FSPN Africa, 22871, Nairobi (2026)

07/10/2026

She couldn't eat wheat. So she built a gluten-free food solution.

Lilian Bitok is the Founder of Epique Foods, making organic, gluten-free flours and instant porridge blends from cassava, millet, and other underutilized crops.

Bloating was a big discomfort to her whenever she tried to enjoy wheat products. "I used to have a lot of bloating every time I take gluten wheat products," Lilian says.

Through the HD4A Agribusiness Accelerator Program, she capital to set up a solar dryer that reduced spoilage by 99% and increased processing capacity from 20kg to 1.5 tonnes per cycle. This increased her capacity to meet a bigger demand and serve a larger number of consumers who are facing a similar problem as hers.

"A dryer is everything," she says

She now supplies hospitals and is in talks with major supermarkets. Want to learn how Epique Foods is meeting the growing demand for gluten-free products in Africa and collaborate with them?

🔗 Read more here: https://learn.cvh.africa/epique-foods

and

🔗 https://fspnafrica.org/from-burden-to-solutions-how-innovation-and-collaboration-are-advancing-food-safety-across-africa/

29/09/2026

Yvonne Kimathi is the Founder of Voellada Ventures—turning seasonal fruits and honey into products that last.

Her brands: Be Natural (infused honey) and Fitty Fruity (dehydrated fruits with 18-month shelf life, no preservatives). For every Fitty Fruity sold, 10% feeds a child in Samburu.

"We want to reduce wastage of fruits where they are in season," Yvonne says. "Angels do not have wings. Angels are human beings."

Today, Voellada supplies 5-star hotels in Nairobi and exploring export Scotland and the UK. She is ready to scale—but needs a processing facility.

Want to learn how Yvonne is building a social enterprise that reduces food waste and empowers farmers?

🔗 Read more here: http://learn.cvh.africa/voelladaventures

28/09/2026

She turns organic waste into animal feed and fertilizer. This is Winnie Wambugu's story.

Winnie Wambugu is the Founder of Harcourt Agri-Eco Farm—an award-winning enterprise using Black Soldier Fly larvae to transform organic waste into sustainable animal protein and organic fertilizer.

The result? A circular economy model that tackles waste management, expensive animal feed, and declining soil fertility—all at once.

Through the HD4A Agribusiness Accelerator Program, Winnie has strengthened her business and positioned Harcourt Farm for scale.

With a 3-acre facility and growing demand, she is ready to reach thousands of farmers across Kenya.

Want to learn how Harcourt Farm is building a sustainable future?

🔗 Read more here: https://learn.cvh.africa/harcourt

24/09/2026

From post-harvest losses to 15 tons of vegetables processed. This is Mercy Manyange's story.

Mercy Manyange is the Operations Lead at Nyakazi Organics, a youth-led, women-led social enterprise transforming African Indigenous Vegetables.

They buy organic vegetables directly from smallholder farmers—then solar-dry them, extending shelf life to 15 months. Farmers get paid weekly. Consumers get healthy indigenous vegetables year-round.

"We wanted to curb the challenge of market access for farmers and reduce post-harvest losses," Mercy says.

Since 2023, they have processed 15 tons of vegetables and now reach customers as far as Australia. 🇦🇺

Want to learn how Nyakazi Organics is preserving African heritage and empowering women farmers?

🔗 Read more here: https://learn.cvh.africa/nyakaziorganics

24/09/2026

The HealthyDiets4Africa (HD4A) Annual Consortium Review Meeting is ongoing this week in Côte d’Ivoire. It brings partners together to reflect on progress, share experiences and outcomes, identify emerging lessons, and strengthen the path toward achieving the project’s goals.

FSPN Africa is represented by Mr. Arthur Wamani, Project Coordinator, contributing to discussions on implementation progress, partnerships, and opportunities to strengthen the impact of HD4A across Africa.

🤝 As partners come together, the workshop provides an important space to connect evidence from implementation with the actions needed to advance healthier, more sustainable and inclusive food systems.

📸Courtesy: HealthyDiets4Africa

21/09/2026

From one machine to 400+ served farmers, this is the story of Albanus Mwangangi.

Having graduated in 2021, Albanus faced a challenge of finding a market for his expertise in agricultural mechanization. However, in his heart of hearts, he knew he had a solution for Africa's plagues of post-harvest losses that were affecting millions of farmers.

"I have a skill that will benefit so many people"

With that, he fabricated one threshing machine for the start. The machine was in demand by farmers, and Albanus wanted to scale up by fabricating more machines.

"I had one machine, but the machine as a young person with a family it is the one machine that I was using to feed the family," Albanus says.

However, Albanus had limited capital to fabricate more machines.

The good news came when the World Food Programme (WFP) arrived and provided equipment for him to start his workshop. Now, his dream was taking shape.

