United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has amplified its desire to harness talent, energy and dynamism of young Africans, especially Nigerian entrepreneurs for sustainable development and to address hunger challenges.
She noted that its through innovation that the challenges of food insecurity in Nigeria can be tackled.
The five companies involved were, Promasidor, TGI Group, Guiness Nigeria, Nigerian Breweries, Tolaram Group. Chair, Zero Hunger Roundtable and CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, noted that WFP created an enabling environment for the pitch, adding that it was a good platform to provide visibility to the 10 finalists.
“Through innovation, Nigeria can truly rise up to the challenge of food insecurity. The private sector and entrepreneurs can blaze the trail to achieve Zero hunger in Nigeria by 2030, boost food production by connecting smallholder farmers to markets and accelerate the transformation and consumption of nutritious foods.
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