Agriculture

Kenyan-born environmental entrepreneur Camille Rebelo is the co-founder of EcoPlanet Bamboo, a company quietly changing how we fight climate change, protect forests, and lift rural communities out of …

Aisha Raheem, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Farmz2U, is leading a revolution in African agriculture. Born in September 1990, Raheem’s inspiration to enter the agricultural sector stemmed …

Zaza Letsholo is a South African agripreneur and the founder of ABM Farming Dreams, a business focused on sustainable livestock and dry bean (sugar bean) production. She grows …

Tare Robinson Korumene transforms discarded plantain stems into eco-friendly fashion and household products while creating jobs, reducing waste, and driving sustainable innovation in Nigeria. Plantain farming is a …

Adelia Nicole Tique Massangaie is innovatively combating hunger and unemployment through Indico Fish Farm, an aquaculture business in Mozambique that produces and processes Nile Tilapia using sustainable and …

In early 2023, Yara Galiano embarked on a journey that would later see the birthing of one of Africa’s premium coconut processing brands. She has built Segredos do …

Zebeline Ertance is transforming the vanilla industry in Madagascar by ensuring that farmers, particularly women, receive fair compensation. Her business policy rejects child labour, allowing children to remain …

Recently, Solape Akinpelu, founder of HerVest, won the $30,000 top prize at the 2025 Aurora Tech Award, an international competition celebrating women founders whose tech solutions create real …

Felicia Twumasi, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Homefoods Processing and Cannery Ltd., is an icon in Ghana’s agro-processing industry. What she started as a small-scale food …

Hadija Jabiri manages two agribusinesses focused on helping farmers in Tanzania cultivate better crops, access larger markets, and increase their earnings. Jabiri didn’t grow up on a farm …