Best Fostina Mani Podcasts (2024)

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Cocoon Moments Imagine, Innovate, & Implement 9:50

3M ago9:50

9:50

Alone moments to think is a skill that one must cultivate. It is very difficult to shut the door on all the noise that is around us. From social media, not forgetting all the pressure from the perception that you have beenleft behind. Especially as everyone seems to be living their best life ever. The reality is we very often do not see the real st…

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Kenya's Kadogo (Micro) Economy A Serious Ecommerce Force 7:20

6M ago7:20

7:20

Kenya’s informal economy constitutes of US$136 billion. Today we are seeing large companies including leading supermarkets beginning to sell open sacks which will allow Africa’s Informal markets to cut their cloth according to the size of their pockets. Today, package unit size no longer work, Africa wants what they can afford. Kenya’s Safaricom an…

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Mentoring African Youth to The Africa We Want Agenda2063 15:59

7M ago15:59

15:59

An old and very valuable African tradition we unintentionally lost, which we are currently heavily paying the price for is youth mentorship. See! In the African traditional custom, the family which normally went beyond the parents and children, and included aunties and uncles, would gather outside and sit around a fire to share stories. The women w…

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Snail Trade - Easy Startup for African Youth 14:59

8M ago14:59

14:59

Did you know the total value of Snail Import in 2022 was US$61,801,000 (Ksh9,412,292,300) against exports of US$59,520,000 (Ksh9,064,896,000). With a shortage of US$2,281,000 (Ksh347,396,300), and I have been busy killing snails because they are eating away at my fruit seedlings. I have been using the self-watering plants technology to grow my frui…

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Suicidal Financial Distress Amongst Women Entrepreneurs 9:03

8M ago9:03

9:03

Suicidal thoughts amongst women entrepreneurs seem to be on the rise. In the last couple of months, I have found myself amid conversations with women entrepreneurs who have lost alot of money and are completely at a loss on what to do. In my most recent conversation was at a hospital, where one female entrepreneur openly admitted that she was there…

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Tomatoes From Nowhere Nairobi Gal Gone Urban Farmer 13:25

12M ago13:25

13:25

Recycling my Kitchen water waste has become my new obsession, especially after seeing how it has slowing converted me into a horticulture farmer. Many farmers and medium traders have reached out to me asking if I could develop a horticultural market information website similar to my current one for dry agricultural commodity trade www.bettagrains.c…

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The Nairobi Maize Report Quarter 1 (January - March) 2023 28:53

1y ago28:53

28:53

Is there Maize Demand in Kenya? Yes! about 3.9 million MTs is what is required for Kenya’sconsumption. How come we cannot find any maize in Nairobi? Maize queries from both buyers and sellers have been our most frequently asked questions. We have compiled a very well researched, and business focused maize report. That will help traders make more in…

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Africa's Agenda2063 - "How to Innovatively Position Yourself" 20:45

1+ y ago20:45

20:45

I have been looking but there are no jobs offers. I have just lost my job. What do I do? What business should I start? Am stuck in the village with no job prospects. What do I do? What agribusiness venture can I start? Am seriously worried about what I will do when I retire? What can I do to earn money quickly? I want to move my business to the nex…

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Potatoes in Sacks "Seed to Sow, Bread to Eat" 12:17

1+ y ago12:17

12:17

Did you know Africa is doing extremely well in the fresh and frozen potatoes trade. Some African country exported USD264, 319,000 worth of fresh and frozen potatoes, while African countries imported USD127,884,000 worth of fresh and frozen potatoes, given Africa a positive trade balance of USD136,435,000. Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Kenya, and Ta…

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Zambia - My First Export Market 17:18

2y ago17:18

17:18

Zambia was my first export market. Why Zambia, well Lady S, my last-born sister had met a Zambian man at University of Nairobi, whom she married and later moved to Zambia. My first visit to Zambia was my clue to the market demand. As many Kenyan do, she requested I visit Masaai Market, a Kenyan open market for authentic African hand-crafted beaded …

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CORVID19 Pivot towards the Gig Economy 24:37

2y ago24:37

24:37

CORVID19 without doubt has changed the world especially Africa forever. As if it was not bad enough that Africa has been dealing with high numbers of youth unemployment. The CORVID19 pandemic saw several mature professionals lose their jobs. There were very many instances many people simply could not handle living in the cities, especially during t…

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How My Clean Africa Project evolved to A Nairobi Gal Gone Urban Farmer 21:35

