Rwanda: How a Former Casual Worker Rose to a Top Vegetable Exporter

25 October 2016
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Driven to the wall be circumstances beyond her control, she dropped out of college to try her hand in business. Determination to succeed, hard work and the go-getter spirit have combined to help cut her teeth in the dynamic export business.

Donatille Nibagwire is now running a thriving enterprise, FLORIS, a horticulture export firm based in Kiyovu, a Kigali suburb. Over the past decade or so, Nibagwire has been able to cultivate markets across the globe, particularly in the Middle East, Europe, and across the African continent. With a network of over 2,000 horticulture farmers across the country, Nibagwire is able to serve her clients with Rwandan horticulture produce, including avocados, bananas, flowers, and red and green paper.

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