Anushka Ratnayake -

FINANCIAL INCLUSION INNOVATOR

Anushka Ratnayake is the founder and CEO of myAgro, which has developed a mobile layaway savings model that enables farmers to invest their own funds in high- quality seed, fertilizer, tools and training to achieve food security and increase their harvests and income. Anushka, who received her agricultural training from smallholder farmers in Bungoma, Kenya, has worked in rural Africa
for ten years. Prior to starting myAgro, she developed key components of One Acre Fund’s core operation model, created management-training programs, and traveled across Africa and South Asia in search of innovations in the microfinance and agricultural sectors. Before her work at One Acre Fund, Anushka was an early employee of Kiva.org and created the Kiva Fellows Program.

Anushka Ratnayake -

FINANCIAL INCLUSION INNOVATOR

Anushka Ratnayake is the founder and CEO of myAgro, which has developed a mobile layaway savings model that enables farmers to invest their own funds in high- quality seed, fertilizer, tools and training to achieve food security and increase their harvests and income. Anushka, who received her agricultural training from smallholder farmers in Bungoma, Kenya, has worked in rural Africa
for ten years. Prior to starting myAgro, she developed key components of One Acre Fund’s core operation model, created management-training programs, and traveled across Africa and South Asia in search of innovations in the microfinance and agricultural sectors. Before her work at One Acre Fund, Anushka was an early employee of Kiva.org and created the Kiva Fellows Program.

Anushka Ratnayake

Anushka Ratnayake
Anushka Ratnayake is the founder and CEO of myAgro, which has developed a mobile layaway savings model that enables farmers to invest their own funds in high- quality seed, fertilizer, tools and training to achieve food security and increase their harvests and income. Anushka, who received her agricultural training from smallholder farmers in Bungoma, Kenya, has worked in rural Africa
for ten years. Prior to starting myAgro, she developed key components of One Acre Fund’s core operation model, created management-training programs, and traveled across Africa and South Asia in search of innovations in the microfinance and agricultural sectors. Before her work at One Acre Fund, Anushka was an early employee of Kiva.org and created the Kiva Fellows Program.