Tiisetso Ivy Sefatsane has more than seven years of experience in crop farming. Currently, Tiisetso is founder and production manager at Agrihive Garden (Pty) Ltd., a company that focuses on vegetable seedlings production. She is also operations manager and the first woman employee at Afriponics (Pty) Ltd. in Lesotho, specializing in leafy crop production in hydroponics systems. Tiisetso holds a bachelor’s degree (with honors) in Tourism Management. She is determined to provide youth opportunities through business coaching and mentoring and by fighting poverty and empowering youth and women in the agribusiness sector through engagement in sustainable food supply. After completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, Tiisetso plans to see African women taking a lead in food security and contributing toward climate resilience.
