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.
Nigeria: Start-up identifies profit potential in oil palm value chain Published by Jaco Maritz on 21 September 2021 Nigerian start-up company Releaf has developed equipment and software to make the oil palm value chain more efficient and profitable.
Profit-making idea: Growth potential for camel milk in Somaliland Published by Staff Writer on 19 September 2021 Dairy companies see great economic potential in the camel milk market.
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.
Industrialisation of cassava in East Africa: Investor identifies gaps in the market Published by Jeanette Clark on 13 September 2021 Wanjohi Ndagu, partner at Pearl Capital Partners, highlights market opportunities for processed cassava products.
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.
Demand for locally-produced fish opening up a multi-billion dollar market in Africa Published by Seth Onyango on 10 September 2021 Demand for fish will far exceed the 10 million metric tonnes of today and by 2050 may reach between 16-29 million metric tonnes per year.
Digitisation seeds opportunities for Eastern Africa’s farmers Published by Everlyne Situma on 9 September 2021 Trade and supply disruptions are affecting farmers in rural Kenya and Uganda, but digital platforms offer new markets.
Profit-making idea: Opportunities to supply packaging material in Malawi Published by Jeanette Clark on 8 September 2021 Malawi’s packaging suppliers cannot meet the demand and specific requirements from businesses in the country.
VC in Africa had a bumper 2020 – what lessons can private equity learn from it? Published by Bryan Turner on 8 September 2021 There might be potential for private equity investors to put their money behind companies that are still in their growth phases.
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.
Namibia: Family business commercialising the marula fruit Published by Vitalio Angula on 5 September 2021 This company identified a gap to produce the highly sought-after marula oil.