14/09/2026
26-year-old Geoffrey Banda is building something bigger than a business. He is building an opportunity for himself and his community in Nkhamenya, Kasungu. What started with growing Irish potatoes on a small land turned into a bold move and generated sales of MK100,000 from his first harvest. Most people would call that a win and stop there. Geoffrey decided that this was his launchpad. He reinvested the money, secured a piece of land and diversified his farming by adding tomato and vegetable farming.
His vision is to venture into value-added tomato sauce production made locally, providing opportunities and creating jobs for young people in his community. This is determination that’s turning a smallholder farmer into a future employer.
So, what is Geoffrey's endgame? How is he preparing himself to scale from farm to factory? Stay tuned as we unpack his full journey and the stories of other young entrepreneurs, women, youth leaders and the community that we work with.
