Fortunatha Mmari

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Fortunatha Mmari, Co-founder & Managing Director of AFCO investment, a business that is improving access to nutritious flours through value addition of Pro-Vitamin A Maize and Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and contribute to achieving zero hunger by 2030, positively impacting small-holder farmers to enable them have a sustainable income from their farms. In 2018, the Company was recognized by the Tanzania Prime Minister Office, as the SME Champion in promoting access to Nutritious food in Tanzania. Additionally, AFCO was among the companies that worked with Building Nutritious food Basket (BNFB) projects, in 2017 to pilot NECs in Tanzania Market.