SEVEN YEARS AGO, MRS, EMILY UZOMA HAD A VISION: A FOOD COMPANY THAT WOULD IMPROVE NUTRITION FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEEDED IT MOST, WHILE EMPOWERING OTHER WOMEN IN THE PROCESS.
TODAY, THIS IS HER SUCCESS STORY:
ZANCOV COMPANY, A STORE SUPPLY IN ANAMBARA STATE NIGERIA, PRODUCES RANGE OF ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS, FROM FORTIFIED FLOURS TO SUNFLOWER OIL TO RICE. THE COMPANY ESTABLISHED SUPPLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 165 SMALLHOLDER FARMERS – NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF THEM WOMEN – PROVIDING THESE FARMERS WITH RELIABLE INCOMES TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
MRS, EMILY RECENTLY WORKED WITH NAAD ON A BUSINESS PLAN THAT IS POSITIONING HER COMPANY TO IMPROVE ITS PROFITS BY NEARLY $700 THOUSAND IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WHILE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IT BUYS FROM NEARLY TEN-FOLD. FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES LIKE EMILY’S ARE CRITICAL TO ENSURING NATIONS FOOD SECURITY. FORTIFIED FOODS LIKE THE FLOUR PRODUCED BY ZANCOV COMPANY IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR NATION’ NUTRITION.
