Awards and recognition
Grants, prizes and certifications, for the company and for its people.
Development banks, foundations and national bodies have backed our work.
The grant from AFD and AUF, for example, paid for heavy-duty machinery, operating costs, training and certification.
Grants and prizes
| Award | Awarded by | Year | What it recognised |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouthADAPT Challenge grant | African Development Bank and Global Center on Adaptation | 2021–2022 | Selected among Africa's leading youth-led, climate-smart agribusinesses. USD 100,000 for scale-up. |
| AFD–AUF women-led grant | Agence Française de Développement and Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie | 2025 | Our inclusive model and community work. Funded machinery, operations, training and certification. |
| Prix Jeunes Espoirs and Prix Pierre Castel | Fonds Pierre Castel | 2022–2023 | Excellence in agri-food innovation. The Prix Jeunes Espoirs was the only one awarded in Cameroon. |
| TEF Entrepreneurship Grant | TEF | 2019 | Grant for entrepreneurship. |
| AgriStars Littoral Entrepreneurship Competition | AgriStars | Year not stated | First place. |
Team recognition
| Award | Awarded by | What it recognised |
|---|---|---|
| Mandela Washington Fellowship | U.S. Department of State | Two co-founders, Percy Fonge and Gislaine Matiedge, selected in different years and trained in the United States. |
| African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative | AWEC | Four women from our founding team are alumni, across several cohorts. |
Certifications
Our processed foods are made to national food safety standards.
- ANOR
- Agence des Normes et de la Qualité: food safety and quality certification for our processed food brands.
- Centre Louis Pasteur Cameroon
- Food handling and hygiene certification.
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