ABOUT US
CATO FOODS is a fast-growing innovative company that is dedicated to improving lives and livelihood of people through agricultural value-added leveraging on technology to scale up the production of our food products. We innovate new products, manufacture and distribute to our customers in Nigeria and International Market. These products are available, accessible and affordable.
Using bio-technology system to produce nutritious food products that are naturally rich in micro-nutrients especially Vitamin A to curb malnutrition especially in Pregnant women and Children under 5 because we believe agriculture and health has to meet at a point which is called NUTRITION. Hence, we constantly give ourselves to research and knowledge in making the daily living of man come with ease.
we also empower rural women and youths in the communities we operate whereby creating employment for them to increase their livelihood and that of their families because they are critical to food nutrition.
Our Vision Statement
To be Africa’s leading and reputable organization in addressing food insecurity and malnutrition through Agricultural value chain, innovative products development for sustainable development.
Our Mission Statements
To build sustainable nutrition delivery linkages across the agricultural value chain
To ensure food security, job creation, poverty reduction, environment preservation and sustainable development in Africa through Agriculture, Agricultural value chain development, youth empowerment and post harvest waste management.
To ensure women and youth capacity building, empowerment and engagement by building today and tomorrow businesses along Agricultural value chain development.
Our Objectives
One of our core objectives is to meet the need and demand to reduce hunger and hidden hunger (micro-nutrient deficiency) in Nigeria and Africa through Large scale production and distribution of different types and forms of High-Quality value-added. products.
To reduce Agricultural waste and Losses through post-harvest processing to ensure food security.
To reach the consumers with healthy, hygienic and nutritious staple foods by making it available, affordable and accessible.
To reduce unemployment by empowering and engaging women and youths in the area of capacity building through training in Agricultural Value chain and Agribusiness.
To reduce Agricultural waste and Losses through post-harvest processing to ensure food security.
To reach the consumers with healthy, hygienic and nutritious staple foods by making it available, affordable and accessible
PELUMI 'SALAS' ARIBISALA
Co-founder
Pelumi Salas Aribisala is a versatile and seasoned entrepreneur. A graduate of Microbiology from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria has over 10 years’ experience in Agribusiness and Agricultural value chain management and development. He is a Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the company. He is also the Managing Director of Ogunmod farms and farmers Academy Limited. Mr Aribisala is a consultant to several Agricultural Organizations and an expertise trainer and speaker on Radio programmes, Agricultural training workshops, Agribusiness conferences and seminars across Africa. He is also involved in youth empowerment and capacity building as he mentors young people across Africa to take up Agriculture as a business through the NYSC programme of the Federal government of Nigeria and the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme. He has successfully mentored over 5000 youths with many now running successful agribusiness ventures
As a Nutrition and Biofortification Ambassador, Mr Aribisala advocates the need for the consumption of more nutritious foods across homes and communities in Africa.
ATINUKE LEBILE
Co-Founder/CEO
A vibrant lady with passion to address malnutrition and food insecurity through Agriculture and its value chain. She is a Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of the company. She also serves as the Strategist Officer of Ogunmod farms and farmers Academy Limited and founder of SHE AGRIC Initiative; An NGO focusing on encouraging and empowering young women into the Agricultural value chain and Agribusiness.
As Nutrition and Biofortification Ambassador, she advocates the need to consume Nutritious and healthy foods that are very rich in micronutrients in homes especially in the rural area where malnutrition is more prevalent.
Miss Lebile is an entrepreneur, Business development coach, a post-harvest product development expert.
As a graduate of Agricultural Science from University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Atinuke also has certificates in Business and Entrepreneurship from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Enterprise Management from the Enterprise Development Center, Lagos Business School, Nigeria
She is an alumni of FATE foundation and a global ambassador A world at school, 2015 Global Alliance for Youth Leadership. She also a 2016 fellow of Young Africans Initiative (RLC) West Africa; 2017 Mandela Washington fellow and a 2017/2018 Leap Africa fellow and 2019 Emerging Leaders from Skoll Foundation.
TIMOTHY AYODELE
Chief Procurement Officer
A very enterprising and passionate farmer and entrepreneur with expertise in crop farming systems and its value chain; always ensuring that crops find their full expression. He is the Chief procurement Officer of the company. He is also the Training and administrative executive of Ogunmod farms and farmers Academy Limited
Timothy is a graduate of Plant physiology and Crop Production from the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. He works with network of farmers in rural communities to develop Out grower farms.
As a Life skills coach, strong advocate of self-employment and sustainable Agriculture, Mr Ayodele also trains and empowers young people using Life skills education and Agriculture to influence behavioral change and ensure food security.
CALEB KUYE
Marketing Executive
An innovative vision minded young entrepreneur, whose focus is on Agriculture and its processes. He holds B.A in linguistics, certified and wealthy in knowledge in the field of customer relationships. Caleb is currently a Marketing Executive for Cato Foods and Agroallied Global Concepts.
