Emerging Youth: Olatunde Olufunmike Kechicha

From
WorldFish
Published on
24.01.22
Impact Area
Food security, Gender equality, Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Kechicha’s Imoran Farm opened a retail store selling dried catfish and other value-added foods to retailers and consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Tatios Kechicha / Imoran Farms

Olatunde Olufunmike Kechicha is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Imoran Farms Nigeria Limited, which produces juvenile catfish fingerlings to distribute to fish farmers throughout Nigeria. The 28-year-old entrepreneur has received nominations for a multitude of national and international awards for her agricultural work in the country. Most recently, she was awarded the 2020 Aquaculture Awards in the Rising Star category.