Mentees were selected from an open call for expression of interest, by a panel of experts from FAO and IAFN, and the programme mentors.

Mentors include successful/high-profile business leaders and managers, particularly women, and a panel of experts in different fields across the agrifood value chain, from FAO and IAFN members. 

Mentees and Mentors:

• Mentee: Adanne Uche | Mentor: Yaa Kusi Binka
• Mentee: Adebisi Adesola | Mentor: Apoorva Prasanna
• Mentee: Admira Amade | Mentor: Célia Kano
• Mentee: Agbon Akouvi Dogbeda | Mentor: Marcelline Koutatouka
• Mentee: Ajibike Oluwafunmilayo Olawale | Mentor: Katia Facchetti
• Mentee: Aline Felicienne Hessou | Mentor: Césarie Kantarama
• Mentee: Anna Leone Moshi | Mentor: Keary Shandler / Judith Marera
• Mentee: Annrose Wanjugu Gathara | Mentor: Nimo Kanina
• Mentee: Bella Akinyi | Mentor: Kantha Shelke
• Mentee: Caroline Wanjiru Mambo | Mentor: Jeanne Bernick
• Mentee: Christine Ager | Mentor: Georgia Beattie
• Mentee: Cynthia Tapiwa Jera | Mentor: Jen Hertzig
• Mentee: Dauda Saidat Omowumi | Mentor: Shivani Pathania
• Mentee: Digne Nedjea N'Goma-Mona| Mentor: Charlotte Flavienne Ngo Binya
• Mentee: Ellah Omezi | Mentor: Daniel Martinez
• Mentee: Emma Naluyima Mugerwa | Mentor: Miray Buyuk
• Mentee: Fannie Perisha Gondwe | Mentor: Anne Ewurabena Sarfo
• Mentee: Haingotiana Radilifera | Mentor: Sarah Megahed
• Mentee: Hazel Awino Odinde | Mentor: Dmytro Tupchiienko
• Mentee: Ifedolapo Fajimi Omobolade | Mentor: Megan Schotler
• Mentee: Ifeoma Mary Okonkwo | Mentor: Anne Kathrin Raab
• Mentee: Jane Frances Auma Nyasuna | Mentor: Erin Doherty
• Mentee: Josephine Takundwa | Mentor: Stella Thomas
• Mentee: Jovia Kisaakye | Mentor: Ying Ling Tang
• Mentee: Ketty Shamakamba | Mentor: Maimbolwa Mooto
• Mentee: Korotimi Sanon | Mentor: Joséphine Uwimana
• Mentee: Mathildah Onyango Amollo | Mentor: Becca Simmonds
• Mentee: Myriam Marara | Mentor: Hakima Eddahabi
• Mentee: Naluyima Emma Mugerwa | Mentor: Miray Buyuk
• Mentee: Nkhangweleni Sharon Mphaphuli | Mentor: Donna Rosa
• Mentee: Nonopa Tenza | Mentor: Ashley Mutiso
• Mentee: Nwakuba Ezinne Goodness | Mentor: Priscilla Asante
• Mentee: Priscillah Norah Khamuye Mukabi | Mentor: Susan Mwangi
• Mentee: Rabemanatsoa Vahatraina Tanjoa | Mentor: Nankeng Yolande
• Mentee: Rokiatou Traoré | Mentor: Eunice Mwongera
• Mentee: Rose Leonard Muliahela | Mentor: Robynne Anderson / Emma Germano
• Mentee: Roseline Mapuranga | Mentor: Mamati Tembe
• Mentee: Rukssana Ismael Saide | Mentor: Tatiana De Paula Campos
• Mentee: Saidat Omowumi Dauda | Mentor: Shivani Pathania
• Mentee: Sandra Letio | Mentor: Sara Shymko
• Mentee: Sintamei Nkaitole | Mentor: Bev Flatt
• Mentee: Tonthoza Uganja | Mentor: Florence Alice Mathingau
• Mentee: Tumi Frazier | Mentor: Kiana Wilson
• Mentee: Viola Nakadama | Mentor: Alima Bawah
• Mentee: Windlasida Florence Bassono | Mentor: Cristina Hastings
• Mentee: Zainab Lawal Gwadabe | Mentor: Nick Egert