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Talent and Africa Standing on Its Own Feet: A Case Study of Alex Omwela Adala's Farming Enterprise

Talent and Africa Standing on Its Own Feet: A Case Study of Alex Omwela Adala's Farming Enterprise
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Author(s): Meleckidzedeck Khayesi (World Health Organization, Switzerland)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 20
Source title: Handbook of Research on Nurturing Industrial Economy for Africa’s Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Frederick Muyia Nafukho (Texas A&M University, USA)and Alexander Boniface Makulilo (University of Dodoma, Tanzania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6471-4.ch004

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Abstract

The objective of this case study is to examine how a farmer, Mr. Alex Omwela Adala, has utilised his talent to create self-reinforcing agricultural enterprises to stand on his own feet. This study addresses a gap in past research on entrepreneurship which tended to focus on profiles of entrepreneurs as well as development and outcomes of investment in businesses. Starting literally from scratch, this farmer has currently nine self-reinforcing agricultural enterprises that have enabled him to cater for his family needs and provide technical support to other small-scale farmers. He has played a key role in founding and managing the Dairy Goat Association of Kenya, Western Kenya Branch. The contribution of this chapter is in using a case study method and a transformative story to learn about talent exploitation for individual and community development. The chapter does not only provide an approach of data collection but also experiential insights and wisdom of an entrepreneur who has travelled the path of investment for 30 years.

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