Maame Ekua Manful - Ghana 🇬🇭

Maame is a food scientist, entrepreneur and the West Africa regional coordinator at Thought for Food, where she manages 35+ local Ambassadors and advises on the organization’s overall strategy and program whiles developing strategic partnerships.

Maame leads an award-wining start-up, Sweetpot yoghurt, a fortified yoghurt snack made from orange fleshed sweet potatoes (ofsp) to help curb vitamin A deficiency in Africa, also providing market for sweet potato farmers. Sweetpot have been recognized by the International Potato Centre by receiving the communication of change award at the 9th Annual Sweetpotato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI) in Nairobi with the theme “Progress in Research for Development for Sweetpotato in Africa”(http://bit.ly/sphispswp). As a winner of the Johnson & Johnson- Champions of Science Africa story telling challenge (http://bit.ly/memspjnj), Maame had the global audience at the AAAS annual meeting in Washington DC earlier this year, sharing her startup and leadership journey with the audience in a panel discussion (http://bit.ly/2IjtA2e) whilst sharing thoughts on the need to marry science and entrepreneurship (http://bit.ly/2W1x2ET).

"As an entrepreneurial scientist, I’m passionate about applying the principles of food science to improve the livelihood of humanity food product development, research and entrepreneurship and I believe this Agribusiness program is a step in the right direction."

Agribusiness Academy says: "Maame combines brilliant leadership skills with a genuine passion for science and agribusiness. We're so pleased to have her as a Champion."