2. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management
3. Company name: Coda Farm
4. Title: Founder & CEO
5. Founded in: 2024
6. What it does: Grows organic crops using eco-friendly methods
7. Headquarters: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
8. Start-up capital: 50,000 birr
9. Current capital: Around 200,000 birr
10.Number of employees: 3 core staff + part-time/community workers
11. Reason for starting the business: To address food insecurity, high food prices and unhealthy consumption
12. Biggest perk of ownership: Creating direct social and environmental impact
13. Biggest strength: Innovative farming model, strong community engagement, affordability, and partnerships with schools/offices.
14. Biggest challenge: Limited access to finance, climate-related risks, and scaling operations with limited resources
15. Plan: Expand vertical farming operations across Addis Ababa
16. First career path: Project Supervisor at Ethio Telecom
17. Most interested in meeting: Social entrepreneurs and impact investors
18.Most admired person: Elon Musk, Arega Yirdaw and Haile Gebresellasie
19. Stress reducer: Reading, spending time in nature, and community volunteering
20. Favorite book: አለመኖር
21. Favorite pastime: Storytelling, reading, and sharing knowledge with others
22. Favorite destination to travel to: Korea
23. Favorite automobile: Toyota Land Cruiser
