Nyakazi Organics
Current Business Need
Value Proposition
NYakazi Organics are a youth-women led social enterprise and an agri-innovator. Their focus value chain are the African Indigenous Vegetables. They do value addition through dehydration and freezing. Nyakazi is on a mission to continuously deliver quality locally grown, organic food products by meeting Customer Needs. Their Vision is to be the lead provider of locally grown, organic foods for healthier people and planet. Nyakazi Organics is seeking an investment of $ 13,505 seed investment for energy saving freezers, production space set up, and automation of packaging.
How? Freezing & sun-dry indigenous vegetables like blacknight shade, Amaranth, Spider Plant to extend shelf life naturally. This reduces post-harvest losses and also increases their shelf life by 15 months (dried) and 6 months (Frozen). This creates direct market for smallholder farmers, enhance consumption of nutritious vegetable in undersupplied areas and increases income generation through value addition. They make locally sourced indigenous vegetables Affordable & Accessible and enhance Agroecologically Grown Convenient foods and transform them to be Ready-to-Cook.
5-Year Plan
Why should an investor be interested?
Nyakazi Organics is providing market for underutilized African Leafy vegetables and direct market to smallholder farmers. Their value addition innovations increase shelf life for the perishable vegetables, enhance steady supply in low seasons, increase income generation through sales. Nyakazi also offers agroeocology trainings and farmer suppliers which is critical in reducing negative environmental footprint and achieving consumption of safe foods.
