FHSA Advancing Nutrition through Female-Led Processing (ANTFem) Project For Female-led Food Enterprises

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Food Health Systems Advisory (FHSA), in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, invites female-led/owned food processors to apply for the ANTFem Project (implemented from 2024 to 2027).

Food Health Systems Advisory (FHSA) is a leading management consulting and business advisory firm on a mission to solve Africa’s most pressing food systems challenges through consulting, technical services, and research in partnership with the private sector, governments, and development partners. We provide technical services (process engineering, product development, quality control, business strategy, etc.) to food enterprises, enabling them to deliver safe, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable food.

In partnership with the Gates Foundation, FHSA is implementing the multiyear Advancing Nutrition Through Female-Led Processing (ANTFem) Project. The ANTFem project is a multi-year gender-responsive project that aims to enhance the capacity, increase the revenue, and business viability of female-led food processors to enable them to reduce gender barriers to economic opportunities and increase their ability to supply safe, affordable, and nutritious minimally processed foods to low-income consumers (LICs).

Eligibility Criteria for FHSA ANTFem Project

Female-led or owned enterprises processing dried okra, dried/smoked fish, dried tomatoes, yoghurt or fura de-nunu.
Annual revenue between ₦5M and ₦200M.
Located in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Oyo, or Anambra State.
Demonstrated interest in business growth, market expansion, and delivering safe, nutritious, and affordable food to low-income consumers.