Maness Nkhata

Director General Lakeshore Agro - Processors Enterprise

Maness Nkhata grew up in Malawi and she holds a Masters in International Business and Economics and Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Malawi. She is an entrepreneur, mentor, Youth Community Climate Ambassador, Global Youth Ambassador and a job creator. She is now the Managing Director of Lakeshore Agro-Processors Enterprise (LAPE) and Kakoma estate where she has been implementing several projects and managing projects for more than 8 years. Because of her achievements in farming and agro-processing, she became first ever Board Chairperson for National Youth Council of Malawi at the age of below 30. She has experience working with development partners such as USAID, IFAD, USDA, NORAD, the public sector, the private sector as well as multi stakeholder set-up. Maness Nkhata is also a Global Youth Ambassador for United Nations and the Southern African Confederation of Agriculture unions (SACAU). She is an expert on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

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