We are proud to be featured in NIRDA’s national case study on circular agriculture! Discover how Moulins du Nil Blanc turns discarded coffee pulp into fresh oyster mushrooms and converts spent substrate into rich organic fertilizer for local farmers.
Expanding Our Impact: Moulins du Nil Blanc Featured in The New Times
Moulins du Nil Blanc, founded by Zilipa Nyirabyago, was highlighted by The New Times as one of 20 leading Rwandan green enterprises driving circular food innovation. The feature spotlights our zero-waste mushroom value chain—processing over 70 tonnes of coffee pulp and organic waste annually to create mushroom substrate and organic compost for local farmers.
Featured by WRI: Building Rwanda’s Circular Food Economy
Discover how Moulins du Nil Blanc and founder Zilipa Nyirabyago were spotlighted by the World Resources Institute for pioneering a zero-waste agricultural model—turning coffee waste into a thriving mushroom business that supports local farmers year-round.
Mushrooms Grown on Waste Material from Coffee Production
Biologist Zilipa Nyirabyago has just realised her dream: enabling Rwandan coffee producers to receive a stable income by recuperating the tons of waste material generated by washing the coffee cherries and cultivating mushrooms on it.
Close the coffee cycle: Solidev Coffee Producers Rwanda
Close the coffee cycle: Solidev Coffee Producers Rwanda
Winners of the African Diaspora Projects Initiative 2018
24 April 2018. With the competition ‘Sustainable Technology for Africa’ (SusTech4Africa), Entrepreneur Entrepreneurs, VITO, The African Diaspora Projects Initiative and Thomas More want to boost sustainable entrepreneurship in Africa. SusTech4Africa helps (aspiring) entrepreneurs with African roots by developing their idea and transforming it into a complete business plan. During the past weeks, eleven young shoots were intensely accompanied and assisted