Litha Bryan Wilson

I am a Food Entrepreneur & Co-Owner of a small family business dedicated to producing authentic Panamanian/ Latin American and Caribbean gourmet artisan pepper sauces and seasonings. Our signature product Sistá 100% Natural Pepper Sauce-Picante Chombo has won 2009 & 2010 Prestigious Scovie Awards and has won 1st Place in the 2009 Hot Pepper Awards.I believe that being a successful food entrepreneur is often a case of thinking outside the box. Agriculture has to be seen as a business, with opportunities to make money and create wealth.One of my goals is to help re-brand agriculture as an attractive career, especially for youth. Through the eyes of youths, it is one thing to plant hot pepper seeds, but quite another being the head of a small business that produces hot pepper sauces and other value added hot pepper products.At the end of the day, it is also worth remembering that food entrepreneurs do not have to do it alone and joining with others to form an effective value chain has proved to be a winning combination.The development of small food businesses in general is an important driver of food security, export expansion and economic growth and development.The Possibilities Are Endless!