FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY

Health Security is incomplete without food security and environmental security Gracefm Seda Services Limited aims is to promote health security, through Research in Agriculture technologies, development of food devoid of contamination with environmental friendly bio-Innovative Industrialization, women empowerment,and consultancy services.

The unavailability of safe and affordable food cannot be overemphasized Going by the demographics in Nigeria,  there are  over 50 million individuals who suffer from either stunted growth, infertility, Cancer and other forms of diseases due to unsafe foods and unprotected environment

Our Innovative-solution is to make available safe and affordable foods to
the most vulnerable such as children, women and aged that are from low income
households. This we have commenced through the use of bio solutions and environmental friendly processes in our farming and production process. our research and training for small
holders farmers as well as the processing 
of affordable foods devoid of contamination with our bio solutions processed
farm produce

The impact of the  unavailability of safe and affordable food in relative to health and pandemic challenge cannot be overemphasized as Health Security is incomplete without food security and environmental security Although local communities who engage practically in farming often have excess of foods yet these foods are not safe for global consumption due to the presence of toxins such as aflatoxin in maize and groundnut, while communities who engage in the production of safe foods make them unaffordable for the low income earners due to the high cost of production; and as a result the middle and low class who are the majority of the global population can only afford unsafe foods.

Our Innovative solution is to make available safe and affordable foods through Green Oak which is gotten from aflasafe treated/reduced farm produce, processed with environmental friendly bio solutions with the aim of taking care of 47% low income Nigerian nursing mothers who can not afford nourishing food  

From my own personal research on the health benefits of Aflatoxin reduced maize; i released that breast feeding mother, who fed on  and also fed their children  on cereals made from aflatoxin reduced maize, grow better, healthier and tend to be more intelligent.

Our Solution have direct impact on:

- 47% low income Nigerian nursing mothers who can not afford nourishing food,  

-Small holders female farmers in certain regions of Nigeria are now aware of the importance of aflasafe treated farm produce to their finances and health at large, hence they are committed to the cultivation of such, as they have more value from their farm proceeds and the social benefits are immense

- Low income earners now have additional means of income through their engagement in the processing, packaging and sales of toxin free foods

- Low income families now have alternative solutions to their health challenges through the intake of most affordable bio-control aflatoxin reduced foods

- Breast feeding mothers consume feeds their growing children above six months with our solution during the period of breast feeding for proper nourishment, 

-Small holders female farmers in certain regions of Nigeria are now aware of the importance of aflasafe treated farm produce to their finances and health at large, due to immense social-benefits  

- Low income earners now have additional means of income through their engagement in the processing, packaging and sales of toxin free foods

- Low income families now have alternative solutions to their health challenges through the intake of most affordable bio-control aflatoxin reduced foods

Agric Research expertise at the Aflasafe Project introduced by International Institute of Agriculture  ( IITA AgResults Alflasafe challenge project 2017-2019. 

Practical implementation and scaling up of the Aflasafe challenge. through training of above 100 small holders women farmers and developed safe and affordable foods

Expertise in Food Research and Processing was gained at the Federal Institute Of Industrial Research Oshodi FIIRO.

Certification of our processed foods by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) We have license for our processed foods in the market

 Customers’ testimonies- our esteemed customers
often testify to the fact that our products are nutritious, tasty and pocket
friendly 

Green Oak is an innovative technology developed from the scaling up of a biotechnology  Aflatoxin reduced maize as demonstrated by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan (IITA). In Nigeria, under the Nigerian AgResult Aflasafe pilot project .

 Green oak provides a significantly improved approach to  food insecurity problem because Green oak is safe and affordable foods made from toxin free farm produce and consist of essential nutrients that nourish children, women and aged that are from low income household, the production process made us engage in research and training of above one hundred small holders women farmers Small holders female farmers . We have also engage low income earners who now have additional means of income through farming, sales and distribution while Low income households now have solutions to poverty and health insecurity  by consuming safe and affordable  foods

Green Oak is a catalytic solution to food insecurity because it is made of local contents, Processed and preserved naturally with bio-tech health and environmental friendly equipment  Green Oak has positively changed the market because our customers have the perception of better quality products are packed in the most affordable economic packs

Our target  market is made of 63.1% middle and average income Nigerians, Which include pregnant woman, breast feeding mothers ,growing children  and families from small holders house hold. We presently aim at 50, 000 in the next two one year but we presently have 0. 5%  (2, 500) of our market share.

Our products aim to serve directly and meaningfully affect the lives of sisty million 50, 000, 000 customers in the next five years

Our scaling up in Sustainable Development Goals Advocacy, research projects and our customers testimonials are some of the indicators we are using to measure our progress, as our solution  (Green Oak) was first initiated as a research product in 2015/2016 during My National Youth Service Corps in Lagos State Nigeria, Where  I served as an Advocate For Sustainable Development Goals; and  our company GRACEFM SEDA SERVICES LIMITED registered in 2016 with the corporate affairs commission  in 2016 and Solution was launched as research products taking it further for progress and sustainability we secured the trade name (GREEN OAK) at the Federal Ministry of industry, trade and investment.

Promotion of Safe Foods.In order to promote safe foods through our solution, we expressed our interest to participate as implementer at the Nigerian AgResult Aflasafe Pilot project organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria.

