Women farmers sit together in a field while a Mumita staff member hands out materials

Mumita, Reinventing African Food Systems.

A Cameroonian-owned, youth-led agribusiness and food processing company, based at Bonduma Gate in Buea.

580+
Hectares of farmland managed for clients
43
Climate-smart irrigation systems installed
35+
Cooperatives in our network
10+
Countries our food has reached

Who we are

We work along the whole food chain, from the farm to the plate, and everything we do carries one line: The Future, Homegrown.

Mumita began with farmer groups in 2016. The holding now runs four companies, each with its own name and its own work, and each signs off as A Mumita Company.

Two staff in Mumita Holdings lab coats lift a tray of green leaves into a drying cabinet
Patchwork farms and forested hills in the Cameroon highlands, under a cloudy sky

Vision and
mission

Why the group exists, in two sentences.

Our vision

To be Africa's most trusted, inclusive and innovative food transformation ecosystem, improving lives from farm to fork while preserving heritage and promoting trade.

Our mission

To empower the people along the value chain, especially young and women farmers, to add value and create wealth, through collaborative effort, eco-sustainable technology and servant leadership.

A staff member in a white coat walks down the corridor of the processing facility

Milestones

From farmer groups in 2016 to four companies today.

All awards and certifications
Farmers stand together on the steps of a building after a group meeting
Two men check the polythene and insect netting on the side of a greenhouse
Three people on a sofa review documents beside a Mumita project banner
Officials give a thumbs-up in front of a screen showing the GCA and AfDB YouthADAPT award winners
Officials in suits look over Mumita products laid out on a long table
A stainless vacuum packaging machine in the Mumita facility, cartons stacked behind
  1. 2016

    Founded

    We start by organising farmer groups around tropical staples: plantain, cassava, maize, pineapple and tomatoes.

  2. 2018

    Agricultural consultancy

    We begin managing farmland for large-scale clients, with input planning, field mapping and reporting.

  3. 2019

    TEF Entrepreneurship Grant

    An entrepreneurship grant from TEF helps us build the business beyond the farm.

  4. 2021–2022

    YouthADAPT Challenge

    The African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation award us USD 100,000 to scale up our climate-smart work.

  5. 2022–2023

    Fonds Pierre Castel

    The Prix Jeunes Espoirs and the Prix Pierre Castel, for agri-food innovation.

  6. 2025

    AFD and AUF grant

    Support from Agence Française de Développement and Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie for heavy-duty machinery, operating costs, training and certification.

What we
stand for

Six values, and what each one means in practice.

  • Impact

    We build people as well as products.

  • Integrity

    We act with honesty, even when no one is watching.

  • Innovation

    We bring smart tools and science to Africa's hardest food problems.

  • Sustainability

    People, planet and prosperity, in that order.

  • Inclusion

    Women and young people lead here.

  • Excellence

    We aim past what is expected, in every department.

How we're
organised

Five departments carry the work of all four companies. Each has its own mark in place of staff photographs.

Our team
  • Agric Consultancy

  • Food Processing

  • Nutrition

  • IT

  • HR

The Mumita team in white coats and visitors stand in a line outside the gate of the Bonduma Gate facility

Where we
work

Our processing facility at Bonduma Gate was inaugurated in the presence of the Minister of State for Higher Education and the Governor of the Southwest Region.

Bonduma Gate, Buea
Head office and processing, 200m from Bokwai Roundabout
Five regions
Partner cooperatives in the Southwest, Littoral, West, North and Centre
Cameroon and Chicago
Carrefour, Njeiforbi and Fako Bakery, and Tropical Market in Chicago
Mumita Holdings SARL
Legal name

Silicon Mountain

More than 10 years in the Silicon Mountain tech community

Silicon Mountain is the tech scene that grew up in Buea, where we are based, and Mumita has been part of it for more than 10 years.

Read the Silicon Mountain record

Backed by

Development banks, foundations and international institutions have backed our work with grants, prizes and support.

Our partners
  • Global Center on Adaptation
  • Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
  • Fonds Pierre Castel
  • African Development Bank
  • UNDP