Panelist
Namibia
Fredrick Shipipa is a co-founder of MYM Trading CC, a Namibian company that produces Mutete Hibiscus juice sold in more than 15 supermarkets (70 Locations) in Namibia, and Lead Consultant at Haka Business Consultants. He brings over ten years of entrepreneurship experience. A 2023 Mandela Washington Fellow, he completed his fellowship at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Fredrick is also leading the Mutete Farmers Project in Kavango regions, which connects smallholder women farmers to solar irrigation, escrow-backed offtake and training so they can supply a local hibiscus value chain. He is passionate about building inclusive, climate-smart agribusiness across Namibia and Southern Africa.