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Alloysius Attah (born 18th May 1989) is a [[Ghana|Ghanaian]] entrepreneur and co-founder of [[Farmerline]]. He co-founded Farmerline with Emmanuel O. Addai in 2012. He advocates for advancements in the agriculture sector and Africa-led solutions and has shared his thoughts on speaking platforms at [[Skoll Foundation|Skoll]] World Forum<ref> Farmer Centered Design SkollWF 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOrdzwCKLc|language=en|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>, University of Oxford<ref></ref>, [https://ift.tt/2h7UXgh SOCAP]<ref></ref> and TEDx<ref></ref>.
== Early years & Education ==
Born in Accra, Alloysius spent his formative years and had most of his education in Ghana. As a young child, Alloysius spent sometime helping his family on their farmlands growing cassava, maize and yam<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Attah claims that this period of his life exposed him to some of the biggest challenges small-scale farmers in Ghana face<ref> Alloysius Attah|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>. He graduated from the [[Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]] in 2012, where he read Natural Resource Management. He was also awarded the Vice Chancellors Award for The Most Innovative Student in his graduating year.
In 2010, while still at the university, Alloysius begun two ventures, Alloyworld, a photography and video production startup<ref></ref>, and iCottage Networks; a web and Mobile startup which focused on using ICT innovations to deal with developmental challenges in Ghana<ref></ref>.
Alloysius undertook the Social Entrepreneur in-Residency Program at the [[Santa Clara University]]'s [https://ift.tt/2mAJTdz Miller Center] for Social Entrepreneurship in 2016.
== Farmerline ==
Right out of university, Alloysius and Emmanuel O. Addai started working on the foundations of Farmerline. They begun Farmerline to help small-scale farmers to operate their farms as a business so they can get better yields and earn more profits<ref></ref>. Alloysius leads the overall strategy and vision of Farmerline and also focuses his efforts on business development and product design<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Both founders of the company have led the organisation from its start-up beginnings and now hires about 50 employees<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and serves over 200,000 farmers<ref></ref>. They have also expanded their solutions to other players in the value chain<ref></ref>. In 2017 Quartz Africa reported that Farmerline has attracted more than 4.4 million Ghana cedi ($1 million) in investments. The company's main growth is reportedly driven by revenues from business clients<ref></ref>.
== Recognition ==
In 2017 Alloysius was selected as one of Forbes Africa 30 under 30 winners<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. He is an [[Echoing Green fellowship|Echoing Green Fellow]]<ref></ref>, a laureate of the King Baudoin African Development Prize<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and joined the Rainer Arnhold (Mulago) Fellowship in 2018<ref></ref>. He was also recognised as the 40th most influential young Ghanaian in 2017 by Avance Media Ghana<ref></ref>. Alloysius is a winner of the World Bank and InfoDev mAgri challenge<ref></ref>, World Summit Youth Award and Apps4Africa competitions<ref></ref>. In 2017 [[CNBC]] Africa named Attah, 2017 Young African Business Leader for West Africa<ref> BUSINESS AWARDS|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>.
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== Early years & Education ==
Born in Accra, Alloysius spent his formative years and had most of his education in Ghana. As a young child, Alloysius spent sometime helping his family on their farmlands growing cassava, maize and yam<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Attah claims that this period of his life exposed him to some of the biggest challenges small-scale farmers in Ghana face<ref> Alloysius Attah|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>. He graduated from the [[Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology]] in 2012, where he read Natural Resource Management. He was also awarded the Vice Chancellors Award for The Most Innovative Student in his graduating year.
In 2010, while still at the university, Alloysius begun two ventures, Alloyworld, a photography and video production startup<ref></ref>, and iCottage Networks; a web and Mobile startup which focused on using ICT innovations to deal with developmental challenges in Ghana<ref></ref>.
Alloysius undertook the Social Entrepreneur in-Residency Program at the [[Santa Clara University]]'s [https://ift.tt/2mAJTdz Miller Center] for Social Entrepreneurship in 2016.
== Farmerline ==
Right out of university, Alloysius and Emmanuel O. Addai started working on the foundations of Farmerline. They begun Farmerline to help small-scale farmers to operate their farms as a business so they can get better yields and earn more profits<ref></ref>. Alloysius leads the overall strategy and vision of Farmerline and also focuses his efforts on business development and product design<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Both founders of the company have led the organisation from its start-up beginnings and now hires about 50 employees<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and serves over 200,000 farmers<ref></ref>. They have also expanded their solutions to other players in the value chain<ref></ref>. In 2017 Quartz Africa reported that Farmerline has attracted more than 4.4 million Ghana cedi ($1 million) in investments. The company's main growth is reportedly driven by revenues from business clients<ref></ref>.
== Recognition ==
In 2017 Alloysius was selected as one of Forbes Africa 30 under 30 winners<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. He is an [[Echoing Green fellowship|Echoing Green Fellow]]<ref></ref>, a laureate of the King Baudoin African Development Prize<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and joined the Rainer Arnhold (Mulago) Fellowship in 2018<ref></ref>. He was also recognised as the 40th most influential young Ghanaian in 2017 by Avance Media Ghana<ref></ref>. Alloysius is a winner of the World Bank and InfoDev mAgri challenge<ref></ref>, World Summit Youth Award and Apps4Africa competitions<ref></ref>. In 2017 [[CNBC]] Africa named Attah, 2017 Young African Business Leader for West Africa<ref> BUSINESS AWARDS|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>.
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