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Entrepreneurship Award

The EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award, which rewards innovative entrepreneurship in Africa was awarded to Everylne Cherobon, owner of Emeden Kenya.

Emeden Kenya is a beekeeping and sunflower producing farmer association in the dry lands of Kenya. It recently expanded in the production of ground nuts, beans, millet and sorghum, and is seeking to further increase production by providing farmers with access to micro-loans.

Everlyne Cherobon

EMEDEN (Kenya)

EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2011

"Indeed, winning the prize was a defining moment for me and my business. It is difficult to put in words, exactly how I felt when my project emerged the winner. It sounded surreal like it was about someone else. It was only the following day that I truly believed my project had won. Winning this prize, means for me a vote of confidence on what I hope to do with smallholder farmers in the drylands of Kenya. It means there is business sense in working with smallholder farmers in Africa. It means a lot of attention needs to be focused on them."

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Standing out from within the crowded private sector, they have demonstrated excellence in business. Through social impact and sustainability they represent a truly innovative African private sector.

EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2010

Maria Odido

Bee Natural Uganda

"In entering the Project Incubator Award, a company/person can get recognition for their activities and can also measure themselves against other participants and meet with people and organisations, to see if they are on the right path or not. To be selected to present your company to this great audience, whether one wins or not, gives a company leverage and recognition."

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EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2009

Mathias Adou Kouakou & Fabien Yao Zogalou

COOGES, Coopérative Générale de Sepingo (IVORY COAST)

"The AgriBusiness 2009 brought us some much-needed business exposure. We were able to attract the attention of several organizations, some from the cashew nut sector and others not. We have also become members of the African Cashew Alliance (l’Alliance pour le Cajou Africain), which helps reinforce product quality in the production process."

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AFIF Entrepreneurship Award 2009

Derek Kwesiga

Derekorp (Uganda)

"This victory gives my company credibility to those who don’t know us yet. It’s an achievement that shows our commitment to the community, not to mention the obvious financial benefits. We plan to utilise this prize in two key areas: to help in expediting our goals to start packaging by the end of the year (buying the packaging materials etc.), and also to facilitate training sessions/tutorials on the benefits of cooperatives and other such models that would give local farmers more leverage in the marketplace."

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