Sandra McLeish (Jamaica): champion of climate-smart agrifood transformation
- 22/12/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Sandra McLeish is a Jamaican entrepreneur, renewable-energy advocate, and founder of Agro Cold Storage Logistics Limited (ACSL) and Sankhard Company Limited—two women-led enterprises strengthening Jamaica’s food security and climate resilience. A farmer’s daughter from rural Jamaica, Sandra grew up witnessing the vulnerabilities of small-scale farmers, from climate shocks to weak supply chains. These experiences shaped her mission to build a more resilient, inclusive agricultural ecosystem. As CEO of ACSL, Sandra leads the national rollout of solar-powered cold-chain hubs to reduce… +Samuel Rigu (Kenya): transforming agricultural waste into high-quality organic fertilisers
- 22/12/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Samuel Rigu grew up in rural Kenya, where he witnessed farmers struggle with poor soils, low yields, and limited access to affordable fertilizers. Seeing his grandmother and neighbors face these challenges inspired his vision for an agricultural system that restores soil health while improving farmer livelihoods. In 2015, Samuel founded Safi Organics, a technology-driven company that converts crop waste into high-quality organic fertilizers. As CEO, he leads efforts to scale solutions that address soil degradation, an urgent challenge in Africa,… +Agrinnovators.org: highlighting 100 agrifood talents across Africa and the Caribbean
- 22/12/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Our online agrifood partnership sessions and series organised in collaboration with our partners PAFO, IICA, PFO, OECD and UN Women and supported among other through the FFM Plus programme have featured outstanding agrifood entrepreneurs who are transforming food systems, driving innovation, and creating sustainable impact both locally and internationally. As part of our commitment to amplify their voices and highlight their achievements, we are thrilled to celebrate the publication of 100 business profiles. These profiles spotlight: The entrepreneurs’ business journey… +Africa and the Pacific: concrete, inspiring partnerships
- 29/01/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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PACIFIC (PIFON-COLEAD): “Strengthening the resilience of the agri-food sector in the Pacific Islands” (a new series) The Pacific Islands Farmers’ Organisations Network (PIFON) and COLEAD are initiating a series of roundtables on “Building Resilience: Strengthening the Agro-processing Sector in the Pacific Islands”. These roundtables aim to highlight inspiring companies in the Pacific region that have excelled in value addition. Join the first webinar on Wednesday 28 February 2024 from 8.00 to 9.30am FJT (UTC+12). To register, please use the… +