Christie Peacock
Sidai Africa Ltd
Kenya
Biography
Christie Peacock is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Sidai Africa Ltd., a social enterprise in Kenya offering quality livestock services through a network of branded franchises. Sidai Africa Ltd. is a Kenyan company with start-up financing from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is owned by the international NGO FARM-Africa. Christie is an animal scientist and former Chief Executive of FARM-Africa. She has worked in agricultural development in Africa and South East Asia for over 30 years. She is a founding member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Agriculture and Food for Development and is a member of the Guardian newspaper’s Global Development website Advisory Panel. Dr. Peacock was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Reading and selected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2011.
Abstract
Abstract : Sidai Africa Ltd: An innovative approach to the delivery of quality livestock services in Africa