The first agribusiness mentorship programme has been started by FeedUp Africa, a development organisation that works to improve food security in Africa.
Jinmi Ajayi, the organization’s founder, claims that the goal of FeedUp Africa is to combat food insecurity in Africa by executing a number of specially designed programmes and activities.
Food insecurity, as Ajayi noted, was a significant problem, but it also presented chances for gap analysis and creative thinking.
“There is a direct relationship between nutrition and GDP growth,” he declared. “In order to set the way for real development, we must begin broad-based, intensive livelihood-oriented projects and activities.
“Handholding entrepreneurs positions them for growth, it will boost confidence of young talents in the agriculture sector. A small-sized poultry can grow to a medium-size within a few years. A well-galvanised value chain expansion is what creates wealth and jobs for our increasing number of youth.
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“Hence, employment leads to improved livelihood and household incomes. Participants will benefit from a holistic programme covering the various levels of the food system that is, production, processing, distribution, marketing, consumption and waste.”
He stated that with about 270 million people experiencing varying levels of hunger, African countries could not afford to tarry at an aspirational level as it was expedient to be operational.
“Tackling food insecurity is about creativity and setting realistic ideas in motion. It is about targeted programmes and projects. It involves a plethora of pathways per time, space which makes the mentorship programme relevant.”
“It is a to-year opportunity for beneficiaries to access resources of experienced agribusiness players such as Chike Nwagwu (CEO, Novus Agro); Dickson Orisamuyiwa (CEO Perez and Peret); Victoria Madedor (Co-Founder, Agroverified); Femi Adekoya (CEO, Integrated Aerial Precision) and Helen Emore (CEO Scientia Consult). “
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