FreshFoods
FreshFoods is a farm-to-door mobile marketplace connecting Jamaican consumers directly with verified local farmers to deliver fresh, affordable produce — no middlemen, no problem.
Josiah-John Green
Josiah-John Green is a final-year Software Engineering student at The University of the West Indies, Mona, where he combines technology, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to develop solutions that address challenges in his community. He is a co-founder of FreshFoods (previously FreshJA), a social venture alongside Somesh Sharma, Roshae Sinclair, and Christian Douglas that uses technology […]
Hidro
Hidro is a hybrid AgTech venture that combines hydroponic modules and a digital farmer app to enable community-based families to produce food and generate income.
Gianella Orihuela
Gianella Ainoa Orihuela is an Agroindustrial Engineering student at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) in Lima, Peru. She serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Hidro, an AgTech venture dedicated to transforming urban agriculture through innovative hydroponic solutions and mobile guidance systems. In addition to her entrepreneurial leadership, Gianella is an active […]
Ana Cecilia Ccamsaya Araujo
Ana Cecilia Ccamsaya Araujo is an International Relations student at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola in Lima, Peru. She is the co-founder of Hidro, a hybrid AgTech social venture that combines modular hydroponic systems with a digital “farmer app” to help low-income urban families produce food and generate income. Ana currently works as an ESG […]
Fikoue Fabiola Dariska
Fikoue Fabiola Dariska is a final-year Business Administration student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana, specializing in Banking and Finance.She is the Founder of Nutricrunch, a social venture that provides a market for cassava farmers in Mfou by purchasing their surplus cassava and transforming it into nutritious chips, while also creating […]
Bonse Nzakame
Bonse is a final-year Computer Engineering student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. She is deeply passionate about creating positive change in the lives of those around her. In her third year, she served as the Deputy Women’s Commissioner of her college, where she played a key role […]
Bless Laweh Koranteng
Bless Laweh Koranteng is completing his final year at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), where he is pursuing a degree in Accounting. He serves as the Financial Secretary of Nutricrunch, a social enterprise that provides a ready market for cassava farmers by purchasing their surplus cassava and transforming it into nutritious cassava […]
Nutricrunch
Nutricrunch will buy surplus cassavas from farmers in Mfou, Cameroon and process them into cassava chips. We will employ and train women on how to make chips and provide them with financial literacy and marketing training. Additionally, we will employ youth dropouts to sell the chips.
Seeds of Hope Initiative
Seeds of Hope Initiative strives to empower underprivileged indigenous people through sustainable agriculture. It aims to promote food security and economic stability by providing access to high-quality seeds, fertilizers, farming tools, and agricultural training. SHI hopes to enhance livelihoods and end hunger while promoting self-sufficiency in the future.