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Most African markets are heavily dependent on imported food products, despite the fact that most Africans depend on agriculture or food production for their livelihoods. ACASEN is a 30-year-old family business in Senegal that makes snack foods from nuts, potatoes and wheat. Women-led investment firm WIC Capital backed the company…

Nigeria-based Aruwa Capital Management is supporting the livelihoods and financial inclusion of female hibiscus farmers with a follow-on investment in agricultural processor AgroEknor. Women make up about 40% of Africa’s agricultural workforce. AgroEknor, which works with 3,000 smallholder farmers in Nigeria and Ghana, processes hibiscus flowers for the international market.…