Executive Director, Partnerships, AgroEknor International Ltd.
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Attah’ebwa Musa Anzaku is Co-Founder and Executive Director, Partnerships and Community Development at AgroEknor International Limited, an integrated Nigerian agribusiness exporting indigenous superfoods, including dried hibiscus and fonio, to Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Since co-founding AgroEknor in 2013, Attah has helped grow it from a commodity trading venture into a vertically integrated business spanning farming, processing, fumigation and beverage manufacturing. He leads its partnerships, development finance and farmer programmes, working with investors, development finance institutions, government agencies and international buyers.
He spearheaded AgroEknor’s drive into value addition, leading the development and production of Madala, the company’s premium hibiscus cordial, and is now driving development of its hibiscus refinery. He also leads its farmer development work, including the FEEP Foundation and the National Fonio and Dry Hibiscus Value Chain Training Programme.
AgroEknor works with more than 5,000 smallholder farmers and has exported over 15,000 tonnes of agricultural products. It has been recognised with a Nigeria Export Promotion award, a place in BusinessDay’s Top 100 SMEs, and Aruwa Capital’s Social Impact Leader Award.
Attah holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering from Covenant University, a Master’s in Gas Engineering and Management from the University of Salford, UK, an Executive Programme certificate in Agricultural Business Management from Lagos Business School, and a NEBOSH certificate in oil and gas operational safety.
His experience spans storytelling, leadership, construction, precious metals and agribusiness. He hails from Nasarawa State, the Home of Solid Minerals, and is committed to building value chains that keep value in Nigeria.