The document discusses several potential impact investing projects across various sectors including agriculture, renewable energy, and manufacturing. Specifically, it discusses plans to establish beekeeping operations to support smallholder farmers, set up recycling facilities for plastic and metals, develop affordable housing construction programs for youth, and plant trees to be tended by school children and generate income. It also outlines proposed moringa, mango, and chili farming and processing ventures aimed at smallholder farmers in countries like Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda.

1. We believe that Impact Investing while making a decent profit can tremendously change this by providing sustainable livelihoods to smallholder farmers
through supporting them in their farming efforts in providing beekeeping equipment and advisories on modern beekeeping while also assuring of market
access for honey, nuts and seeds.
Project/
Product
Description Rationale InputsRequired Venture
Cost
Further Notes
Recycled
Plastic
Distributed Plastic RecycleHubs-
Members collect plastics, shred andgranulate
Melt them down and sellpellets orproducts
Shredder
Granulator
Extruder
Injection machine
Compression/ moulder
machine
Scale
N3m
Recycled
Metals
Recycled
Sand
Collection, washing and resaleofsandfor theconstructionindustry. Involves thesweeping ofroads and gutter
clearance
CollectionSacks
Lorry collection
Washing Facility
Housing Source projects for theYCCs to constructby using a low cost, globally accredited building technology
Goals- Establish anaccreditedtraining programme –trainyouths (18-30) to construct buildings and homes.
• Set up Youth (10 man co.) ConstructionCompanies (YCC’s) with finance/ admin support.
• Train 1,000-2,000youthsstateper annum
• Reduce communal conflicts via an inclusion agenda
• Up to 18,500-37,000dwellings and community structures (schools, clinics, adminbldings,etc) p.
annum. Includes a focus onsanitation/wastemanagement systems.
Build NIGERIA -
• Improve the overall quality of public buildings providing social services with due considerations for
sustainable development oflocal communities.
• Improving the functionality and service quality of the variousphysical and social infrastructuresrebuilt.
• Adoption of best practices and innovations in the way projectsare implementedand maintained.
• Integration of spatial planning, development and control regulationsin rebuilding ofcommunities
Outcome Results
The rapid construction ofa 40-50m2, two bedroombungalow,family home witha living room, kitchen, toilet
and bathroom, ona strip or raft foundationby YouthConstructionCompanies.
It is envisagedthatfunders wouldpayeachYouthConstruction Companies to build upto fivehomes /
structures per annum under theRebuilderProgramme.
Cost ofBuild
A rapid build, 2 bedroombungalowwould cost between N3.7-4.1m each,these construction costs would drop
rapidly inaccordancewith thescaleoftheproject. ( The above figures are subjectto variations
5 Day starter course Training
N83,750
per trainee
Sanjo Fabtech techpartners
First Steps
Site 5 Training Schools across
each state (possibly mobile); -
An average -Candidate training
breakdown –max200(20 teams)
persons over 5 days on a Level1
course
200 persons trained weeklyx 45
weeks
Support - @GinaMeeKo
The building ofthe New Townsof
Nigeria by Youth managed
companies supportedby locally
based trainers, cloud based app
supplying training, construction
guides, links toa planning/
design hub.
Financialaccounting/admin
support.
Training & Support

2. YCCs will beprovided with
operation andtraining manuals.
This
includes online training platform
with compulsoryand optional
courses all approvedby
Continuous Professional
Development (CPD). SETA
approvedtraining/courses
The YCC’s willhave access toa
professionalteam: with project
management support:
Architects,Quantity Surveyors,
Structural engineer,Mechanical
engineer, Site manager
• On-site training
TRAIN THE TRAINERS
One Billion Planting oftrees by mainlyschool childrenon designatedareas. Theplanters monitor the trees growth and are
paid a percentage ofthetrees valueator prior toharvest time.
An examplea fiveyearoldpupil plants 25 seedlings, fourtimes per annum, shetends themand then
transplants themwhen requiredanddoes this for thenext 10years; the result is approximately 1000 trees by
the time one reaches 15. Occupying an area of 250m2approx.
The trees canbe forward sold under contract, hedgedagainst, receiveCDMbenefits, etc. The trees are
protected by the locality as theyarenowa valuable asset. Theycanbeunderwritten tosecuretheparticipant’s
healthcare, education,homeloan, pension,etc.
The projectis focused on trees (hardwoods andfruittrees) whichare suitablefor thelocality –Azeala, Teak,
Sapele,Mahogany,Gmelina, Iroko,Ebony,Apple
Mango, Citrus,Avocado, Papaya,Agbayun (MiracleFruit), Agbalumo, Guava,Soursop, Olives, Kola Garcina,Kola
Nut, Dates, Acacia,Cocoa, “Shea Nut”, Coconut, Pongia
Seed boxes
Seedlings
Hand Tools
Tree Pots
Moringa Karfi Aye plan to establishtwo Moringa plantations nearAbeokuta. Cultivate a 10hectareexperimental
moringa leafplantation and4 hectareMoringa seed nursery plantation. Thelonger termplanis to developa
1000 hectareMoringa plantationalsooperates a moringa processing facility where weare producing and
packing our own KarfiAye moringa products.
Strong localownershipincluding inclusion ofoutgrowers is considered as key ofthesuccess. Theconditions and
degree oflocalinvolvement andlocalcooperationwill have an impacton the major indicators ofsocial

