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Esther Ngumbi
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African governments must invest in science for future growth
Allocating adequate funding to scientific research, development and innovation can have a positive effect on sustainable development
Support African women working in agriculture
African women, on average, make up 40% of the agricultural labour workforce, but their contributions continue to be barely recognised
Ma Africa leads the way
Graça Machel is the example of someone reaching out to other women and lifting them up
Turn Africa’s cities into vertical farms
Although the problems are enormous, cities can also offer unique opportunities to reduce poverty, deliver prosperity and economic development
Science will unlock Africa’s potential — if it is funded
Any good leader knows that scientific discovery and innovation fuel progress, facilitate development and can tackle issues
Africa’s youth, brimming with potential, must be nurtured
Although Africa has the highest proportion of young people, it has the highest prevalence of hunger
Bring women farmers to the food security table
Women agriculturalists are central to finding solutions to problems in the food industry
African farmers should think local
Thinking and growing local would create opportunities for entrepreneurs to develop and promote nutritious indigenous vegetables, argues Esther Ngumbi.