Vendease Harps on Continuous Stakeholders Engagement to Boost Food Production

Gilbert Ekugbe

Leading Agri-foodtech Company, Vendease Africa, has emphasised the need for stakeholders in the nation’s agricultural sector to strengthen its engagements and collaboration that would boost food production in the country.

According to the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Vendease, Mr. Tunde Kara, these conversations are important, noting that the food industry is a sector that concerned everybody.

Kara, therefore, stressed the need for increased engagements between stakeholders in the industry to garner support to chart a new course for the food industry.

Speaking at the week-long Africa Next event, formerly known as the social media week, themed “The Future of Food: Emerging Trends and Technology,” Kara said the event is apt considering the staggering amount the country spends to import its food needs.

He said: “We know the government plays a vital role in helping the industry thrive especially by providing an enabling environment, but we have to strengthen our collaboration to complement the effort of the federal government.” 

The event featured conversations around the role of technology in agriculture, the emerging trends in the food supply chain, agriculture and in running a food business.

The session had experts in the agri-Foodtech industry and food business operators on the panel including the Vice President, Thrive Agric, Oshone Anavhe;  Founder of Afrolems, Atim Ukoh; Executive Director of HSE Gourmet, Ozununye Ajuru; Founder of Farmatrix, Nyifamu Manzo and CEO/Co-founder, Vendease Africa, Tunde Kara.

Also speaking, the Founder of Farmatrix, Nyifamu Manzo, emphasised the need to drive more inclusion for women in the agricultural sector, calling on venture capitalists to examine more female-led businesses across different levels of the food value chain in Africa.