Jane Maigua, Charity Ndegwa and Loise Maina are transforming Kenya’s macadamia industry by empowering women farmers with fair pay, training, and direct market access via Exotic EPZ. The …
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Catherine Mahugu is granting Kenyan artisans and farmers direct global market access.
Catherine Mahugu recognized the struggle of Kenyan coffee farmers facing unpredictable sales and frequent price fluctuations in the market. As middlemen took significant cuts, the hard-earned profits rarely …
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Margaret Nyamumbo empowers Kenyan women coffee farmers with direct global market access.
Coffee is a $200 billion global industry, yet the people who grow it, especially women, see little of that wealth. In East Africa, where coffee is a major …
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Margaret Komen is securing her share in the global spice market with Mace Foods.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesMargaret Komen’s entrepreneurial journey began in 2001 when she attended the Anuga food and beverage trade fair in Cologne, Germany. At the time, she was interning at a …