{"id":9001,"date":"2026-09-28T09:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fervia.co\/?page_id=9001"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:18:16","slug":"founders-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fervia.co\/?page_id=9001","title":{"rendered":"FOUNDER&#8217;S VISION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9001\" class=\"elementor elementor-9001\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a2f52d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31a2f52d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d410749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d410749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Founder&rsquo;s Vision<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170b788a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170b788a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><i>I Am Not Building a Farm. I Am Building a Model.<\/i><\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336301d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"336301d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56991868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56991868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am building FERVIA because I believe Africa&#8217;s agricultural potential should create far more value for the people, businesses, and communities where that value begins. In Ogun State, we have land, farmers, crops, agricultural resources, markets, and enormous human potential. Yet too much of our agriculture remains concentrated at the production and raw commodity stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf3975d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cf3975d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749c101d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"749c101d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Farmers produce. Others process. Others manufacture. Others capture greater value. I believe we can change that.<br><br>FERVIA is my vision for building an agricultural system that moves from production to transformation, from trading to manufacturing, and from waste to value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b67872 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51b67872\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f59807b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f59807b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b69263 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30b69263\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef8cabe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef8cabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>01<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb2cfce elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7eb2cfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-globe-africa\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M248 8C111.03 8 0 119.03 0 256s111.03 248 248 248 248-111.03 248-248S384.97 8 248 8zm160 215.5v6.93c0 5.87-3.32 11.24-8.57 13.86l-15.39 7.7a15.485 15.485 0 0 1-15.53-.97l-18.21-12.14a15.52 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441.93 208H423.5c-8.56 0-15.5 6.94-15.5 15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bb4a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32bb4a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Ogun State to the World<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29136ac1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29136ac1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2fe00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f2fe00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am starting in Ogun State because I believe meaningful transformation can begin locally and grow globally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1777e000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1777e000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FERVIA is being built around a connected agricultural ecosystem that brings together farming, agro trading, processing, product development, markets, fertilizer and agricultural inputs, and circular resource recovery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e55c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e55c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will grow selected agricultural resources ourselves, work with farmers and producers, source and trade agricultural commodities, and progressively develop our own processing and manufacturing capabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2643654a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2643654a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our agricultural foundation includes cassava, rice, maize, sorghum, and cowpea, with additional opportunities in sweet potato, moringa, ginger, hibiscus, and turmeric. We are also exploring apiculture and honey production as part of our ecosystem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65931a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65931a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>We grow. We trade. We process. We create. We recover. We scale.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49d463 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b49d463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579b2a0d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"579b2a0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668a778c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"668a778c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1249d3e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1249d3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>02<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cc0a14 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"16cc0a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-seedling\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M64 96H0c0 123.7 100.3 224 224 224v144c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16h32c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16V320C288 196.3 187.7 96 64 96zm384-64c-84.2 0-157.4 46.5-195.7 115.2 27.7 30.2 48.2 66.9 59 107.6C424 243.1 512 147.9 512 32h-64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4b2411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f4b2411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agriculture Must Create More Value<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbaf437 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbaf437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475ae3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475ae3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My vision for FERVIA is to capture more value from the agricultural resources that already exist around us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594db6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"594db6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cassava can move beyond the farm into flour, starch, glucose, ethanol, and other potential applications. Rice can become a resource within our biomass and energy sector. Maize, sorghum, and cowpea can support food, nutrition, and feed applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f79292e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f79292e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Selected resources such as moringa, ginger, hibiscus, turmeric, and honey can create opportunities across food, beverages, nutrition, and other value added applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cea884f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cea884f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The objective is not to grow everything. The objective is to build the systems that allow agricultural resources to create greater value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5418c3e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5418c3e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314467ca e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"314467ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3900252 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3900252\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38be5d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38be5d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>03<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195f675 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"195f675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-recycle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M184.561 261.903c3.232 13.997-12.123 24.635-24.068 17.168l-40.736-25.455-50.867 81.402C55.606 356.273 70.96 384 96.012 384H148c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v40c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12H96.115c-75.334 0-121.302-83.048-81.408-146.88l50.822-81.388-40.725-25.448c-12.081-7.547-8.966-25.961 4.879-29.158l110.237-25.45c8.611-1.988 17.201 3.381 19.189 11.99l25.452 110.237zm98.561-182.915l41.289 66.076-40.74 25.457c-12.051 7.528-9 25.953 4.879 29.158l110.237 25.45c8.672 1.999 17.215-3.438 19.189-11.99l25.45-110.237c3.197-13.844-11.99-24.719-24.068-17.168l-40.687 25.424-41.263-66.082c-37.521-60.033-125.209-60.171-162.816 0l-17.963 28.766c-3.51 5.62-1.8 13.021 3.82 16.533l33.919 21.195c5.62 3.512 13.024 1.803 16.536-3.817l17.961-28.743c12.712-20.341 41.973-19.676 54.257-.022zM497.288 301.12l-27.515-44.065c-3.511-5.623-10.916-7.334-16.538-3.821l-33.861 21.159c-5.62 3.512-7.33 10.915-3.818 16.536l27.564 44.112c13.257 21.211-2.057 48.96-27.136 48.96H320V336.02c0-14.213-17.242-21.383-27.313-11.313l-80 79.981c-6.249 6.248-6.249 16.379 0 22.627l80 79.989C302.689 517.308 320 510.3 320 495.989V448h95.88c75.274 0 121.335-82.997 81.408-146.88z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb186e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb186e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nothing