Second Place
marcus bleasdale
Freelance
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"Agro-Preneurship"
Afrimac is a Macadamia nut factory on the outskirts of Nairobi. It receives funds from Root Capital to buy the nuts it needs from the farmers at the start of the season thus guarenteeing the supply and gurenteeing the livelihood of thousands of farmers. This working capital has transformed the lives of farmers in addition to allowing the factory to expand and hire more workers. It is the financing of this - missing middle - as root capital calls them that is the key to developing nations success.
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