Eden Tree, a Ghanaian-owned market leader in the agro-processing of packaged fresh fruits, herbs, and vegetables, opened its new factory in presence of the team and several actors of the agro-industry sector. The ceremony took place in Accra on May 30th.
During the 5th Training seminar dedicated to I&P's portfolio entrepreneurs, Proparco (affiliated with the French Development Agency) asked a few questions to Catherine Krobo-Edusei, founder and CEO of Eden Tree Limited, one of Ghana's largest producer of fruits and vegetables.
OuiCarry is a young Senegalese company providing delivery services and allowing its customers (individuals and businesses) based in Senegal to buy products from international commercial websites. In March 2017, the fund Teranga Capital made its first investment wih OuiCarry.
A dozen of companies supported by Investisseurs & Partenaires, have been selected by the London Stock Exchange Group for its first report ‘’Companies to Inspire Africa”, identifying hundreds of Africa’s most inspirational and dynamic private, high-growth companies (ACEP Burkina, Carrières et Chaux du Mali, IOT, ITG Store, Nutri'Zaza,Trianon, PEG, Pharmivoire, PhileoL, Scrimad, Ultramaille).
Born in Benin in the late 1960s, Adedognin Abimbola moved to France with his sisters and brothers to study. Graduated from Toulouse Business School, he began his career in the group Decathlon. Willing to bring his own contribution to Africa’s development, Adedognin returns to Benin in 1996, where he launched several entrepreneurial projects.
Three of the students registered in Enko’s educational program have been admitted to the prestigious universities of Bristol (UK) and Yale (US).
An encouraging start for Enko Education, which now counts a network of seven high schools across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Carrière et Chaux du Mali (CCM), a company specialized in the production of quicklime and lime quarrying in which I&P invested last October, published a new video to present its activities.
The company, directed by Madani Diallo, provides Malian farmers with a natural input contributing to soil amendment.
MCE Capital recently published an article, featured in its newsletter as well on Siatol, a company based in Burkina Faso and specialized in the production of soya oil.
► Read the article on MCE Capital website
A good opportunity to present the new video released last week to present the impact study conducted by I&P in February 2016 on Siatol.
The Guardian is running a public debate on December 7 on Africa's agri-food sector on the following topic: “Is big business a force for good for African farmers?”.
Catherine Krobo-Edusei, Founder and Director of Eden Tree in Ghana, participates to the panel, gathering someone from the UN, an academic working on development in Africa and the head of a multinational agri-food company.
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