3. performance; outreach tothepoor, education,employmentcreationandimprovement ofthepurchasing
power ofthe local populationaremain objectives. The goalis to supply outgrowers with plants andseeds.
Cooperation and mutualcoherencewith thelocalcommunity arereturning topics.People havelived therefor
decades,which should berespected. Thereis no intention atall toforcibly evictlocals fromtheirown land. The
company sets an examplefor theenvironment, and providing training and advice. Thepopulation willnot only
be able tounderstand the business, but willalsobe ableto producecrops on theirland, ideally the sameas the
company does, for their own useas wellas for trade. Amodelis putin placewhereby outgrowers are
intercropping leguminosas (helps restorethesoils nitrogen balance) in betweenthemoringa trees on the Karfi
Aye plantation. So thetransformation from subsistence farming intocommercialfarming is one ofthe
objectives of Karfi Aye. The company willbuy the harvestedproducts ata fair marketprice. This production
from the local out growers, combined withthecorporate activities, willleadto a larger, moreefficient,scale,
creating a win-win situation
PRODUCT
To produce a variety ofMoringa based products, initially starting witha nutritious moringa leafpowderfor useinbeverages and
snacks andmoringa seeds intooilfor use infood and cosmetic products.
We sell our leafpowderwholesale to clients,formulating moringa-poweredfood products andretailunder our Minga Foods
own “Karfi Aye”(Strong Life) brand. Wesellourseedoilwholesaleto clients, formulating cosmeticproducts with natural oils and
retail under ouraward-winning clean-beauty TrueMoringa brand.
TARGET MARKET
In 2015, theglobal marketsize for moringa-basedproducts was approximately$4 billion,growing at 9%peryear.It is projected
to reach $7billionby 2020and is being drivenby growth in the$374B global snack food,$93B nutritionalsupplement, and $30B
naturalcosmetics industries.
VALUEPROPOSITION
Karfi Aye produces moringa oil and moringa powder. Plans to addvalueto moringa producesourcedfrom farmers in Ghana,
we createjobs locally and increaseruralfarmers’incomeby 4-10Xon average.Independent lab testing will confirm that our
proprietary processing systems producemoringa oil and powder ofhigher quality thancomparablemoringa products onthe
market.
Major Funders: Invictus Africa,Vested World, Greater ImpactFoundation, Echoing Green,MITD-Lab Scale-Ups

4. Stage: Planning
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
$200,000 in debt to increase moringa seed inventory and production capacity; creating over 100new
jobs. $300,000 in grant capital toplant1 million trees afforesting communities across Ghana and help1,000
families scale frombackyard to acre farmers ofmoringa.
$60,000in debtor grantcapital tocommercializeresearchfindings onby-products and expand moringa product
lines.
IMPACTTO DATE
• 2,500 farmers engaged •$451,935income tofarmers •57 jobs created (full & part-time)
MILESTONES ACHIEVED
2013: Won $25,000from MITScale-Ups totransition fromidea to seed stage
2014: Secured $90,000Echoing Green funding
2016: Raised$1MMinfunding totransition fromearly stage togrowth stage;expanded farmer networkto
<2000; True Moringa brandfeaturedto 50,000 subscribers on Birchbox
2017: Launched Africa’s largest organiccertified moringa farm (over 400,000trees plantedto date); began
construction onPhase1 Factory
GROWTH PLAN
2017: Build Phase1 Factory, close signedPOs for atleast 20 MTofmoringa oiland 30MTofmoringa powder.
Secure distributionin at least one big-boxretailer
2018: Build sales, marketing,and branding teamfor retaildistribution Expandto Phase2 Factory withatleast
15 MTper month moringa oiland15MTmoringa powderproduction capacity
2019: Expand farming and sourcing operations toat least one other country
Copied from the Moringa Connect Plan

5. Mangoes Funfun Mangoes sources mangoes from a blendedsupply chain comprising its own anchorfamers and a
significantsmallholder program. The company processes this fruitinto puree anddries thefruitin a facility
situatedin Nigeria and exports theresulting product to localand internationalretailmarkets and fruit drink
manufacturers.
The companyhas a planto growinternationalmangovarieties inultra-high density orchards not seenbefore in
Nigeria and willadopt water efficient drip irrigation tocover over 1,000hectares ofthecompany’s proposed
planting area.
Copied from the MalawiMangoes model
See Mango King ofFruits –One AcreModel
The projectaims to deliver
transformative andsustainable
benefits to the livelihoods of
local communities. Funfun
Mangoes expects to reach 2,000
small-scale mango farmers by
2020. Farmers will benefitfrom a
shift in production towards
higher value-added products and
access toinputs and market. The
company willalso provide
training sessions,tree grafting,
pruning, spraying and other
services as neededvia a local
field extension team.
The projectwill contributeto
creation ofruraljobs,By 2020,
Malawi Mangoes plans toemploy
500 people,thus injecting money
to the local economy through
wages and benefits paid.
xfunfun Mangoes willintroduce
efficient irrigation systems to
maximizecrop yields and
establishenvironmentally
friendly farming practices in
Nigeria.
Sesame /
Sunflower
To set up a fullyintegratededibleoilcomplexin Nassarawa or Kogi, Nigeria, witha phased crushing capacity of
initially1,000, growing to 100,000Metrictons Per Annum.
We will practicefairtradepolicies, webuy our oil seeds ofSunflower andSoya directly from the farmers. The
Company willalsostart a backward integrationproject in Nassarawa andKogiStates, promoting contract
farming ofsoybean,thus enabling smallholder farmers to increase household incomes and fightpoverty.
The plant willbe totally integratedfrom seed crushing tooilrefining. Theplantis equipped withstate ofthe art
machinery fromworld-renownednames such as Buelher,Traica and Alfa Laval. For the storage ofseeds, the

