Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is an expert on food ecosystems, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and philanthropy. She has over 25 years of international development experience and is the founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers. She is also the co-founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd. and AACE Foods Processing & Distribution Ltd. Ndidi serves on the boards of the Rockefeller Foundation, AGRA, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. India, Stanbic IBTC Group, the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, and the Bridgespan Group. Ndidi holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She was a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, a visiting Scholar at Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, an Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow, and an Eisenhower Fellow. Ndidi is a TED speaker, was recognized as a Schwab Fellow and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has received numerous awards and recognitions including a National Honor by the Nigerian Government and the Harvard Business School Distinguished Alumni Award. She is the author of "Social Innovation in Africa: A Practical Guide for Scaling Impact," and "Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses," both published by Routledge, and “Walking for God in the Marketplace.”
Informations de Matchmaking
First Name
Ndidi
Last Name
Nwuneli
Company
African Food Changemakers, Sahel Consulting
Participant
agrofood & plastprintpack Conference
Logistics, Supply Chain Finance, Distribution Models
Session brief: Efficient supply logistics, processing intra-logistics and distribution logistics are essential to operate successfully in the food market with high competition and limited margins. With a general assumption that farm production in Nigeria is not streamlined to markets, and the transport & energy infrastructure is in development, the agribusiness sector operates with high transaction costs, limited operation capital and the need to provide own off-grid power. To overcome these challenges, aggregators and processors use different model to smooth the commodity supply, control risks and generate capitalization on the Nigerian and Inter-African market. These strategies underscore the relevance of the panel session as an important component of the Nigerian AgroFood-PlastPrintPack conference.
Session objectives: This panel session will provide insights in best practices, innovative solutions and market incentives to secure material and cash flows in: I. In-house, contracted, and open procurement models for raw material supply. II. Balancing capital needs, efficiency, employment effects, and flexibility (season & partners) III. Strategic partnerships for sourcing and processing of regional complementary commodities, that boost regional production, resilience, risk management and cash flow through improved crop cycles, IV. Feed-back from processing and product characteristics (food industry) to the production level (farms and aggregators) for QM (quality management). V. Differences for domestic and export markets
Session format: I. Introduction: Panelists will be introduced and given 3 minutes each to share their thoughts on the theme. II. Moderated panel discussion: This is a 40-minute conversation between panelists and moderators, drawing on panelists' knowledge and experience on Supply Chain Management & Finance. III. The panelists will be asked various questions and given time to answer and discuss. IV. Audience participation: The moderator will guide questions and comments for 10 minutes. V. Wrap up and highlight critical takeaways — 10 minutes
