Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 – University of California
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Lisa Curtis

Founder & CEO, Kuli Kuli

Location: Oakland, CA

Field: Agricultural Innovation

Age

28

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After experiencing malnutrition as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, Lisa Curtis founded Kuli Kuli with a vision of bringing the superfood moringa to more people who need its nutritional benefits. Kuli Kuli is introducing moringa to the U.S. market via Moringa Superfood Bars, Pure Moringa Powder and Moringa Green Energy Shots. Kuli Kuli’s products are carried by more than 800 retailers, including Whole Foods Market, Sprouts and Kroger.

For the past two years, Kuli Kuli has been sourcing its moringa from women-owned farming cooperatives in Ghana, where they’ve planted more than 100,000 moringa trees. Recently, Kuli Kuli partnered with the Clinton Foundation and Whole Foods Market to help reforest Haiti with moringa trees and develop the Moringa Green Energy shot made with Haitian moringa.

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