10-01-2025, 07:20 PM
She’s a biochemist who once faced 4 loan rejections from banks. Most people would have given up, but she didn’t. She pushed on and founded Psaltry International Ltd.
Today, the same woman who was rejected now works with:
1. Unilever (a giant British company worth billions)
2. FCMB (a top Nigerian bank)
Her cassava factory in Ado-Awaye, Oyo State, is the first in Africa to produce sorbitol.
What is sorbitol?
Sorbitol is a natural sweetener made from cassava. It’s used in toothpaste, medicine, food, and drinks instead of sugar. It’s safer for diabetics because it doesn’t raise blood sugar fast like normal sugar.
Her factory is big:
Runs on solar power + battery storage ⚡
Works with 6,000 farmers, paying them 4 times more than normal buyers
Grows high-yield cassava varieties like TME 419, AYAYA, and Game Changer
Manages 8,000 hectares of farmland
Gives jobs to 300+ staff and supports 500 rural youths to become agripreneurs
Because of her courage, her project will create 10,000 jobs.
She has also won many awards, including:
AGRA Women Agripreneur of the Year (2024)
Vanguard Personality of the Year
Eagle Awards Africa - Distinguished Achiever (Sept 2025)
…and many more.
This September, she was also celebrated at Eagle Awards Africa, and in 2025, she will speak at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar.
From loan rejections to global recognition - her story proves that cassava is more than garri and fufu. It can power factories, create jobs, and put Nigeria on the world map.
Today, the same woman who was rejected now works with:
1. Unilever (a giant British company worth billions)
2. FCMB (a top Nigerian bank)
Her cassava factory in Ado-Awaye, Oyo State, is the first in Africa to produce sorbitol.
What is sorbitol?
Sorbitol is a natural sweetener made from cassava. It’s used in toothpaste, medicine, food, and drinks instead of sugar. It’s safer for diabetics because it doesn’t raise blood sugar fast like normal sugar.
Her factory is big:
Runs on solar power + battery storage ⚡
Works with 6,000 farmers, paying them 4 times more than normal buyers
Grows high-yield cassava varieties like TME 419, AYAYA, and Game Changer
Manages 8,000 hectares of farmland
Gives jobs to 300+ staff and supports 500 rural youths to become agripreneurs
Because of her courage, her project will create 10,000 jobs.
She has also won many awards, including:
AGRA Women Agripreneur of the Year (2024)
Vanguard Personality of the Year
Eagle Awards Africa - Distinguished Achiever (Sept 2025)
…and many more.
This September, she was also celebrated at Eagle Awards Africa, and in 2025, she will speak at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar.
From loan rejections to global recognition - her story proves that cassava is more than garri and fufu. It can power factories, create jobs, and put Nigeria on the world map.