Currently, Empire Innovations:

✔️ Fabricates Multi-Purpose chain threshers for processing of Pulses and Cereals

✔️ Serves 400+ farmers (targeting 2,000 this year)

✔️ Has 23 youthful workers trained as operators and aggregators

✔️ Threshes at a rate of 100 bags per hour

✔️ Expansion plans target a bigger market in Turkana and beyond

HD4A's Support

"As an engineer at that time I had no idea about the business activities. So, by the time I joined FSPN I was able to know the in-depth of all the business skills that are required in venturing into any business venture"

"It also helped me to patent the machine because I was not in a position to know how to do that. With HD4A Africa, I can now register my trademarks and business name"

Empire Innovations seeks to scale up their production line, train more technicians, and expand their market reach.

Link to the pitch: https://learn.cvh.africa/empireinnovations

Drop us a message or email: to know how you can support Empire Innovations.

18/09/2026

In 2022, Boaz had to defer from school to provide for his young family. His father gave him a piece of land. He planted beans. The harvest failed—less than 40 kilograms from over an acre.

But Boaz didn't give up. He researched. He discovered the soil was dead, dry and lifeless. He started adding cow dung and saw improvement. That's when he knew: organic farming was the answer.

Today, Boaz is the founder of Asili Farm Africa, an enterprise that empowers smallholder farmers to go organic. They produce affordable biofertilizers and biopesticides from natural resources; cow dung, plant leaves, jaggery, yeast, and soil.

The Result?
✅ Farmers are restoring their soil health
✅ One farmer went from 3 sacks of maize to selling surplus
✅ Over 1,000 farmers trained across Kenya
✅ An AI-powered app is coming to give farmers real-time solutions

How HD4A Helped:
"Before HD4A, we didn't have the use of hashtags... now we are using them," Boaz says. "We maintain very specific colors... green, white, and black because of whatever we've got from HD4A. Right now it's registered as a company in Kenya and we are now compliant."

Asili Farm Africa is seeking $3,800 to scale their product development, acquire more customers, and expand their team.

Investors and donors: This is your chance to support a solution that restores soil, fights climate change, and empowers farmers.

🔗 Watch Boaz's full pitch here: https://youtu.be/1PkP1F4jtD8
See his profie: https://learn.cvh.africa/asilifarmafrica

📩 DM us to learn how you can support Asili Farm Africa.

17/09/2026

Nutrition is an outcome of many sectors combined: value addition and agribusiness are huge contributors.

See how Mary Ngugi is turning post-harvest losses into healthy snacks.

Every great investment starts with solving a painful problem. For Mary Ngugi, Founder of Momix Enterprise, that pain was watching farmers in her community lose up to 40% of their sweet potato harvest because the roots rot in less than a week.

But where others saw waste, Mary saw a gap in the market.

"I identified a gap in the snack market whereby consumers are looking for healthier snacks for their families," Mary explains. "So you can see the irony here: farmers are experiencing losses of their produce… at the same time consumers are looking for healthy snacks on the supermarket shelf."

What is her Innovation:

Mary created Crunchy Roots—a delicious, gluten-free snack made from a blend of sweet potatoes and ripe bananas. No wheat, no artificial additives, just pure, healthy goodness.

The Growth Journey:

Since joining the HD4A Agribusiness Accelerator Program, Mary’s business has transformed. She went from manual production to supplying 6 supermarkets and health food stores.

"Before I joined FSPN... I had limited knowledge when it comes to leveraging social media," Mary shares. "After the training, that’s when I got [online platform] Tushop. That way, we can sell... at least 40 pieces per month."

Find out more about Mary's journey: https://learn.cvh.africa/momix

Are you ready to invest in a scalable, sustainable agribusiness that empowers small-scale farmers and creates jobs for youth?

📩 Get in touch with us at FSPN Africa to connect with Mary and explore this investment opportunity.

16/09/2026

Meet Benson Kagwima, CEO and Co-Founder of Ryan’s Foods Kenya, one of the agroinnovators whose journey through the HealthyDiets4Africa (HD4A) Agribusiness Accelerator Program demonstrates what can happen when a promising food-system innovation is supported with the right knowledge, mentorship and business development opportunities.

Benson’s journey has not simply been about developing a product. It has been about turning an idea into a viable agribusiness capable of responding to real food-system needs.

Through the HD4A Agribusiness Accelerator, Benson and his team were challenged to look beyond the innovation itself, strengthening their business model, sharpening their value proposition, understanding their market and preparing the enterprise for growth. The experience helped Ryan’s Foods move further along the journey from an emerging innovation to a business positioning itself for investment, market opportunities and scale.

Their progress also took them through the HD4A Agribusiness Challenge 2026, where Ryan’s Foods emerged as the winner in cohort 2, an important milestone in a journey built on persistence, learning and continuous improvement of their instant porridge flour innovation.

Behind this achievement is a bigger story.

The HD4A Accelerator has helped build the foundation. The next chapter is about growth, market access, investment and impact.

We invite you to follow Benson’s journey and discover more about the innovation, the lessons and the ambition behind Ryan’s Foods Kenya.

👉 Explore Ryan’s Foods: https://learn.cvh.africa/Rayansfoods
🎥 Watch Benson’s story: https://youtu.be/oXw5egR0MFc

Africa’s food systems need solutions. Africa’s entrepreneurs are building them. Now, they need you as partners ready to help them scale.

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