Eric was born and raised in Kenya, with a Kenyan mother and a Uganda father he considers himself an East African. He is the Founder and CEO of KadAfrica—a commercial passion fruit farm and out grower network. KadAfrica works with more than 1500 out of school girls aged 14-20 in western Uganda to build sustainable livelihood options by starting viable agro-enterprises cultivating passion fruit. He “passionately” believes that involving youth in agriculture is key to developing Uganda and the region.