2y ago21:35

21:35

When I first heard Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame speak about the Africa’s filthy streets as a poverty mindset. I was really intrigued, because I simply could not relate the two. But as I listened and read more about it, I realized what he said was true. Would you dump your trash or garbage on your bed. No!! any human being normally wants to live i…

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Ground Nuts Farming Distress Call within African Continental Free Trade Area 11:28

2+ y ago11:28

11:28

My post on Groundnuts, Aflatoxin, and Salon Gossip has seen me get a few phone calls from people who want to grow groundnuts for the Kenyan market. One such call was from a young man who comes from the groundnut growing areas of Kenya, who wanted to find out how he can grow aflatoxin free groundnuts. My first reaction was I am a trader, I really do…

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Reseller Repositioning & Distribution Program - Questions & Answers 21:42

2+ y ago21:42

21:42

We are looking to build legacy African businesses of men and women of integrity whom we can develop, support and entrust with repeat business through our trade facilitation services. Africa's agricultural market is now one big market, so we are looking for individuals, who are willing to invest in themselves in order to earn more money for themselv…

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Don't Get It Twisted Supplying to WFP Can Bankrupt You in A Heartbeat 10:04

2+ y ago10:04

10:04

The consequences of the performance bond, placed on WFP suppliers, is something no one ever wants to speak about. That along with the bureaucratic payment process, which some have told me may require a flight to the regional offices, is something many traders may be oblivious to. I have known this for many years but have been quiet. Unfortunately, …

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Reseller Reposition Program for Agricultural Markets that Favour Africa Swahili English (ShEng) 20:01

2+ y ago20:01

20:01

Africa is now one very large market and Africans need to strategically align themselves to take advantage of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). As part of her championing for Agricultural Markets that Favour Africa, Fostina is urging Africans to enroll in the skills reposition program, that is aims to serve farmers, traders, women in agr…

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Reseller Reposition Program for Agricultural Markets that Favour Africa (Kikamba / Kamba Language) 13:15

2+ y ago13:15

13:15

Africa is now one very large market and Africans need to strategically align themselves to take advantage of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). As part of her championing for Agricultural Markets that Favour Africa, Fostina is urging her community to enroll in the skills reposition program, that is aims to serve farmers, traders, women i…

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Who is H.E. Dr. Agnes Kalibata? An African Queen Transforming Africa's Agriculture 8:31

2+ y ago8:31

8:31

Long before she ever become AGRA’s President, and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy. “The Work of Her Hands” praise her in the gates of Africa. That is why, she is a perfect emblem of the Proverbs 31 virtuous woman. History will forever praise and remember her for the great work she has done for Africa. I got a chance to see and experience t…

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African Urban Professional & Rural Farming 28:24

2+ y ago28:24

28:24

You can take an African out of the village but you cannot take the village out of an African. Most African Urban Professional and Entrepreneurs are faming in the village. We call it telephone or mobile farming. Is it a viable venture? How does that align with Agenda 2063 - "The Africa We Want". Africa has become the largest market, it also has the …

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Fostina Mani Podcasts

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African Urban Professionals & Rural Farming - (Agricultural Markets that Favour Africa)

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Cocoon Moments Imagine, Innovate, & Implement 9:50

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Kenya's Kadogo (Micro) Economy A Serious Ecommerce Force 7:20

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Mentoring African Youth to The Africa We Want Agenda2063 15:59

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Snail Trade - Easy Startup for African Youth 14:59

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Suicidal Financial Distress Amongst Women Entrepreneurs 9:03

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Tomatoes From Nowhere Nairobi Gal Gone Urban Farmer 13:25

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The Nairobi Maize Report Quarter 1 (January - March) 2023 28:53

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Africa's Agenda2063 - "How to Innovatively Position Yourself" 20:45

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Potatoes in Sacks "Seed to Sow, Bread to Eat" 12:17

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Zambia - My First Export Market 17:18

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CORVID19 Pivot towards the Gig Economy 24:37

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How My Clean Africa Project evolved to A Nairobi Gal Gone Urban Farmer 21:35

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Ground Nuts Farming Distress Call within African Continental Free Trade Area 11:28

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Reseller Repositioning & Distribution Program - Questions & Answers 21:42

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Don't Get It Twisted Supplying to WFP Can Bankrupt You in A Heartbeat 10:04

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Reseller Reposition Program for Agricultural Markets that Favour Africa Swahili English (ShEng) 20:01

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Reseller Reposition Program for Agricultural Markets that Favour Africa (Kikamba / Kamba Language) 13:15

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Who is H.E. Dr. Agnes Kalibata? An African Queen Transforming Africa's Agriculture 8:31

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African Urban Professional & Rural Farming 28:24

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