Priscilla Musenge, a Zambian entrepreneur creating sustainable animal feed solutions for greener business — Lionesses of Africa

Tell us a little about your team

Our multi-disciplinary team members come from backgrounds in finance, marketing, insurance, hospitality and community outreach. We also have about 5 years’ experience in small scale organic crop farming.

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And do you come from an entrepreneurial background?

Growing up, I always aspired to become a business owner. I always knew I would own a business that was centered around my passion and things I enjoy doing; which surround health and fitness, food and event planning. Consequently, I have owned three small businesses which include an event planning and personalized ribbon printing business and a food smoking and jerky making business. As these were solely run by me and required a lot of time, I was not able to focus on my job and run these side businesses. I then decided to close them down and focus on work. The third business I owned was the chicken rearing one which led to the birth of Entomo Farm.

What are your future plans and aspirations for your company?

My vision for the company is to see the inclusion of up to 200,000 women and youth led agricultural households by year 3-5 of operations. This will be done by our out-grower programme where we will provide 5 day old larvae which will be fed to our specifications and sold back to us. By doing this, we will not only help these households to be self-reliant and self-sustaining without having to indulge in vices like early marriages, abusive relationships and the use of alcohol and drugs. Additionally, as one of the main raw materials/ingredients in our production process in organic waste, we would like to advocate for, through communities and farmers, the 3 R’s- reuse, reduce, recycle. This will help sensitize the masses about the business and its benefits and also encourage people to “give back” something positive to the environment while creating a circular economy.