6. company silos willbe used, which areequipped with seedcleaning machines anddryer.
The companywill have its ownplastic unitwherewe manufactureallour inhouseplasticrequirements.
The main product oftheCompany is Sunflower edibleoil, which is being marketed under following Brand:
Goldy, Sunola andFloral. These vvvvvvvvaresoldunderdifferent packsizes. MMML was thefirst company in
the countryto introducePouch packing in 250gms, 500gms and 1 liter.
The by products ofproductionareseed cakeand seed husk whichis used for animalfeedand boilerfuel.These
have good export demandand arein shortsupply.
Promoting sesame as newcashcrop
IETC is promoting sesameas a newalternative cashcropand enhancement ofthe soya value chainfor atleast
2000 smallholder farmers in GokweSouth, Guruveand Mt Darwindistricts. IETC is promoting contract farming
and mechanizationto helpimprovetheincomes ofsmallholder farmers through promoting their participation in
the sesame valuechain. IETC is expectedto engage 1200 farmers indemo sesame plots andachievean
estimated yield of655kg/hectare and 1.5MT/hectareofsoya for smallholder drylandproduction.
For further information, contact Daniel Matimba, Palladium’s Monitoring,EvaluationandKnowledge
ManagementManager,+2634 290 6821 or daniel.matimba@thepalladiumgroup.com
Bamboo
SheaButter
Textiles OUR OWN
The plans to set upa portalanonlinemall for Nigerian artisans whoproduce traditional traditional weaving,
knitting, and crochet techniques to producematerials suchas AsoOke, Akwete,adire, okene, a’nger, Aku,
itogede, Ukara,Adire-Alabere, Kampala, Adire-Eleko, Hausa Indigo,Tatiko,Duna, asoolona, etc wouldhave
their own shops/gallery where they coulddisplay and exhibit therework.
An emphasis will beplaced on theuniqueness and sustainability of products - madefrom natural fibres andeco-
friendly dyes,lowpower,cottageindustries.
Further goals will involve;
The establishment ofcertified guilds where –certification oforigins,labour practises , style,material, designs,
etc would ensurethattheproducers were protected, valued as a collective industry;thus distinguishing them
from inferior competition.
Exhibitions, competitions, awards, publicity

7. Liaison/relationships with localeducational institutions todevelop related textile andfashion courses
Introductionwherepossibleofmodernproductionmethods i.e. looms,commercialisationoforiginal dye
sources; anapthemoth farming, etc
“Eco-friendly fashion has becomeoneofthemost prominenttopics in thefashion and style arena stirring the
interest ofconsumers andparticipationfrom globalhigh-fashion brands to localdesigners.”
Refer to the Tosheka Textile model
Bananas project aims toestablish a banana out-grower scheme targeting hundreds ofruralsmallholder farmers, as a
result ofthecompany needing tosecurea sustainablesupply sourcefor bananas. Theproject willincrease the
capacity ofruralsmallholderfarmers toproduce high volumes ofgoodqualitybananas and uplift thelivelihoods
ofthe rural smallholderbanana growers
Chilisand
Peppers
the objective to supply the market with premium quality dehydrated fruits and vegetable products, requiring
labour intensive farming.
 Fully controlled, centraldrying in a beltdryer
 Internationalqualitystandards
In order to obtain Premium Quality Chillies (Capsicum Frutescens), controls the entire value chain from
production, collection, central drying and export. The produce is grown from controlled seed under Good
Agricultural Practices. Planting material and other inputs like fertilizers, biopesticides, drip irrigation etc. is
provided to the outgrowers by the company; collection of the fresh produce is only done by company vehicles
to ensure full traceability at any given moment as well as adherence to international quality standards. Drying is
done in a state of the art dryer, fully controlled to meet food safety standards. The final product is sorted and
packed according to customer requirements prior to export.
operates through a fully Integrated Computer supported Quality Management System, which enables the
company to trace every finished product up to individual farm level and the harvesting date. introduced a
“technology-package” for chili production that combines water-saving drip irrigation kits, high-quality seeds,
safe pesticides and blended fertilizers tailored to local soil conditions and available in affordable small packs.
These innovations are supported with intensive farmer training programmes and year-round technical support.
The companyis complying with
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KadAfricaEstate Limited

8. Empowering out ofschool girls through a girl-powered passion-
fruit valuechain. School girls havegained the skills andresources
to begin their own passion-fruitfarming cooperatives and earn
income throughagribusiness.
ABOUT US
KadAfrica is an innovativeagribusiness that uses passion-
fruit farming toempower out ofschoolgirls in Western
Uganda. By equipping girls with knowledge, skills, andassets
to begin their own sustainable passion-fruit farms,KadAfrica
empowers these girls tobecomefinancially literate,
entrepreneurialleaders generating incomethrough
agribusiness. Girls progress through a fun, integrated
curriculum called the“KadAfrica Experience”alongsidetheir
peers and families, becoming wellequippedto both make
and afford responsible decisions for themselves and their
children—breaking the povertycycleandbuilding stronger,
more prosperous,andequal communities. KadAfrica
provides a ready marketfor 100% ofthegirls’ fruit,then
bulks, grades,packs, andtransports fruit for processing at
approximately a 5x increasein value—covering program
costs and ensuring sustainability.
TARGET MARKET
In rural Uganda, fewlivelihoodoptions exist for young
women; dueto cultural bias, they havelimited access to
resources. Their economicprospects arefurther affected by
high attrition fromschool andpressure tomarryyoung and
raise children—oftenleading them tochoserisky livelihood
options.The KadAfrica Experiencetargets out-of-schoolgirls
aged 14-22from Rwenzori region ofWestern Uganda.
Approximately 25%will
be married,45%will havehad at least one child,andall will
be earning less than $2a day priorto joining KadAfrica’s
program. In general,this incomewillhave comefrom
subsistencefarming,with littleto noformal employment
outsideofthe seasonal plucking oftea at localtea estates.

