AFRICA
“ Africa is full of opportunity and trust ,” he says . “ There is the trust that people have in you , trust from the board and management that provides you with great opportunity to go out and deliver on the promises of the organisation . You wouldn ’ t normally get this in a more developed economy , but because we are here , to really drive growth throughout Ghana , that trust goes a long way in enabling that .”
ECOM is committed to the development and advancement of rural prosperity , but how does it actually deliver on this commitment ? A number of organisations state that economic growth and corporate social responsibility are some of the highest priorities in their strategic direction , but what separates ECOM from other companies ?
In the first instance , ECOM defines the very nature of rural prosperity as starting with the farmers themselves and looks to understand just exactly how it can provide value and growth to the farmers .
It does this in two parts , by increasing the farmer ’ s
RAHUL GOPINATH NAIR
Regional Director - Africa
Rahul Gopinath is the Regional Director for ECOM Agro Industrial Corporation for the African Region . He works very closely with smallholder farmers in Africa providing sustainable supply chain solutions to blue chip food companies in cocoa and coffee .
His business also provides base of the pyramid solutions to the populations in Africa to improve income and farm yield . Rahul is also responsible for the new business ventures for the group in the region .
Rahul has previously worked with Armajaro Holdings and Olam International in multiple countries in Africa , London and Singapore .
Rahul has done his General Management Program from Harvard Business School and has an MBA from the Institute of foreign Trade , India .
He is an engineer by training and prior to his business experience he has worked with IBM and the Indian Space Research Organization .
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