I help organizations, investors, institutions, and ambitious partners navigate Africa’s food systems, unlock opportunities, and build practical strategies for lasting impact.
20+ years of practical experience across East and Southern Africa, spanning corporates, startups, NGOs, and growth-stage ventures.
Food Systems Strategist | Founder & CEO, Shambapro
Most decisions in Africa’s food systems are made without a grounded understanding of how these systems actually function.
A significant share of these decisions are driven by actors entering or engaging in these markets without a clear view of how value chains operate across farms, markets, and the financial and operational systems that connect them. The result is often wasted capital, failed programs, and missed opportunities across the system.
Not due to a lack of capital, but a lack of system-level understanding.
I work across farms, markets, and value chains to help organizations identify where real opportunities exist, avoid costly missteps, and execute effectively in real-world conditions.
This is not theoretical. It is grounded in over 20 years of working inside Africa’s food systems — building, testing, and scaling across multiple markets.
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Practical insights for those building, investing in, and transforming Africa’s food systems.
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Start here if you need clarity before making decisions
What This Includes:
60–90-minute focused advisory session
Pre-session context review (if materials are shared in advance)
Post-session advisory brief (2–3 pages) delivered within 48 hours
During The Session: clarity, challenge, and strategic direction.
After The Session: a concise advisory brief with key insights, opportunities, risks, and next steps.
Before You Book
To get the most value from this session:
Come with a clear decision, question, or opportunity in mind
Be ready to engage. This is a working session, not a presentation
$495 USD
Advisory sessions are offered on a limited basis each month, with priority given to high-impact engagements.
The fastest way to gain clarity before committing capital, launching programs, or entering new markets.
For organizations looking to move beyond strategy into execution.
Design and implement structured pilots and programs to test assumptions, validate models, and generate real-world insights before scaling investments or interventions through Shambapro.
Pilot design and execution
Partner coordination across value chains
Data-driven tracking and evaluation
Initial discussions are selective and based on alignment.
Practical, execution-focused engagements grounded in real experience.
For conferences, teams, institutions, and leadership groups seeking a deeper understanding of how Africa’s food systems function and how to act effectively within them.
Keynotes
Panels
Workshops
Executive Strategy Sessions
Moderated Conversations
Pricing tailored to scope, audience, and format.
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Winner – Fellowship Spirit Award
Africa Food Fellowship Excellence Awards, 2025
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Valedictorian for Rwanda
The Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA), 2023
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1st Runner Up – Rwanda Food System Leadership Award
Africa Food Fellowship, 2023
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Employee of the Year
Balton Uganda, 2008
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Winner – Kabale University Regional Accelerator
Uganda National ICT Innovators Accelerator Program, 2026
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Winner – Global Impact Challenge
We Make Future, Bologna, Italy, 2024
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#YASR30 2023 – Top 30 Most Innovative & Scalable African Startups
Yale Africa Startup Review, 2023
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Top 25 Startups
Hanga PitchFest Rwanda, 2021
Grounded Insight. Proven Execution.
I have spent over two decades working inside Africa’s food systems — building businesses, supporting farmers, navigating markets, and helping organizations operate effectively across multiple markets.
My work connects production, markets, finance, operations, and policy realities into practical decisions that create measurable results.
I understand how strategy performs when it meets real-world constraints — and where the strongest opportunities are often missed.
This is not a distant theory.
It is a lived experience turned into strategic clarity.
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This work is best suited to organizations and leaders who want grounded insight and are prepared to act on it.
Serious organizations and leaders seeking grounded insight into how Africa’s food systems work — and ready to act on it.
Investors seeking clarity on where and how to deploy capital across Africa’s food systems.
Foundations and development partners seeking measurable impact through practical, market-aligned approaches.
Universities and research institutions testing and validating solutions through pilots and applied research.
Agribusinesses and platforms entering, growing, or expanding across African markets.
Partners using data to measure, improve, and scale the impact of decisions, funding, and operations.
This is not designed for casual curiosity or generic reports.
It is for those serious about making better decisions in complex markets.
Before you commit capital, launch a program, test a pilot, or enter a new market, start with grounded insight.
A focused advisory session helps reduce risk, identify opportunities, and improve decisions.