9. VALUEPROPOSITION
The KadAfrica Experienceequips girls withknowledge, skills,
and assets to begintheirown passion-fruit farms so that
these previously unemployed young women can become
economicdrivers oftheir communities,generating income
through agribusiness whileavoiding risky livelihood options
like sex work and earlymarriage.
Headquarters:Fort Portal, Uganda Established: 2012 ImpactAreas: Western Region, Uganda Type: For-Proft
Sector: Agriculture& Fishing, Economic Development
StaffSize: 43; Volunteers: 0-1
Annual Budget: $227,000
Major Funders: USAID Youth Leadership inAgriculture Facility, GrandChallenges Canada, AVSI Foundation,
Revenue
Stage: Revenue
MANAGEMENT TEAM
REBECCAKADURU Managing Director
ERIC KADURU CEO
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
• KadAfrica is currently seeking ~$250K in grant funding
to continueto expand the KadAfrica Experience programto anadditionaldistrict,impacting 480girls and2,000
community members over the next2 years.Additionally,we areseeking $800K inquasi-equityfinancing to
support thetransitionofour pulpprocessing pilotinto a permanentbusiness line.
IMPACTTO DATE

10. 2,014 girls have receivedland, a farm start-up bundle, and curriculum-basedtechnical training through our
program; anadditional362families (~1,800community members) havereceived seedling and training through
our family engagement Educationprogramming
KadAfrica Experience girls havegained access toapproximately136acres ofland andproducemorethan 30
metric tons offruit per year. This has resultedin an average incomeincrease from$3-$18per monththat girls
will learn tosave, budget,andinvest responsibly in their ownandtheir family’s future.On average, a
cooperative willcollectively save $1,500 withinthefirst yearofthe program
After six months in the KadAfrica Experience Program, 100%ofgirls havesetpersonalgoals and feel capableof
achieving them, 95% report regular access to menstrualhygieneproducts, and96%note that they havethe
confidence,knowledge, and resources to address health-relatedissues
Tomato Sondelani has beenworking withruralfarmers in Zimbabwe andhas devisedprogrammes ofengagementthat
have been refined over time. Sondelani founded the EbenezerTraining Centre in theKezi area,establishing a
programmeofagriculturaltraining combined with key academicandbasicbusiness skills to assist rural residents
to better equip themselves for farming. The AECF -Sondelani projectpurposeis establishing a stateoftheart
tomato processing planton theoutskirts ofBulawayo inMatabeleland. This coupled with improvements in the
Training Centre and wider irrigation arealready benefiting thecommunities in the area.
Seeds Agriseed Technologies produces anddistributes certified seeds including thoseofmaize, sorghum,riceand
sunflower. The AECF -Agriseed projectis building supplying certified soy seeds and others throughthe
company’s contractgrowers, andis marketing theseeds through agro-dealers, a seed saleunit and a seed
supermarket.
DSL projectis contributing to increased access to high quality seed ofimproved crop varieties, suitable to
Kenyan farmers in arid and semi-arid areas.This business idea will makesuitableseeds accessibletothefarmers
and a SeedStorageFacility (SSF) will actas a seedbank for theregion.
Stevia
Animal
Feed
AgriProteinis using organic abattoir wasteand fly larvaeto create high quality,lowcost protein for themono-
gastric (chicken, fish andpig) animal feed industry.The AECF -AgriProtein project is rearing larvaeon an
industrial scale,harvesting them just beforepupation for drying andmilling into‘magmeal’, a substituteto fish
and soya meal. This is creating locallyproducedandaffordable agriculturalfeed, and alsohas the potentialto
resolvecertainintensivefarming wasteissues.

