Loyce Ong'udi
Seattle, WA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Mwanzo Proud Farmers
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Location:
Kisumu
Industry:
Agriculture
Year Founded:
2011
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (not profitable)
Entity Type:
Nonprofit Corporation
Description:
Mwanzo Proud Farmers (MPF) is a US based non-profit organization established in January 2011. MPF is dedicated to creating a network of economically sustainable Mwanzo Proud Farmers (MPF) in the Nyanza and Western Provinces of Kenya whose economies are impacted by HIV/AIDS. MPF will provide organizational support and social business investment capital through grants and loans.
The Mwanzo Proud Farmers will be a collection of small farmer-owned farming diverse crop businesses in rural Kenya that will start with sunflower oil production as their first cash crop in 2011. Mwanzo will process the seeds and sell cooking oil to households and institutions. Sunflower by-products will be sold to local animal feed manufacturers for additional profit. The processing site will easily be accessible to farmers and centrally located near trade hubs.