Former Portsmouth Secondary School student, Kadeema Jean from the village of Penville, was one of four finalists of the UFA Co-operative Limited Innovation Day competition. Jean is presently a student at Olds College in Alberta, Canada, doing a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree with a concentration in AgriBusiness.
The competition which was originally planned to be a “Dragons Den” style event was moved to a virtual format because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kadeema Jean emerged the winner of the competition with her pitch for her company ‘DomCan Biodegradables’.
DomCan Biodegradables proposes the use of an agricultural crop waste grown in Dominica to create water resistant biodegradable containers. Of course, DomCan Biodegradables is environmentally friendly.
“I am excited, overwhelmed and ready to start the journey with UFA (United Farmers Association of Alberta; [an agricultural company]). Winning the competition gives me the opportunity to start my company(DomCan Biodegradables) and create the product from the competition”, she says.
Kadeema thanks Brent Symes in Dominica and her mentor, Rita Egizibi in Canada who assisted her in developing her pitch for the competition.
Kadeema hopes to return to Dominica to begin using her new found knowledge to invest in the agricultural industry.
Girls in science Rock!!!!
