Hadija Jabiri sees potential across Tanzania’s agricultural value chain, particularly in the processing of fruit, vegetables ...

Hadija Jabiri is the founder of GBRI, a Tanzanian agribusiness company that started with vegetables and now exports avocados ...

Fastizers, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira – about 60 US cents at today’s exchange rate.

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DOB Equity has backed well-known companies like M-Kopa, Twiga Foods, and Victory Farms. Former co-CEO Saskia van der Mast shares the investment lessons she has learned and her insights on the region’s ...

The ultimate goal, says Mahesh Nandwani, the CEO of PCH, is to grow enough onions not only to satisfy the local market, but also to create an entirely new export industry. Nandwani, a ...

The business model The UFC, which generated $1.4 billion in revenue in 2024, makes money from pay-per-view sales, sponsorship, broadcasting rights, ticketing, and more. Kalu says AWFC has taken ...

At the end of 2024, Rwandan company Paniel Meat Processing (PMP) went public on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. Yet, less than a decade earlier, founder Herve Tuyishime had lost his family home after ...

The founders of Ziweto Enterprises have capitalised on opportunities in Malawi’s agriculture industry to build a rapidly growing business. Starting with a chain of agrovet stores – essentially ...

Building volumes with Wood-Mizer New Heights is remarkable for several reasons. Although the mill is remote, slick logistics into and out of the mill ensure that logs move in and finished product out ...

Interview summary Nigeria’s food delivery sector has grown rapidly in recent years, with the market projected to more than double to $2.4bn within the next eight years, according to research group ...