Namibia - Startup under 3 years old

Décrivez votre projet en quelques mots

An Agricultural project posed to produce 1400 chicken eegs per day as well to supply grains and seasonal vegetables to local, regional and national consumers. This is driven by the severe drought and Covid-19 that has threatened food security locally.

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

Jimmy- A Investment is an initiative planted through the foresight and vision of Mr. Jimmy Areseb and is situated at farm Ganamab Pos 1 with 45 hectors of land earmarked for agricultural production. We are posed to establish a 1500 layer coop as well as to plant, harvest, package and sell, vegetables and grains on medium to large scale basis. This has been driven by the Global Pandemic Novel Corona Virus which has immensely brought to light the dependency of Namibia on South Africa for imports of agricultural produce which threatened food security and increased food prices in our rural communities.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

According to the 2023 Global Hunger Index, Namibia suffers from a serious level of hunger, ranking 78th out of 125 countries, Jimmy- A Investments has identified this problem on the grass root level and we believe that our project will reflect practical transformation and enhance the fight towards zero hunger in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

1. Locally sourced agricultural products, such as eggs, grains and vegetables eliminates import tariffs and reduces transport cost for the local suppliers, this reductions benefits the local citizens as the prices of various commodities will be affordable for the less prevelage communities. 2. Due to shorter transportation periods our products will have longer shelve lifespan especially for immediate supermarkets and vendors. 3. Eggs and various seasonal vegetables are recommended as a daily meal as it contains proteins and vitamins that are good for healthy lifestyle.

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

Our market has a large base with Restaurants, wholesalers such as Choppies, Fruits and Veg, Schools, Hostels and Local vendors in the country. In addition fodder producers locally, regionally and internationally such as feedmaster Namibia are in demand of soybeans, sunflower and maize for fodder production. On the other hand local community will benefit through employment and skills development created by the project.

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

28/09/2021

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Non

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

1

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

1

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

Enthusiastic about Agriculture, 27 years of age, experience in project Management and Responsible for financial, Human Resource, Record keeping and work plan development.

01.10 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

https://www.tiktok.com/@aujimmozareseb?_t=8nGqdXNRYgP&_r=1

01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Agriculture

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

6

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Our vision is to generate enough income inorder to expand the project which inreturn will create more job opportunities for the country, this will contribute to the fight for no poverty.

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Our main aim is to produce fresh foods as much as possible to assure that less prevelage people can also have access to basic fresh products at their disposal. In our company we believe that the only way to zero hunger is through Agriculture, therefore we are actively involving ourselves into assisting community based gardens with skills development and practical experiences as we advocate for every farmer to plant and successfully harvest.

02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

All our products are focused on good health, by producing eegs that are much needed for protein, vegetables that contain vitamins such as tomatoes, watermelons, green peppers etc.. It is recommended that we eat plenty of vegetables and fruit: They are important sources of vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre, plant protein and antioxidants. People with diets rich in vegetables and fruit have a significantly lower risk of obesity, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and certain types of cancer.

02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

4

02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

We are set to provide various job opportunities that will have special reservations for woman and youth to participate into. Currently we have a team of 3 volunteers, that entails 1 males and 1 female.

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

2

02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

In Jimmy-A Investment we value employees as much as we value the end product. Therefore we are set to provide market related salaries and working environment for all our employees.

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Even though our starting point is focused on eegs, grains and vegetables, we are also having a vision to procure a sunflower seed crushing and processing plant in which we will process the sunflower seeds planted by project to produce sunflower oil. So to say our whole future expansion will be basic processing of the products we plant.

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

3

02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

3

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

4

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

6

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

In our community we were mainly focused on livestock farming, however due to consistent drought over the years we are forced to diversify into horticulture and poultry to be able to remain into the industry.

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

1 - pas du tout d'accord

02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

1 -pas du tout d'accord

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

4

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

7 = Tout à fait d'accord

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

4

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

1 - Pas du tout d'accord

06.08 Justification

The NAB said Namibia imports an average of 54 570 tonnes of agro-processed products annually at an estimated average value of over N$1.5 billion. Products include mainly juice, frozen vegetables, frozen potato chips, jams, olive oil, spices and other forms of dried vegetables. With that in mind our products are set to penetrate an already existing market, hence our project aims to meet the demand of food supply.

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Our main competitors are already well off institutions such as Henties Bay poultry that supplies weekly eegs to the Uis supermarket and farmers from far north of Namibia that supply vegetables to the local markets while most of the products are being imported. Our competitive advantage is within the distance this products have to be transported by local businesses. For example Henties bay is 120km from Uis, while our project is situated 20km from the Uis Supermarket this gives us more room to enter the market with ease in the name of transport cost control. On the other hand we will be the first ever project to produce eegs on a scale of more than 1000 per day as there are only Small businesses that are unable to satisfy the market.

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?

Yes, I am part of a community Gardening project established by woman and youth and is aimed at food security and woman empowerment.