NTM Agri is an agri-food company based in Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga, DRC). We process locally grown tubers, starting with sweet potato, into bread-making flour and organic pastries: waffles, coated peanuts, and cakes. Our products are already on sale to households and supermarkets.

• The problem: The DRC imports nearly 414,000 tonnes of wheat each year, and Lubumbashi depends on imported flour that is sometimes scarce and subject to unstable prices. Meanwhile, local farmers lose part of their harvest for lack of outlets.
• Our solution: By processing tubers into a local flour that can replace up to 70% of wheat in pastry-making, we reduce dependence on imports and keep value within the local economy. The flour is rich in vitamins A and C, potassium, and iron, and is preserved without chemicals.
• Our impact: More than 50 farmers benefit from our purchases, and we plan to create 10 jobs. We won 1st place at InnovaBiz 2026 and the SOPA 2025 prize (Enabel, GIZ, FEC).
• Our ambition: To scale up tuber processing, expand distribution to Likasi and Kolwezi, then across Africa, and to bring in new partners to help the company grow and further reduce the country's reliance on imported wheat.