Cameroon - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Safe food zill be a company that produces food items issued from small peasant farms into semi prepared and prepared states. As main product, we will start with groundnut paste which will be produced and packaged following strict hygienic norms.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

We are trying to set up a factory that transforms groundnut to paste, well packaged and sealed in various dimensions, and with varied prices, meeting various incomes. - We will set up a factory, - we shall buy machines that shall grill (roast) roll the groundnut to paste, - We will also buy sealing machines to add aluminum foil on the containers, - We will then package in cartons, then in containers and transported by train to town south of the country and by sea out of the country, where it will be brought to final consumer.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

We are trying to encourage peasant farming by trying to provide a ready market for their products by transforming them and giving at a less or no cost in the national and international market, there fighting both poverty and hunger in the world.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

- it zill be cost effective; we are planning to produce in mass, we are planning to localize our factory near raw material where labor will also be relatively cheap. all of these will greatly curb down the price of the final product. - packaging; we will be packaging our products in a highly secure and hygienic conditions; we will strive to acquire the certificate of food safety. - our product will 100% organic, thus, very healthy.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

the project will impact communities through small peasant farming. Cash crop which is very costly to carry out and high risk bearing is the dream of every farmer. this discourages other people to run to cities thinking its easy there. our main raw material which are mainly products of peasant farming which is less risky and costly, yet profitable. these will cause a reserve movement from urban to rural, decongesting cities. to the state we are in the import-substitution preached by the government, whereby, we produce what we consume and consume what we produce.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-01-21

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

3

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

3

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

- Miss. ENOBO JOSIANE; state registered nurse and director of Centre de Santé St. Hervé, rue Tongolo, Yaoundé, Cameroon. - Miss. ANGAFUH SANDRA; accountant by profession, now contract with plan international as a support staff. she lives in Buea, Cameroon. - Miss. CHANG BONG MODESTA. She is a medical laboratory technician based at Ekona, Muyuka, Cameroon. Passionate about the well-being of people around her, she is a community health personnel, and in the domain of agriculture owns some small farms.

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

d) Primary commodities (food, drink, household and personal products)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

One of the reasons why we chose this path in entrepreneurship is the fight against poverty. Peasant farming generally does not motivate due to its little or no demand, low rentability. Our company will be out to try and revalorize peasant farming, which is less capital intensive but very rentable.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

an agro-alimentary company despite the fact that its out for money, has as first objective the equitable distribution of food in the world, thus Zero hunger is the aim.

02.03.01 My project contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

We are dealing with agro-alimentary products and our main motivation was the poor treatment of food. also, with a team made of 45% medical personnel, we understand good health and well-being is our main motivation.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

women will make more money from sales of their produce since they are the main peasant farmers. This will boast their financial autonomy, thus promoting gender equality

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

our company will have little or nothong to do with water its resources. As of sanitation, we will be a processing company, thus, lays emphase on sanitation of staff and premises and on the sanity of our products.

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

our project is eco-friendly with the project of hi-tech, pollution-free, hi-tech machines, so energy clean.

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

we are planning to use high-tech modern machines in our production chain, thereby, bringing in innovation and infrastructural changes in the industry.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

financially autonomous women from commuunities

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

urban-rural exodus will be observed due to the profitability and less cost of peasant farming, with people scrambling for arable land.

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

we have been using import-substitution as our main battle

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

Since we are encouraging subsistent peasant farming, this has little or no negative impacts on nature, instead, our farmers will greatly contribute to climate ameliorations through the planting of crops.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

3

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

we contribute to life on land through the promotion of peasant farms

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

we the sales of their products permits them to access good lawyers due to their income.

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

our project emphasis on some main goals but deals with all the 17 goals

05.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

5

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

5

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

5

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

3

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

4

05.08 Justification

it is due poor treatment of these foods in an unhygienic condition that we have decided to create this company.

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

the cost for hygienic clean companies and the packaging for local market women.

10.06 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

youth empowerment through peer education