How a Promise Led to Innovation: A Peanut Sheller

Jock Brandis’ life changed after he promised some African women he'd help them find a better way to shell their peanut crop. That promise turned Brandis into a social entrepreneur – focused on developing better technology for poor farmers in the developing world. At 64, the 2008 Purpose Prize winner is reveling in his encore career.

Author / Founder: 
Larry Abramson
Publication / Initial Date: 
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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