Kuziva Chatukuta is the founder of Dry Food, a Tanzanian startup that helps reduce food waste by turning tomatoes into powder. He won the AYuTe Africa Challenge Tanzania 2025.
Kuziva Chatukuta is a young Tanzanian entrepreneur with a passion for technology and agriculture. His company, Dry Food, turns fresh tomatoes into powder, allowing the fruit to be stored for a longer time. This innovation helps reduce food loss after harvest, which is a big problem in Tanzania.
In 2025, Kuziva won a major $5,000 prize at the AYuTe Africa Challenge. This competition rewards innovative agricultural ideas created by young entrepreneurs. He was selected from over 260 participants for his groundbreaking project, which is already helping Tanzanian farmers. His work shows how technology can solve big problems while improving food production.
