DESMOND KONEY

Chief Executive Officer, Complete Farmer

Complete Farmer is an end-to-end platform connecting global industries to build supply chains and source for agriculture commodities grown to their specifications by African Farmers with disruptive technologies. Complete Farmer’s aim is to digitize the agriculture value chain in Africa to make it more efficient and competitive for stakeholders.

Desmond is a mechanical engineer and product designer with interests in process optimization, product development and strategy development and a keen problem solver. He has a firm belief that better products improve livelihood and build a better world. Desmond likes to approach challenges with a contrarian and pragmatic approach and likes to explore possible design solutions to Africa’s pressing challenges. He is also an expert in product design, IoT, Artificial intelligence, agriculture and renewable energy.