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‘Fonio is For the Girls’ with Cobi-Jane Akinrele artwork

‘Fonio is For the Girls’ with Cobi-Jane Akinrele

Uncooked Women
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Cobi-Jane Akinrele wants Nigerian female farmers to get paid. She’s the founder of The Aké Collective, a health and wellness company that’s making fonio more accessible. After leaving the Cambridge countryside for Lagos, she planned to start an agri-tech business in Jos after completing her NYSC. But, when she met women growing and selling fonio for extra income, she changed plans and business models. Ada & Lamisko dig into her work to promote women’s wellness.

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