"To then be honored with the World Food Forum Innovation of the Year underscores the global impact we aspire to make in reshaping the agricultural landscape."
So says a serial social entrepreneur from Nigeria, Buffy Okeke-Ojiudu, after his startup, Zebra CropBank, took home the top prize at the UN World Food Forum in Rome this week.
The startup, which Okeke-Ojiudu founded in 2014, provides farmers with the means to store and monetize their produce after it has been harvested, Business Insider reports.
It also offers income opportunities for farmers in remote areas of Africa, Okeke-Ojiudu says.
The award "was a thrilling acknowledgment for Zebra CropBank," Okeke-Ojiudu says.
"To then be honored with the World Food Forum Innovation of the Year underscores the global impact we aspire to make in reshaping the agricultural landscape."
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