Uganda, April 27 -- Unlike other youth who after graduation start looking for white collar jobs, Ms Cleopatra Akello rolled her sleeves and went into agriculture.

With the help of her mother and some savings she had made while selling juices at university, she saw an opportunity in value addition.

Many farmers are getting peanuts from the sale of their produce; they don't add value or are scammed by middlemen.

Starting

"We started processing organic food products in 2020 and legalising our business in 2021and today we are proud owners of Natura Nutrition Limited," Ms Akello says.

"We started with a few products, now we boast of over 19 products in the market," she says.

Background

Prior to Natura organics, she did a course in food ...