At first glance, there might seem to be little in common between the humble cassava plant and the high-stakes world of commodities trading, but the founders of a new venture in Gambia beg to differ. Aspuna Group, founded by a trio of former Executive MBA students at...

Event Aspuna Gambia, a cassava value-chain association and subsidiary of the London-based Aspuna Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state agencies to build a new cassava factory. Read full article HERE.

Aspuna Gambia Ltd, a cassava value chain association, on 8 September 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Agriculture (DOA) and the National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI), on building a factor that would be processing cassava for...

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Cambridge collaboration to launch online platform mapping agribusiness in Africa - ‘AGRIinsight’ platform will reduce cost and risk of investing in Africa’s agriculture sector Cambridge, UK 11th April, 2016 – AGRIinsight Ltd and Arcus Global, alumni of Allia Future...

A GROUP of Cambridge Judge Executive MBA alumni are using their international commodities backgrounds to create a new commodity-trading house in Africa based around social responsibility. Read full article HERE.

For MBAs, greed is no longer good. A job at Goldman Sachs or McKinseywith a six-figure salary used to be the pinnacle for business school students. Today however, MBAs appear to put higher value on fulfilment, entrepreneurialism and a good work-life balance than cash...

Maria-Yassin Jah, Luis Prazeres and a third EMBA alumnus are using their commodities backgrounds and the network they grew at Cambridge Judge to create their own business, Aspuna Group, with social responsibility at its heart. “There are aspects about our industry...