11. Mushroom
s
To become thelargest suppliers of oystermushroomsubstratein Nigeria. Weare alsothelargestsupplierof
fresh mushrooms in Nigeria, thanks to our mushroom buy-back commitmentto our substratecustomers.
Our substrate farm operates out ofpreparebetween 5to 10tons ofsubstrateblends every week, then
pasteurizeand inoculatethem with high quality mushroom spawn, beforeincubating themfor threeweeks.
Business-wise, wesell this substrateto mushroom farmers, many ofwhomarefirst-time mushroomfarmers
whom we train andhelp setup. We also offer productionassistance. Wethenoffer to buy back the mushrooms
from the farmer, andcommercialize thesemushrooms.
We encourageproducers to findtheirown markets, especially in their local communities. Stillwe recognize that
access tomarket can bechallenging, and our buy-back program is an attractiveguaranteethattakes most ofthe
commercial risk away.
Successful farmers willremainlong-term customers, and this is why offering freeassistancemakes good
business senseas wellas socialsense. Having said that, wewant growers to feel responsiblefor their own
success. Growers who strivefor higheryields willearnmore incomefor themselves and their families.
Our mushroomre-purchase andsales office operates out ofKicukiro, Kigali. Fromtherewe distributeover a ton
offresh mushrooms to markets,restaurants, supermarkets and retail customers every month.
Fish project focuses on the production offingerlings for saleto commercial farmers and the growing outof
fingerlings in farm ponds for the fresh/ frozenmarket.The company expects toexpand hatcheryand fry rearing
facilities as well as supply fingerlings tothe
Cassava
Jatropha
Plantain The projectaims to establish a plantain out-grower schemetargeting hundreds ofruralsmallholder farmers, as
a resultofthe company needing to secure a sustainablesupply sourcefor plantain . The project willincreasethe
capacity ofruralsmallholderfarmers toproduce high volumes ofgood qualityplantainand upliftthelivelihoods
ofthe rural smallholderplantaingrowers.
A nucleus farm with a nurserywill bedevelopedin phases of10;100; 500 hectares on multipleclosely located
sites.Phase two willalso witness thedevelopmentofa Plantain flour mill, whichwill produceown-branded
plantain flour andother products such as noodles, chips,etc.; especially targeting thediabeticfood market.
Plantains containmost ofthe
micronutrients requiredby both
childrenand adult for optimum
growth and developmentofthe
body. The daily dietary
allocations recommended by FAO
for childrenunder five years are
14mg ofIron, 10mg ofZinc, and
400μg ofvitaminA(Latham,
2001), thedaily consumption of
plantain childrenprovided
approximately 0.88mg 0.26mg
ofzinc, and 24.55μg Retinol
Equivalent (RAE). Besides,for
non-pregnant lactating women,
FAO recommends a daily 48mg
ofiron, 12mg ofzinc and800

12. μg vitamin A(Latham, 2001).
Following thesealso, Honfo et al
(2007) found that thedaily
consumption ofplantainderived
foods for mothers provided
approximately 1.80mg ofiron,
0.6mg ofzinc and43.35μg RAE
ofvitamin A. Thesefigures
confirm that plantain can make a
substantialcontribution to
meeting micronutrient
requirements ofchildren and
mothers ifeaten insufficient
quantities.
The productionvis-a-vis supply of
plantain despitethemyriads of
economicand nutritional
importancehas not metthe
demand thereby making the
price ofthis commodity too high
and unaffordableto an average
Nigerian
Oil Palm MW Palm willprocure fresh fruit from thousands ofoutgrowers inCross River for processing into crudepalmoil
and palmoilproducts. It willenable farmers to movefruitrapidly from thefarm to the point ofsale andto the
mill. This ensures that theresulting oilsells for a premium price, which feeds back to farmers in the price of
fruit.
Cocoa
Aloe Vera
Tomato
Onions
Aloe Vera
Fonio
Fonio is also oneofthemostnutritious ofallgrains.Its seed is rich in methionine andcystine, amino acids vital
to human healthand deficientin today's majorcereals: wheat, rice, maize,sorghum, barley, and rye. This
combination ofnutrition andtaste could beofoutstanding futureimportance.Mostvaluableofall, however, is
fonio's potential for reducing human miseryduring "hungry times."
The plan is to develop thecultivationofFonio by initially providing inputs andsupport such as insurance,
training,equipment, fertiliser,etcand eventuallyenhancedseed. Wewill then purchasethe seed, mill and sell
it, and pass on a furtherbonus to thefarmer. Ourlong termaim is tomarket andpush Fonioso itbegins togain

13. wider acceptanceand is viewed as a healthiersubstituteto wheat.With this in mindtheplanis to packageit as
a porridge,couscous,anadditive/enhancement with other flours to makebreads,a healthy popcorn,a
superfood pasta,etc.
The enhancement oftheseed andalliedresearch with TheNationalCereals Research Institute (NCRI) Badeggi
will exploreways of;
 Breeding and varietal maintenance ofourmandate crops
 Adding values to ourmandate crops through processing andutilizations
Certainfoniovarieties maturesoquickly thatthey are ready toharvest long beforeall other grains. For a few
critical months ofmost years thesebecomea "grainoflife."They areperhaps theworld's fastestmaturing
cereal, producing grain just 6 or8 weeks afterthey are planted. Withoutthese special fonio types,theannual
hungry season wouldbemuchmore severe for West Africa.
In gross nutritional composition,foniodiffers littlefromwheat. Inonewhitefoniosample, the husked grain
contained8 percentprotein andI percentfat.8 In a sample ofblack fonio, a proteincontent of11.8percentwas
recorded. The differencelies in the aminoacids it contains. Inthewhitefonio analysis,for example,theprotein
contained7.3percentmethionineplus cystine. Theamino acid profilecomparedto thatofwhole-egg protein
showed thatexcept for the low scoreof46 percent for lysine, the other scores werehigh: 72 for isoleucine; 90-
100 for valine, tryptophan, threonine, and phenylalanine; 127 for leucine; 175 for total sulfur; and189percent
for methionine.This lastfiguremeans that fonio protein contains almost twice as muchmethionine as egg
protein contains. Thus,foniohas important potential not only as survivalfood, butas a complement for
standard diets. Fonio (Acha) –Lost Grains ofAfrica Volume 1
Animal
Feed
OJJ Rotation Feeds is based in IperuRemo and focuses on theproduction offormulatedfeeds by using crop
residues wherepossibleas a basefor their feed products. They purchase by-products andotherfeed
ingredients fromfarmers andprocesses them intoanimalfeed. Therepartnershipwith FUNAAB (ABEOKUTA)
provides them withexpertiseand laboratoryanalysed formulatedfeedrations,resulting inbetter poultry,fish
and livestock feed.
Conventional and alternative feedstuffs in non-ruminant dietary formulations
Nutrient Conventional feedstuffs Percent ration Alternative feedstuffs Maximum inclusion rate
Protein Groundnut cake 15 Palm kernel cake 15
Soybean meal 15 Cottonseed cake 10
Jackbean 10
The recommendeddaily protein
intake is 45grams and the fastest
and often cheapest way
consumption ofmeat. This
especially applicabletochildren
(under fives) Nigeria spends a
fortune on importedanimal and
fish feed andfeed ingredients.
This results inexpensivefeeds
often beyondthereach ofthe
averagefarmer. The final
outcome is thatthefeed priceis
reflected in themeatcost,which

