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Tell us a little about your team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our multi-disciplinary team members come from backgrounds in finance, marketing, insurance, hospitality and community outreach. We also have about 5 years\u2019 experience in small scale organic crop farming.<\/p>\n

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And do you come from an entrepreneurial background?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.\u00a0Consequently, 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.\u00a0The third business I owned was the chicken rearing one which led to the birth of Entomo Farm.<\/p>\n

What are your future plans and aspirations for your company?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2019s- reuse, reduce, recycle. This will help sensitize the masses about the business and its benefits and also encourage people to \u201cgive back\u201d something positive to the environment while creating a circular economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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