The African Food Fellowship is nurturing leaders working to transform Africa’s food systems through sustainable, climate-smart farming. Among its 2025 graduates is Julia Nyawira of Seed Savers Network Kenya, recognised for developing a digital platform to improve farmers’ access to indigenous seeds, such as cassava and sweet potatoes, which are resilient to drought.
Other fellows include Fred Lelemoyog from Samburu, promoting drought-tolerant orange-fleshed sweet potatoes for food security and livestock feed, and Daniel Nyauke from Busia, who trains farmers in cultivating African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) organically using compost, bokashi, and biopesticides.
Experts like Irene Warui of Mercy Corps Agrifin stress that smallholders bear the brunt of climate change, making sustainable practices and carbon credit opportunities vital. Fellowship leaders highlight that Africa’s main challenge is not resources or innovation but a leadership gap, which the program seeks to address through training, funding, and collaborative platforms.
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