14. Poultry offal 10
Energy Maize 55 Sorghum 55
Cassava 45
Sweet potato 15
Fibre Brewer's dry grains 15 Maize offal 10
Rice bran 15 Wheat offal 2.5
Sorghum offal 10
Rice husk/bran 5
Cassava peel 10
Minerals Oyster shell 7.5 Periwinkle shell 7.5
Bone meal 2.5 Limestone 5
Dicalcium phosphate 2.5 Malt dust 2
Common salt 2
Additives Vitamin premix 1
Salt 0.25
Others 0.75
results init being a luxury for the
averageperson.
Biocoal -
Briquettes
The manufacturing ofBiocoal-Briquettes and Pellets madeout ofAgriculturalWasteviz. (CottonStalk, Saw
Dust, CoirPith, Baggase,Castor shelland Groundnut Shell).
A pilot project willbesituatedatMushinnearAmu Market, wherea AYOC (a localcompanywitha sizable
minority stakeownedby a youthcooperative) willsource,mixand producebriquettes.The briquettes are then
kiln dried, packaged andsold.
The plan is to roll this model out to multiplelocations aroundNigeria.
The Present Situation
1. Daily consumptionoffirewoodby therural communities inNigeria is estimated at 27.5million kg/day
(Ogunsanwoand Ajala, 2002).The Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Country Report Nigeria 2005
(FAO, 2005), totalwoodremovals from forests in 2005 amounted to 86,626,797 m3, andremovals for
wood fuel from forests in theyear2005were 72,710,935 m3, the differencebeing made upby
industrialroundwood, which accounted for 13,915,862 m3.
2. According to WHO, over 93,000 Nigerian women and children dieannually from illnesses attributable
to the air pollutioncaused by inefficient useofsolid fuels for cooking.
3. About 30 million households and more than 100 million Nigerians depend on firewoodas a source of
energy for cooking.
Smokeless: The charcoal
briquettes burn withoutany
smoke during ignitionand
burning.
 Low Ash content: Minimum
residualash is formed(less than
5% ofthe originalweightofthe
charcoal).
 Higher Fixed Carbon & calorific
value: Normally the
concentration offixed carbonwill
be about 82%.The calorificvalue
ofcharcoalbriquettes is 7500
Kcal/KG.
 Odourless: Thebiomass charcoal
briquette contains minimum
evaporativesubstances,thus
eliminating thepossibility of
odour.

15. 4. Nigeria’s domestic use of biomass energy is large and has been expanding rapidly, reflecting
population growth and urbanisation. The consumption of biomass in the North and South is uneven.
In Northern Nigeria, household’s reliance on biomass ranges from 74% in the North Central to 92%
and 94%, respectively in North East and North West. The Northern States are Nigeria’s most wood
deficient, where deforestation and desertification are most prevalent, but they have the highest
percentage of biomass usage than any other regions. As a result, sometime the North has to rely on
the South for charcoal supply. In all the six geopolitical regions, firewood is not only a source of
energy for rural areas,it is also energy ofchoice for some urban households.
5. Per capita income levels and increasing use of modern fuels are unequivocally correlated. Empirical
evidence shows that when a country’s per capita income is less than US$300 (over 70% ofNigerians
are living below $2.0 per day), typically over 90% ofthe population uses fuelwoodand dung (may not
afford to switch from using traditional biomass) for cooking, once incomes have exceed-ed $1000
per capita, most people switch to modern fuels, and substitution is nearly complete. -Journal of
Agriculture and Sustainability136
6. The fundamental reason why some households stick on traditional fuels is due to cultural factors,
suchas perception and the sizes ofhouseholds. Traditionalcooking techniques and taste preferences
might make people prefer wood fuel, even in situations where wood fuel is as expensive as the
available alternatives. Biomass Consumption in Nigeria: Trends and Policy Issues Dr Suleiman Sa’ad
and Professor Idris M Bugaje
“In rural areas,fuelwood is a “free”good;althoughthey may haveto go ever further afieldas nearby wood is
used up, thedistance is rarely sogreat that they prefer to pay someonefor it.Mostpeople in ruralNigeria are
aware ofthenegative environmental effects offelling trees andare willing to adopt fuelwoodsubstitutes.”
 Longer burning hours: Two times
longer burning hours compared
to hardwoodcharcoal.
 Sparkless: Thesecharcoal
briquettes willnot produce
sparks as compared tohardwood
charcoal.
 Less crack & betterstrength: Less
crack & better strength makethe
charcoal burn for a long time.
Cotton Operates a refinery producing edible cottonseed oil, sunflowerseedoil, seed cakes and a number ofby-
products related to thesecrops. establishing upa doublerefinery edibleoilplant thatcan process cottonas well
as sunflower seed. Additional funds arebeing invested in a farmer contracting and extension supportoperation
to improve cotton yields and sunflowerproduction.
to provide a totalproductionandmarketing package tothousands ofsmallholder andcommercialfarmers at
affordableprices for theproduction offoodcrops –maize, soya, beans and sesame (whereirrigation is
available). This includes a rural financecomponent,technical anddevelopment support, provisionofinputs on
credit recoverableagainst producesales.increasing production ofsafflowerseed and foodcrops by smallholder
farmers inremote areas ofTanzania by introducing innovative conservationtillage(zero-tillage) technologies.
Avocado Ubecado will develop aninitial10hectare orchard ofGem or Hass avocados for thelocalmarket ineither Otan
Aiyegbaje, Osun State or Ngoruje,Taraba State.The plan wouldentailusing thenursery tocultivatesufficient
The space
recommended is 5mby
The investor has had tomobilize
funds for farm development

