Sustainable Future of Agro-Processing: Policy Pathways for Eco-Inclusive Enterprises in South Africa

Christine Meyer

Christine joined SEED in 2016 and designs, implements and provides strategic guidance on SEED’s capacity building formats for eco-inclusive enterprises and actors of entrepreneurial ecosystems. She furthermore cultivates and develops strategic partnerships, which entails the cooperation with local and international financing institutions, NGOs, consultancies, and policy makers. In her role as Senior Manager and Co-Lead of adelphi’s Green Entrepreneurship Programme, Christine specialises in working on the intersection of sustainable entrepreneurship and green finance.

Before joining adelphi, Christine has gained experience in impact evaluation in the context of international affairs at Goethe-Institute and with a focus on private sector development and international cooperation at the Center of Evaluation.

Christine studied Geography at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. She also holds a Masters in Geography of Global Change of Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. 

Janet Mkhabela

GreaterImpact is a South African incorporated entity and a member of the African Management Services Company (AMSCO) group. As an active role-player in the development sector for over a decade, we have a deep understanding of the needs and aspirations of communities and civil society organisations, as well as the corporate social investment and finance sectors. We help our clients integrate social impact and value creation practices into their core business strategy so that, together, we are growing an inclusive African economy. We partner with our clients to ensure that their social and economic development programmes are high impact and sustainable and we do this through trusted partnerships and using our experience and expertise in a broad range of strategic impact advisory services that help clients map, design, assess and enhance their development impact. We work with funders, regulators and implementers of social and economic development programmes, and have the knowledge and experience to offer solutions that are tailored to meet their specific needs.

Maggie Sloan

Maggie Sloan has supported SEED since 2018 with the implementation and communication of eco-inclusive enterprise support. She gained international experience with a World Bank clean cookstove programme in Indonesia, an EU-sponsored risk reduction and climate change adaptation project in Peru, and an engineering firm with expertise in environmental remediation in the US. She graduated with an MSc in Environmental Governance and a focus on corporate environmental management from the University of Oxford. Her Master’s thesis explored the role of small- and mid-sized environmental consulting firms in balancing the demands of private-sector clients and environmental regulators.