Affiliation
Backpack Farm
Kenya
Competencies
Countries
Rachel Zedeck if the Founder and Managing Director of the Backpack Farm Agriculture Program (BPF), an internationally recognized social enterprise with a mission to "grow 1 million+ smallholder farmers out of poverty." With a unique approach to training, rural distribution and finance, they were the first commercial enterprise to launch mobile training in Kenya and continue to expand the program with a more advanced mobile application. Most recently, the Backpack Farm was named a finalist for the Katerva Award honoring the best groundbreaking ideas on the planet with the ability to make the planet a healthier and more sustainable place by reaching scale.