TUA was founded in 2020 to enhance the sustainability of the sub-Saharan African (SSA) rural communities by providing smallholder farmers with access to technology, markets, financial services, skills, and competencies, to transform their farms into viable profitable businesses. We believe investment in smallholder farmers, who represent 70% of the population, will lift millions out of poverty through the transformation of agriculture from a a way of life into a viable profitable business that will offer new sources of revenue.
TUA actively engages smallholder farmers by creating distribution centres and providing access to high quality cassava processing technology.
The distribution centres have a dual purpose as collaboration and training centres where we: collaborate with farmers’ groups, community-based organisations, government & development agencies, and financial institutions; buy fresh cassava roots (FCR) directly from farmers; pre-process the FCR into high-quality intermediate products that are sold as is or transported to a centrally located processing plant with advanced technology to produce additional higher-value products; and disseminate knowledge on good agricultural practices (GAP), financial literacy and other home economics information.
Our strength lies in the mastery of streamlining all the processes that involve growing and processing of FCR into high quality consumer products and inputs for other industries.
This operating model guarantees the supply of raw materials to TUA and other industries while ensuring the financial and food security of the smallholder farmers; hence enhancing the sustainability of the SSA rural communities
10+ years of experience leading teams and implementing diverse projects in the financial services sector across multiple countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. She has core competencies in design thinking, strategy, business development, finance, actuarial & ERM, and accounting & tax.
She brings her global experience to address challenges affecting smallholder farmers in SSA. As a third-generation descendant of smallholder farmers, she has a deep understanding and personal experience of such challenges and the implications to future generations when such challenges are not adequately addressed.
During her leisure time, she is most likely baking and arguing with her vivacious 3-year-old goddaughter, otherwise she is travelling, hiking, or going on water escapades.
10+ years of experience leading teams in business operations and talent development in the renewable energy and IT sectors across Africa and Asia. She has core competencies in operation design, policies and processes development, strategy, and talent development.
She brings hands-on experience of doing business in SSA to address challenges affecting smallholder farmers in the region. As a third-generation descendant of smallholder farmers and with commercial farming parents, she has personal experience of what is possible for most smallholder farmers if such challenges are overcome through well-thought-out processes and government policies.
During her leisure time, you will most likely find her relaxing on a beach with her close friends, on the slopes of Mount Kenya visiting her grandmother, reading nonfictional literature or watching historical documentaries.
11+ years of experience leading teams in technical design and engineering product development in the Manufacturing, Agricultural, Medical, and IoT sectors across Africa and USA.
He brings hands-on experience of creating innovative technology, setting up manufacturing plants, technical optimisation of production processes and developing quality & control processes. A second generation engineer, he has a deep understanding of the gaps and challenges around engineering innovations and product development in the SSA economies and is at the forefront of creating fit-for-purpose solutions across multiple sectors including the Agricultural sector with a key focus on agro-processing.
During his leisure time, he loves traversing across the continent among other places and prefers solitude activities like golfing, swimming, and watching documentaries.
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