Rethinking African cuisine, with Moyo Odunfa

Moyo Odunfa is the Head Chef and Founder of The Atije Experience. Based in Lagos, Chef Moyo tells the story of Nigeria and West Africa by showcasing its cuisine. In this episode, Moyo breaks down her own discovery of West African cuisine. She discusses why even Africans sometimes doubt their own c…

A report from the World Food Programme, with Jean-Martin Bauer

Jean-Martin Bauer is the Director for Food Security and Nutrition Analysis for the World Food Programme. The World Food Programme is one of the largest humanitarian organisations tackling famine, food security, and sustainability. In this episode, Jean-Martin discusses his personal journey towards…

Regenerating deforested lands, with Tony Rinaudo

Tony Rinaudo, known as “The Forest Maker,” is a globally renowned agriculturalist and World Vision Australia’s Principal Climate Action Advisor. He is celebrated for pioneering Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), a simple yet transformative method that has helped restore over six million he…

What space innovation can teach us about terrestrial food systems, with Dalia David and Newton Campbell Jr.

Dalia David and Newton Campbell Jr. are the Co-founders of Heritage Space Food. Heritage Space Food is a non-profit media organisation focused on the intersection between cultural traditions, space exploration, and food to promote cultural preservation through gastronomy and inspire and unite globa…

Disrupting global food systems with science, with Fabrice DeClerck

Fabrice DeClerck is the Science Director of EAT. EAT is a non-profit organisation using sound science, impatient disruption, and novel partnerships to overhaul existing structures and beliefs and develop fairer and more sustainable global food systems.  In this episode, Fabrice discusses the impac…

Children can’t learn on an empty stomach, with Wawira Njiru

Wawira Njiru is the CEO of Food 4 Education. Food 4 Education is a not-for-profit organisation aiming to make school feeding programs mainstream across Africa by designing a blueprint, operating it, and supporting replication to ensure that no child has to learn on an empty stomach. In this episod…

Meeting the young agri-preneurs changing Africa

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to sit down with three young agri-preneurs who are enacting real change in Africa on World Youth Day during the 2025 CGIAR Science Week. Priscilla Wakarera is the CEO of Rhea. Rhea is a soil health management company that provides farmers with precise nutri…

How the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation unites 25 million smallholder farmers

Elizabeth Nsimadala is a Ugandan agripreneur, smallholder farmer, and President of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF). EAFF is a regional farmers’ organisation that represents over 25 million smallholder farmers from 24 member organisations in 10 Eastern African countries to achieve one o…

We need to act NOW to change agriculture for the future

Bram Govaerts is the Director General of CIMMYT. CIMMYT is an international non-profit organisation working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agri-food system by improving the quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, tritic…

The 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report explained, with Maximo Torero

Maximo Torero is the Chief Economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the United Nations. The FAO is a highly specialised branch of the United Nations dedicated to defeating world hunger and the causes of food insecurity to ensure all people have access to safe and nutritious food…