16. rootstock in order to expand theorchard(s) over a six yearplan –PhaseII –100 Hectare(Year 3); PhaseIII –100
Hectare(Year 6).
Ubecado willstart a pilot small-scale farmer out growerscheme in Osunandpossibly expand itto the
neighbouring states ofEkitiand Ondo.. Theproject aims to add valueto avocados intheregion, up-scaling a
pilot out growerschemeand constructing a packhousewith oil press facilities.
Ifthe climateand soilconditions,coupledwithimprovedtransportation links,then Ubecado wouldlook to
develop a nursery,orchard andoutgrower schemein Ngoruje, Taraba State.
Ubecado will educates (farm planning, planting and watering process) farmers before they startto invest in
avocado. Outgrowers buydiscounted seedlings from Ubecado.The outgrower then sells the maturefruit to
Ubecado.Harvesting will beundertaken byUbecadoworkers. Unlike avocadodesignated for domestic markets,
Hass is collected inplastic crates that accommodate60pieces. At thepackhousethe fruits aregradedaccording
to size and put intocartons.
Copied from Africado plan
6m that gives a
populationof morethan
120 trees per acre. The
plant needs water at a
rate of10lts daily during
dry season,with proper
mulching the frequency
ofwatering canbe
reduced to2 times per
week .
Typical Example -farmer
plants avocadoharvests
4 buckets of20litres per
improved treein36-40
mths later, a bucket
takes 50medium size
pieces ofavocados = to
about 60kgs per tree.
120 trees havea
potentialto produce
approximately 7,200kgs.
For smallholder farmers,
soil testing is expensive,
innovativeways
including zoning of
farms into2km radius
blocks can help, or use
governmentresearch
institutes.
Ubecado willmaintain a
database ofallfarmers
receiving scions to
monitor performance
and estimate potential
outgrower supply.
covering suchactivities as
business planning, land clearing
and constructionofbasic
infrastructuresuchas roads,
irrigation watersystems,
electrification and buildings; and
most importanta pack house
facility.Avocadoplantationis a
working capital-intensive
business as the crop starts to
generateincomeafter 36months
from planting, prior to that the
farm has to incur costs on farm
management,power,water
supply and labour.
At the outset developmentof the
orchard requires experienced
specialisedskills in order to
minimize chances offailure,
Ubecado willbring in
experiencedextension stafffrom
SAor Kenya to assistwhile
training localstaff.
A prerequisitefor a successful
farm is having quality planting
materials, thevarieties that meet
the consumer taste, good yield
and have best characteristics of
resisting diseases and pests.
Initially planting materials will be
ordered from(Westphalia) South
Africa The initialseedling clonal
materials will begraftedwith
scion from S.A. and its lineage
used for seedlings production at
its farm for distribution to
outgrowers as wellas for refilling
the farm.
Prior to planting soiltesting

17. (approved scientifictests) is
undertakento helpidentify
nutrients that arein short supply
hence plan fertilization scheme.
For example testing the levelof
Nitrogen and prevalenceof
Rhizobium (nitrogenfixing)
bacteria.
The nurseryhas a capacityto
produce 5,000 seedlings in a
season, itis possiblefor about
500 seedlings todie(10%), major
cause for the mortality is low
temperatures.
Essential
Oils
Pataki Mai -The projectaims to produce a range ofessential oils andpromote the essentialoils industryin
Nigeria. Pataki Mai’s nursery will develop seedlings for distribution to out-growers with a support package and
basic training ofhowto growthe selected crop. PatakiMaiwillbuy thewholequantity of thecrop,process itby
steam distillation,produce essentials oils for thelocaland export markets.
Phase II (Five Years) is todevelop a rangeofcosmetic andherbal products.
 Aloe Vera Oil,Avocado Oil, CastorOil,CinnamonLeafOil, Clary Sage Oil, Cocoa Butter,CoconutOil, Eucalyptus
Oil, Ginger Oil, LavenderOil,LemonGrass Oil, Lemon Oil, Mango Butter,Neem Oil, Patchouli Oil, Peppermint
Oil, Rosemary Oil,Shea Butter,Shea Oil, Sunflower Oil, Tumeric Oil

Honey Zummanụ aṅụ (a combination ofthe Hausa “Zuma”andIgbo “Mmanuanu” words for honey) a honeybrand
with a honey aggregating service, whichinvests inlocal farmers with a bias on women. The farmers actas
beekeepers under an innovative system.Zummanụ aṅụ manufactures and distributes themto farmers on a
“free-on-loan”agreement; secured bya collectivevillagepartnership. The farmers later sell the honey and
beeswax toZummanụ aṅụ at a Fair Tradeprice, repay their debtand consequently improvetheirincome and
livelihood.
Zummanụ aṅụ notonly providehives totheparticipants butincludetraining, discountedequipment and
support to thefarmers.
Environmentally, thebees via pollination helpincreasecrop yields and enhancethelocal ecosystemvia cross-
pollination.
Zummanụ aṅụ refines and bottles thehoney for salein commercial markets.
Under PhaseII, Zummanụ aṅụ plans to harvest thebeestings andproduce other honey related products.

