Umande FOODS Dehydrated African vegetables and food preservation solutions

UMANDE Foods is an agro-processing startup transforming highly perishable African vegetables into shelf-stable food products through dehydration technology. The company addresses post-harvest losses, food accessibility, and preservation challenges by producing nutritious vegetables with a 6–12 month shelf life without refrigeration. Operating between Rwanda and the DRC, UMANDE supplies urban households, retailers, and institutional buyers while supporting local farmers and building scalable African food preservation infrastructure.