Scaling up of the Nigerian AgResult Aflasafe ProjectI while scaling  up in Nigerian AgResult Aflasafe Project, we further developed research cereals from the aflatoxin reduced maize proceeds gotten from our farms and that of our partners who also engaged in the aflasafe projects

Above all increase in sales as well as reports and testimonies of costumers who consume and market our solution is another major indicator we use to monitor, evaluate and measure our impact and progress

6 full time staff

23 contact staff

3 technical advisors 

   Florence Edeki Ogizeh, Team lead-  (Full Time Staff)

 Anthony Paul Nkem Dibie, Business Developer   (Full Time Staff)

Mayowa Joshua Adeyemo , Production Manager (Full Time Staff)

 Honest Jimo Nwaogu- Digital Marketer   (contracts)

 Grace Emmanuel  Cleaner- (Full Time Staff)

 Idowu  Rufia- Factory Assistance (Full Time Staff)

Florence Ogizeh Edeki is the Managing Director of Gracefm Seda Services Limited, She is B,Sc holder in Business Administration,She is a researcher, an Agriculturist, food processor, a consultant and as community developer. She is an International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA )  certified Basic Agribusiness Manager, General maize Agronomist and Integrated Approach to Aflatoxin Manager of the AgResult Innovation in Research and Delivery

 2) Mr. Anthony Paul Nkem Dibie has a B.Sc in Administration from Faculdade Fortium, Brasilia, Brazil. He brings to bear knowledge and experience in Business development, Strategy and Networking that has aggregated value to our business solution, also in scaling up. 

3) Mr.Mayowa Joshua Adeyemo is Resourceful individual with adequate background in chemistry experience in the past few years. He possesses strong communication skills, a sound, analytical and very creative mind and has the ability to succeed as an effective team player. He is Production Manager who coordinates our production process and schedules in our factory environment.   

4) Mr.Honest Nwaogu is our IT Manager/ Digital Marketer He assists in handling our IT/Digital platforms, and he is presently working in partnership with the team on an app that can be used to reach out to millions of beneficiaries 

We build diverse, equitable and inclusive leadership team through:

Diversity - These  we do by appreciating our inter customers ( Staff) and external costumers (clients) knowing that everyone has an important role to play in the growth of our business

Equity- We design adaptable and flexible  policies, practices, and resources with the aim of making impacts in the lives of people irrespective of the background 

Inclusion: Our environment makes everyone feels valued and respected.  while our goals are beneficial everyone. 

!) Vision Casting- We ensure proper communication of the organisational vision to my team

2) Coaching -we hold hands of subordinates through our mentorship programs

3) Execution- I engage in the discipline and skills of our business by  participating in the implementation of our business projects

4) I give room for development
 
5) Trust and Delegation- I delegate tasks to team members making them know that they are well trusted to deliver

6) I link reward with performers

We are applying to solve so as to be among global active solution givers, And also to gain funding  to finance my business, take care of raw materials as well as infrastructures needed for the scaling up of our solution

One of our major challenges is that of funding. This is intrinsically linked to every aspect of our solution. It is common knowledge on how importance funding is to any project, business or organization in today's business sphere. Therefore, having or finding a partner that understands and shares your vision could be a game-changer if this partner could assist with enough funding to scale up your business and impact lives.

Like we mentioned earlier that funding is one of the major barriers we face as we work towards achieving our set goals, be they short or long term. We need funding for almost every aspect of our operations, especially for farmland acquisition(to produce the raw materials), equipment and machinery to process the farm produce into consumer goods. We have started operating with what available funds we could access, but indeed more is needed to scale up the solution and consequently impact communities, farmers, women, children etc.

 Also,the multiplier effect getting help(funding) from The Mit Solveon employment, the communities around us would be impactful and positive too.      

In addition to our developed  device which convert organic waste to bio fuel/gas in order to manage the electricity issueour , we are looking at engaging solar energy as another source of power because it is environment friendly and cheaper  and all these which includes raw materials would need more funds.

We would like to partner with The MIT  Solve Member organizations in key areas like funding, data and awareness. This is because we believe with such a partnership it would help us meet our short and long terms goals thereby impacting more socially

We would like to partner with The MIT Solve Member organizations in key areas like funding, data and awareness. This is because we believe with such a partnership it would help us meet our short and long

  We are qualified for  Robert Wood Johnson  Foundation prize, because we use food security projects and environmental security projects to enhance the health and well being of people globally

We would use Robert Wood Johnson  Foundation prize to advance our solution through capacity building for sustained and inclusive health and well being,  infrastructural development  as well as equipment and raw materials that would create more job opportunities through the expansion of our solutions

We are qualified because we have innovative solutions that is addressing food zero hunger which is one of the UN global Goals. more also every Refugee needs safe food to survive.

We would use the prize to increase our production capacity and also make donations to various refugee camp within our immediate environment

i am qualified because I am a distinct women with innovative solution that has sustainable and  positive impact in the economy and globe at large.

We would use the prize to develop and empower more women and girls in sustainable agriculture and entrepreneurship

We are qualified because we plan to use data science and machine learning to benefit humanity in future,.

We would use the prize to develop and engage in strong data science and machines learning in our business model

We are qualified because our innovative solutions can be adopted to fight against health insecurity and pandemic.

We would use the prize to scale up in our food security campaign and awareness projects