Abdul Salam N. Saani
Abdul Salam N. Saani, the Founder and CEO of Wuntira Agribusiness Limited and Wuntira Agri. Foundation brings a wealth of experience to the table. He is a trusted figure in the agricultural sector with a decade of experience in the grassroots agribusiness value chain and an educational background in accounting and business management. His company fosters sustainable farming practices and supplies farm commodities and value-added products to buyers in the international and local markets, a testament to his commitment to the sector. As a passionate Ghanaian social entrepreneur in the agricultural value chain, he works closely with rural communities, smallholder farmers, and small and medium-scale aggregators, providing them with capacity-building workshops, prudent market information, linking rural farmers to profitable and sustainable buyers, and cooperative formation support. He is committed to solving global problems and challenges such as food insecurity, poverty, malnutrition, and climate change effects using tailored rural solutions by strengthening local food production systems and fostering climate resilience among all rural farming stakeholders. He shares the sentiment and upholds research confirming that rural smallholder farmers produce more than 75% of the world's food and deserve to be empowered and connected to profitable and sustainable markets to improve the quality of their livelihoods. Notwithstanding, Mr. Abdul Salam has been at the forefront of promoting women and young people participating in climate-smart agricultural practices to create jobs and enterprise opportunities and secure our local food system and security, respectively, for over three years.