Our founder, Nikki Okrah was invited to her undergraduate alma mater Northwestern University, where she gave an inspiring speech at the Weinberg College 2024 Convocation. Out of the 11 school Convocations, the Daily Northwestern only wrote about her speech. Read more above
Jun, 2024
Nikki Okrah, founder and CEO of Chaku Foods, delivered an inspiring speech. Reflecting on her journey, she urged the graduates to embrace future challenges with courage and resilience, highlighting the transformative experiences and invaluable lessons from her time at Northwestern.
Jun, 2024
Chaku Foods is committed to maximizing smallholder farmers' profits while minimizing climate risks in thriving agricultural communities.
May 29, 2024
Read more about founder & CEO Nikki Okrah’s path to finding her purpose from college to career to building Chaku Foods.
Apr 29, 2024
Chaku Foods was privileged to be featured in 2024 Harvard PIC. Hear directly from our farmers and founder Nikki Okrah on how our model of mapping, predicting and collecting crops from smallholder farmers in Ghana is making a generational impact
May, 2024
Nikki Okrah, our Founder and CEO is invited to attend the 2024 Skoll World Forum for the first time as a delegate.
Apr, 2024
Chaku Foods’ founder and CEO selected as a 2023 Mulago Rainer Fellow for work in improving livelihoods of African smallholder farmers by creating access to markets
Oct, 2023
Chaku Foods, a Harvard Innovation Labs Social Impact Fellowship Fund (SIFF) recipient (2021) and President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC) Winner (2021) gains external recognition for work.
Oct, 2023
As the 2021 Grand Prize winner of Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC) Open Track, Nikki Okrah, founder and CEO of Chaku Foods, provides updates on how Chaku is using AI/ML to predict small-holder farmer harvests in Africa and also introduces the 2023 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Open Track Finalists.
May, 2023
Nikki Okrah, founder and CEO of Chaku Foods, receives the grand prize award in the Open Track for Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC).
May, 2021
