Jeanette Clark on 16 October 2020 “Our fertiliser is imported from Kenya, China or the Netherlands. We need a fertiliser factory in Uganda urgently,” says agribusiness entrepreneur.
Temie Giwa-Tubosun: the Nigerian entrepreneur delivering blood to patients Published by Kingsley Ighobor on 16 October 2020 In 2016 Giwa-Tubosun founded LifeBank, a logistics company that collects blood from registered blood banks and delivers it to patients in hospitals.
Soya beans, rice and maize: Ugandan entrepreneur explains how he built his agribusiness Published by Jeanette Clark on 14 October 2020 Making money from commodities such as maize and rice can be challenging due to low margins and the significant economies of scale required. Here’s how businessman Orisa Raphael Jawino did it.
Nigerian startup develops smokeless cooking stove that even charges your phone Published by Nelly Murungi on 14 October 2020 Powerstove Energy has developed a low-cost, smokeless cooking stove which also produces its own electricity.
The African Continental Free Trade Area: development accelerator or more of the same? Published by Nina Callaghan and Merin Jacob and Mark Swilling on 14 October 2020 The African Continental Free Trade Area is being hailed as the single most progressive step forward in advancing African economic development.
How this Ghanaian entrepreneur returned home from the US to commercialise the moringa tree Published by Nelly Murungi on 12 October 2020 We speak to Kwami Williams, CEO of MoringaConnect, a Ghanaian company which manufactures food and personal care products from the moringa plant.
Nigeria’s TradeDepot connects the world’s biggest FMCG manufacturers to informal retailers Published by Jeanette Clark on 9 October 2020 Onyekachi Izukanne, CEO of TradeDepot, explains how he and his co-founders capitalised on an opportunity to consolidate Nigeria’s fragmented informal retail supply chain.
Kenyan company using insect larvae to make animal feed and fertiliser Published by Nelly Murungi on 8 October 2020 Ecodudu is a Kenyan company which manufactures organic fertiliser and animal feed from insect larvae.
Nigerian waste recycling business turns trash into cash Published by Nelly Murungi on 7 October 2020 Olufunto Boroffice, CEO of Chanja Datti, talks about how she started the business and the toughest situation she has found herself in as an entrepreneur.
