Releaf’s five founders,
listed from left to right:
Emmanuel Udotong,
Ikenna Nzewi, Toby
Nzewi, Joshua Nzewi,
Isaiah Udotong.
Who Are We?
Releaf is comprised of high achieving
students from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT,
Duke and institutions alike. We are Gates
Millennium Scholars, Gold Congressional
Medalists and Harambe Entrepreneurs, but
more importantly, we’re passionate about
African development.
The Problem
BUILD
TANK
Forget think tank--The Releaf
Group is a build tank.
Started in 2015 by a group of Nigerian-Americans, The Releaf Group builds
bridges between Africa and its diaspora by
matching talented students in the UK and
United States with Nigerian agri-businesses.
The Nigerian economy has failed to
adequately capitalize on the agricultural
market. The proliferation of subsistence
farming has fostered a competitive and
ultimately counterproductive agrarian
community. We call this agricultural inefficiency.
The Solution
Agriculture is 11 times more efficient in
reducing poverty than any other sector in
West Africa. The Releaf Group is facilitating
data-driven, real and lasting impact by
empowering the entrepreneurs with a
passion for developing the industrialization
of the Nigerian economy through agriculture.
Get Involved
Our team currently put us in the position to
influence Africa's most relevant, ambitious
entrepreneurs and we would love to see
how you can add. If you have a passion for
impacting Africa, please visit our website
and contact us.
Releaf with CEO of
Heirs Holdings and
Nigerian billionaire
Tony Elumelu
Releaf’s partners
discussing cassava
production with
specialists at the IITA
(International Institution
of Tropical Agriculture)
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