Tanzania - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

SF Industries responds on no poverty, and zero hunger by training women and youths on sustainable community farming, adding value to the produces by turning the produces into organic healthy food products and supplements for underdeveloped communities.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

We are looking to build a unique agriculture business that has two pillars, one solves the problem of hunger and access to healthy living to women and children in underdeveloped communities and in extension the rest of the community through sustainable organic farming and producing affordable organic foods and supplements for breastfeeding mothers, children and people in underdeveloped communities.

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

We are solving the problem of hunger and poverty in underdeveloped communities, especially for women, youths and people living in poverty stricken communities.

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

1. We will provide affordable organic foods and supplements for breastfeeding women, children and people in underdeveloped and poverty stricken communities. 2. We will create employment for youths and women in these communities hence improve and grow the individual and community economic status of the people and their communities. 3. We will create sustainable organic farms that ensure food availability and food access to communities around the setup areas

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

We are aiming to serve women and youths in the poverty-stricken communities, to serve breastfeeding women and children in the underdeveloped communities and smallholder farmers in the underdeveloped communities.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2025-01-01

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

3

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

2

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

Matilda Akinola, she has over 15 years of experience in organic farming and agriculture business as a farmer and an agriculture consultant. Irene Ivambi, has over 5 years in production of organic products and is a certified organic products producer. She also has over 6 years of building organic businesses and organic production. Baraka Moshi, has over 12 years of experience in the financial institutions working as a financial consultant and manager.

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

https://instagram.com/sfindustries

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

l) Agriculture

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

We will create employment opportunities and finance access through income generating activities in the agriculture and food processing activities hence elevating the economic state of the communities we setup in.

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

We train women and youths to become small holder sustainable farmers, how to build community farms and how to collaborately build sustainable living through agriculture and agricultural value adding activities. We grow organic foods that can be produce organic affordable food produces and food products and supplements for breastfeeding mothers and children in the underdeveloped communities and families struggling in underdeveloped communities. We train and support the farmers turn the food products into different food kinds that can be preserved for a long-term use and can be

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 will grow organic foods and produce organic food products and supplements that can help breastfeeding mothers in underdeveloped countries, malnutritioned children in poverty-stricken communities and affordable organic foods for

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

As part of the training we will educate women and youths into healthy living, finance and entrepreneurship and further invest in developing education programs to support schools in underdeveloped communities.

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

In most of communities women carry the burden of family and the extreme consenquesces of poverty. We have witnessed instances where women have lost children from mulnutrition because they didn't have enough money to buy food to help them produce enough milk or feed their children. Our business will focus on providing economic opportunities to women and our products on being affordable and healthy for women and children in the communities we will work in.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

5

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

We will work with partners to ensure that there is availability of clean water in the communities we work and invest in, as we invest in irrigation systems, wells and other water access projects. We will also provide education on clean water and sanitation to schools and communities in general.

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

We will work with partners in affordabloe and clean energy to make sure that the farmers we work with have access to and use affordable and clean energy in their activities like drying the foods etc and even for women in their daily living since majority of underdeveloped communities either don't have access of electricity or can't afford to have.

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

From the farms to the agribusinesses built from them and other income generating activities built from it, we will be able to provide decent work for women and youths in the communities we will set up in.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

We will invest in growth through farm mechanization, building irrigatation systems and technologies that will make for easy market access for the farmers.

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

We will be working with youths and women in underdeveloped communities hence providing them training and technical support and building income generating activities in the agriculture value chain. Our food products will be affordable for communities yet rich in nutrients and healthy values.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

5

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

We will contribute into bettering the economic condition of the communities hence they will be able to invest in safe settlements and live sustainable lives.

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 will produce affordable organic food products and supplements and train the women and youths to do so.

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

We will use environmentally friendly manure, technology and invest in agricultural products that preserve the vitality and quality of the soil. We will also train the farmers and the communities on environmental preservation. We will use biodegradable materials for the packaging of our products.

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

As an extention of the business, we will invest in and work with women in areas like Zanzibar, in acquaculture on foods like sea food and other products from it.

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

6

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

We will only invest in organic sustainable farming and biodegradable materials for our packaging.

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

5

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

We will build policies that encourage unity, fairness and inclusion and we will extend sustaibale farming training to communities in the

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

We will strongly work with NGOs, Public bodies, financial institutions and communities to ensure the growth, impact and sustainability of the business is experienced and preserved.

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

2

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.

4

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

4

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

2

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.

2

05.08 Justification

Our business brings the element of impactful sustainability and a unique way of solving two of the major problems in underdeveloped communities which is poverty and hunger by creating jobs, using technology and empowering the communities at the same time, which ensures that the communities' development can be self-sustainable.

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

Our main comptetitors are large farmers and large food processijng companies, what makes us stand out is our double-edged approach which caters for farmers and consumers of the produces and products, and that is backed by a sustainability model that gives the employees, the communities and the customers healthy and sustainable living from training, to infrastructure like affordable and clean energy, to affordable organic healthy foods and income generating activities.

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

Yes. For the past 9 years I have been working with women entrepreneurs and women in technology as a technology and business trainer and consultant, giving support in market access, finance access, technical operational and administrative support and personal development education.