A Nigerian Entrepreneur Teaches Women to Farm and Grow in Self-Confidence

Rita Robert Otu of Beau Haven Farms is helping rural women grow and sell vitamin A-rich cassava — and changing their lives in the process.

Colleen DeBaise
Sep 5, 2018 · 4 min read
Rita Robert Otu of Beau Haven Farms with a root vegetable called cassava.

The idea behind Rita Robert Otu’s Beau Haven Farms in Southern Nigeria is simple: Train women to grow vitamin…

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Colleen DeBaise

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Contributing editor and podcast host at The Story Exchange, a nonprofit media company that provides news, videos, and tips for women entrepreneurs.

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