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Meet Annet Dianah Nannono

Meet Annet Dianah Nannono, one of the founders-in-residence at Rootical. Take a deep dive into her entrepreneurial journey and the driving forces behind her decision to co-found an agri-food business. Explore her experiences thus far and her plans for the future.

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Meet Hannington Wako Kamanya.

We are excited to introduce more founders in Rootical’s studio. Meet Hannington Wako Kamanya, co-founder of AgroBulking. Agro Bulking addresses critical challenges faced by smallholder farmers by providing crop advance payments and creating direct links between farmers and buyers. Learn more about Hannington’s entrepreneurial story.

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Meet Jimmy Ouni

Meet Jimmy Ouni, a purpose-driven entrepreneur who is on the course to transform Uganda’s food system. Jimmy is one of the co-founders of AgroBulking, an agri-food business in Rootical’s studio. Delve into his entrepreneurial story.

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Meet Innocent Ociti

Journey with us in this series as we introduce more Founders-in-Residence at Rootical. Meet Innocent Ociti, an empathy-driven entrepreneur. He is dedicated to transforming Uganda’s food system through organic farm inputs. Take a deep dive into his entrepreneurial journey.

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Meet Edith Tendo Okello

Meet Edith Tendo Okello, a passionate social entrepreneur who’s on a mission to transform the Ugandan food system. Learn more about her entrepreneurial journey and her agri-food business “Plenti,” which provides solar drying services to combat aflatoxins and farm-gate food losses while drying 6 times faster.

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Meet Dr. Akite Irine

Meet Dr. Akite Irine, an expert in regenerative agriculture and a passionate entrepreneur. Learn more about her entrepreneurial experience and her quest to transform Uganda’s food system by better connecting supply and demand.

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The Rootical Times #4

In this fourth release of The Rootical Times you will find key updates from November 2023 to May 2024, some Rootical announcements, and our focus on talent and learning by driving real sales

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Meet Emmanuel Luwemba

Join us as we introduce another Rootical Founder-in-Residence, Emmanuel Luwemba. He is the founder of Eden Seeds, a farmer owned seed company that builds the market for indigenous seeds. Let us explore his entrepreneurial story.

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The Traits That Define a Rootical Founder

In this article, we'll delve into the type of founder we are looking for our second cohort, starting in October. Do you have the qualities and characteristics necessary to join us?

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Meet Brian Kiprotich

We are excited to introduce yet another Rootical Founder-in-Residence: Brian Kiprotich. Take a deep dive into his story, uncovering who he is, and what motivated him to start a soil health management business.

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Meet Roselyn llemuyat

Meet Roselyn Ilumeyat, co-founder of Garden Fresh. In this new series we introduce the founders of the Rootical 2023 Cohort, their personal stories and why they do what they do.

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The Rootical Times #3

In this third release of The Rootical Times we share what we have been learning and doing in the first 7 weeks of our business building process with 23 Founders-in-Residence.

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The Rootical Times #2

In The Rootical Times we cover regular updates about the progress made with piloting Rootical in Uganda. In the spirit of full transparency, these updates for (potential) financial partners are shared here, publicly, on our website. Enjoy reading and learning along with us!

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The Rootical Times #1

In The Rootical Times we will share regular updates about the progress made with piloting Rootical in Uganda. In the spirit of full transparency, we will be sharing these updates for (potential) financial partners here, publicly, on our website. Enjoy reading and learning along with us!

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How to start a steward owned business in Uganda?

Find out all about Steward Ownership, why it’s an important opportunity for building impactful and long-term businesses in Uganda, and how to set up a steward owned company structure in the Ugandan legal context.

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Meet the Rootical team!

Rootical is a startup studio powered by its team: in the business of creating businesses… and bringing them to scale. Are you ready to meet the team?

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#hiring a Junior Talent Manager

Rootical is hiring a Junior Talent Manager. Are you passionate about talent and people? Then we might love for you to join our team! All information here.

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