Nigeria - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Gratias food is an agricultural and food based project that majors on planting, processing and sales of cassava, yam and groundnut products

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

Gratias food is an agricultural and food based project that majors on planting, processing and sales of cassava, yam and groundnut products. We intend as an Enterprise to go into large scale farming of cassava, groundnut and yam tubers and at the same time processing and selling this crops in it final state to consumers within and outside our locality. The processed final state of this crops will be 1. Garri 2. Fufu 3. Amala 4. Alibo

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

1. Poverty 2. Hunger 3. Unemployment 4. Country inflation

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

My product/services will help to 1.reduce hunger 2.create employment 3. contribute to the economic growth of the nation 4.end poverty

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

My project is aimed at serving consumers and young people who are unemployed

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2024-01-01

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

2

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

1

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

The first partner is an experienced agriculturist with skills in tractor operations and processing The second person is an experienced sales representative with skills in social media promotion and branding

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

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theophilus-eze-60680b289?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

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

It create job opportunities ranging from drivers, operators, sales representative etc

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

The project is an agricultural and consumable project and as such will help in hunger reduction

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

My project is a food based project and as such when taken will provide good health and well-being to citizens

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

6

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

The project intends to employ female employees who will fill vacant position of sales representative, accounts, packaging, branding and advertising

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

My project will be carried out in a well sanitized enviroment with the usage of clean water for it processing

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

4

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

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

My project when implemented will create job opportunities to occupy various offices ranging from machine operators, drivers who will be conveying product from the farm to the factory, sales representative, packaging, advertising, accountants etc who will be paid thereby reducing inflation and dependency on government

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

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

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

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

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.

4

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

7 - Strongly Agree

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

6

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.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.08 Justification

My project is unique from others in the sense that, we intend doing it on a large and in a mechanize way to meet the demands of citizens in a more faster and efficient way

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

Local market women are my main potential competitors and what makes me stand out is my ability to mechanize and digitalize my project

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

Yes, I have carried out campaigns and sensitization with groups on the need for a girl child to be independent financially