How a former beauty queen built a yogurt empire from her kitchen w/ Sharon Akanyana, MD, Ishyo Foods

My guest this week is Sharon Akanyana. Sharon is the Founder and Managing Director of Ishyo Foods, an agro-processing company that manufactures jam and yogurt. We shall discuss her own journey, the challenges she overcame building her business, her future ambitions for Ishyo Foods and the outlook for Rwanda’s agro-processing industry. #rwandatoday #longformrw Listen to the Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/rw/podcast... Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 2:52- Dreams of Becoming a Doctor 4:42 - Campus Celebrity: Winning The 1st Miss Campus 10:44 - Experimenting With Entrepreneurship 17:07 - How My Child's Eating Habits Inspired Ishyo Yoghurt 22:48 - The Birth of Ishyo Foods 27:25 - The Untapped Opportunities in Agro-Processing 33:25 - How Successful is Ishyo Foods Today? 49:30 - Why Ishyo Foods Hasn't Failed 53:00 - Building a Successful Agro Business 1:02:28 - Ishyo's Expansion Plans 1:08:47 - Opportunities for Local Farmers 1:11:06 - A Message From CEO Akanyana Sharon 1:13:14 - Outro Listen to the Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HkkUi4... Follow Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya on Twitter: https://x.com/TheLongFormRw Follow Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya on Instagram:   / thelongformrw   Follow Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya on TikTok:   / longformrw   Follow Sanny Ntayombya on Twitter: https://x.com/SannyNtayombya About The Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya: The Long Form with Sanny Ntayombya is a weekly podcast intent on keeping you up to date with current affairs in Rwanda. The topics discussed range from politics, business, sports to entertainment. If you want to share your thoughts on the topics I discuss use the hashtag #LongFormRw on Twitter and follow us on Twitter and Instagram on our handle @TheLongFormRw Be a part of the conversation.