18. Copied from Honey Care Africa
Education Building Tomorrow envisions a world where every childhas access toa safe, permanent, and quality classroom
in which to learn. Building Tomorrow focuses onproviding access to educationin hard-to-reachruralareas
through the construction ofnew schools andby supporting improvements in the quality ofeducation delivered
through the deployment ofUgandancollegegraduates as Building Tomorrow Fellows. Building Tomorrowis
looking to start a for-profit ventureproviding high-quality,cost-efficient generalconstructioncontracting
services. Profits fromcompletedprojects willbe reinvested inaddressing oneofthe region’s most significant
challenges:theenrollment ofout-of-school children.
TARGET MARKET
Building Tomorrow’s target marketis comprisedoflocaland federal governmentcontracts as wellas individual
foundations/philanthropists looking for a high-quality contractorthat prioritizes community engagement and
long-lasting construction. In additionto a World Bankcommitmentoffunding over 275primary schools in
Uganda, more than 400+schooland community-related infrastructureprojects areinitiated each yearby local
and district governments.
VALUEPROPOSITION
Building Tomorrow provides general construction contracting services which arelong-lasting, high-quality,cost-
efficient,andcommunity-centeredfor ruralareas throughoutUganda. Thefirst ofits kind inthecountry, the
construction services allowprofits to bereinvestedin Building TomorrowFellows, who are helping to enroll
some ofthe morethan 1.2 million childrenin the country who areout ofschool.
Headquarters:Indianapolis, Indiana,USAEstablished: 2007 Impact Areas: Uganda Type: Hybrid
Sector: Education, InfrastructureStaffSize: 65; Volunteers: 10AnnualBudget: $2,800,000
Major Funders: Educate a ChildFoundation,GovernmentofUganda, SegalFamily Foundation, Wellspring
Advisors,VitolFoundation
Stage: Breakeven
MANAGEMENT TEAM
George Srour CEO

19. HipocampusCentrosde Aprendizaje
Providing superiorandaffordable community-driven early childcare andeducationin Mexico.
We have successfully brought the affordableprivateschool modelto Latin America.
ABOUT US
We own and operatebest practice learning centers to providesuperior childcare andeducation. To support
working mothers and providea serviceaffordabletomost families, wepartner with corporations to establish
centers fully adapted totheirneeds andemploy local women as community educators.
TARGET MARKET
Our target market includes 700thousand working mothers (or women seeking work, schooling,or training)
aged 14 and older, who earn(or have theopportunity toearn) between$250to $550(two tofivetimes the
minimum wage) permonth. Inaddition,the10,000businesses with labor-intensive processes that primarily
employ womenwho strugglewith employeeturnoveror are seeking solutions for oncorporate social
responsibility and employeewelfare.
VALUEPROPOSITION
Hipocampus Centros deAprendizajeoffers affordable quality care andmoderneducation for children while
their parents are at work. Weallow parents to continue working,knowing their kids have thebest possible
educationto nurture their growth. Unlikegovernmentor privately-run kindergartens, or family members with
limitedflexibility and adequate pedagogy, Hipocampus has long hours that fit mothers’working oreducation
needs, offers modernpedagogy,exposuretoEnglish, and moreteachers to care for students.
ABOUT US
Hippocampus Learning Centres (HLC) creates integrated andcomprehensivepreschooland primarygrade
educationprograms that servetheneeds ofunderservedcommunities. These programs areholistic, activity-
based,andsupport differentiallearning.HLC delivers theseprograms directly
to underservedchildren in villages,small towns,and cities by operating preschoolcentres and primary schools,
providing an educationalfoundation for futuresuccess. Theseprograms reach childrenoutsidetheir direct
coveragearea throughtheexisting vast network ofaffordableprivateschools licensed tooffer its curriculum.A
complex curriculum and pedagogy delivered in simple, executablemicro-lesson plans, supported by rigorous
teacher selection,training, and ongoing developmentis criticalto thesuccess oftheseprograms. HLChas an

20. enormous focus ondata-driven learning andefficient operations,which is enabledthrough“Samarthya”-an
award-winning ITplatform.
TARGET MARKET
Rural India has 54Mpreschooland 97Mprimary gradestudents. Hippocampus intends to operate in 29,000
larger villages andtowns ofrural India addressing 20% ofthe above student market. Thereis also anexisting
base of181,000affordableprivate schools to which ourprograms can belicensed.
VALUEPROPOSITION
Parents ina Hippocampus school/preschoolare able to appreciatethatourmethods, thoughdifferent from the
norm, are generating superiorlearning. They fondly refer totheirchildren learning as “permanent learning” and
feel this will helptheirchildren do betterin the long term.
Headquarters:Bangalore,India Established: 2010
Impact Areas: States ofKarnataka and Maharashtra in India
Type: Hybrid
Sector: Education, Equality & SocialJustice
StaffSize: 80; Teaching Staff: 750 Annual Budget: $1,500,000
Major Funders: AsianDevelopmentBank, Unitus Seed Fund, Khosla ImpactFund, UBS Optimus, and ASHAfor
Education
Stage: Revenue
MANAGEMENT TEAM
UMESH MALHOTRA Founder andCEO