Is Waste<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf75d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbf75d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4b2e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a4b2e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I also believe agriculture should not be built around a linear model where resources are produced, used, and discarded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bad4225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bad4225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FERVIA is developing a circular approach. Selected agricultural and agro processing residues such as rice husks, sawdust, and palm kernel shells can become resources for biomass and energy applications. Cassava peels can follow a separate pathway into animal feed applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7487844c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7487844c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are also developing opportunities to transform suitable recovered resources into organic fertilizers, soil health inputs, biochar, and other circular agricultural applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674d0bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"674d0bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is left behind by one process can become a resource for another. This is how I envision agriculture working as a connected system rather than a collection of disconnected activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bbeac4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33bbeac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34196130 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34196130\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb0f7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eb0f7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29140fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29140fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>04<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a9ed0 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"61a9ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-users\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M96 224c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64s-28.7-64-64-64-64 28.7-64 64 28.7 64 64 64zm448 0c35.3 0 64-28.7 64-64s-28.7-64-64-64-64 28.7-64 64 28.7 64 64 64zm32 32h-64c-17.6 0-33.5 7.1-45.1 18.6 40.3 22.1 68.9 62 75.1 109.4h66c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32v-32c0-35.3-28.7-64-64-64zm-256 0c61.9 0 112-50.1 112-112S381.9 32 320 32 208 82.1 208 144s50.1 112 112 112zm76.8 32h-8.3c-20.8 10-43.9 16-68.5 16s-47.6-6-68.5-16h-8.3C179.6 288 128 339.6 128 403.2V432c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h288c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48v-28.8c0-63.6-51.6-115.2-115.2-115.2zm-223.7-13.4C161.5 263.1 145.6 256 128 256H64c-35.3 0-64 28.7-64 64v32c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h65.9c6.3-47.4 34.9-87.3 75.2-109.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618bfd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"618bfd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Opportunity for Women and Young People<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fefbf14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fefbf14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b59357e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b59357e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is another part of my vision that matters deeply to me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b7f44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b7f44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People must be at the centre of the agricultural value chain. Women and young people should have opportunities to participate not only in production, but across aggregation, trading, processing, supply, entrepreneurship, technical work, and leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f6094b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77f6094b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FERVIA is being built to create pathways for greater economic participation by connecting people to organised agricultural and industrial systems. I want to see women and young people become producers, entrepreneurs, suppliers, processors, professionals, and leaders within the agricultural economy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de4d2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4de4d2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because agricultural transformation is not only about what we produce. It is about who gets to participate in the value we create.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e088aa1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e088aa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a9e80c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35a9e80c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248622d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"248622d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ceeb94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ceeb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>05<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8cc245 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3b8cc245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-industry\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M475.115 163.781L336 252.309v-68.28c0-18.916-20.931-30.399-36.885-20.248L160 252.309V56c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24H24C10.745 32 0 42.745 0 56v400c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h464c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24V184.029c0-18.917-20.931-30.399-36.885-20.248z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c87c897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c87c897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building for Food, Industry &amp; the Future<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ccd3d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20ccd3d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0a593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a0a593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My vision for FERVIA is not limited to one crop, one product, or one market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c08c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c08c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>I WANT TO BUILD A COMPANY OPERATING ACROSS INTERCONNECTED OPPORTUNITIES IN:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17202c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17202c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><div>&#10003; Agriculture and agro trading<\/div><div>&#10003; Food and nutrition<\/div><div>&#10003; Agro processing<\/div><div>&#10003; Product development<\/div><div>&#10003; Animal feed<\/div><div>&#10003; Fertilizer and agricultural inputs<\/div><div>&#10003; Biomass and energy<\/div><div>&#10003; Circular resource recovery<\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c30ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c30ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will build these capabilities progressively, based on real markets, strong partnerships, sound economics, appropriate technology, research, and execution. I do not believe in trying to build everything at once. I believe in building something that works, learning from it, strengthening it, and then scaling it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ecb4d6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ecb4d6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0a364c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f0a364c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;\">\u2014 06<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d09e700 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"4d09e700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-industry\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M475.115 163.781L336 252.309v-68.28c0-18.916-20.931-30.399-36.885-20.248L160 252.309V56c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24H24C10.745 32 0 42.745 0 56v400c0 13.255 10.745 24 24 24h464c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24V184.029c0-18.917-20.931-30.399-36.885-20.248z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e74849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73e74849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Long-Term Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e414099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e414099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I want FERVIA to become an African agro industrial platform that connects farmers to markets, raw materials to products, agricultural production to industry, and agricultural residues to new value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282e88b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282e88b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I want more of the value created from Africa&#8217;s agricultural resources to be developed within Africa. I want to see agricultural communities connected to modern markets. I want African raw materials transformed into African products that compete locally and globally. And I want FERVIA to demonstrate that agriculture can be more than farming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc40549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc40549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>It can be food. It can be industry. It can be energy. It can be trade. It can be innovation. 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