Maarouf Barry, Co-Founder, Eleis Farms, Guinea/Senegal, Africa + BSM Student Wentworth
Monique Fuchs, Associate Vice President, Innovation + Entrepreneurship, Wentworth
In the FutureLab Talk #15 Monique Fuchs [Wentworth] discusses with Maarouf Barry [Eleis Farms + Wentworth] his ventures in Senegal and Guinea focused on agriculture, cooperative farming and, most recently, urban farming solutions. During COVID-19 the original focus of Eleis Farms, the production of palm oil for the African diaspora, was inhibited due to disrupted supply chains. As a result, the team started pivoting to offering farming tables and collaborating with the Senegalese government to support the Green Wall project.