Sunday, October 19, 2025

Name: Dagmawi Ameha

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

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