Speakers & Mentors

Environmental chemist specialising in composting science. Runs community composting programmes in Zimbabwe.

Founder of a community seed library preserving over 80 varieties of traditional grains in northern Nigeria.

Urban farming innovator from Kigali, Rwanda. Designs compact growing systems for urban households.

Former teacher turned garden educator. Has helped establish school garden programmes in over 30 schools.

Agricultural economist and climate policy advisor based in Accra, Ghana.

Respected elder and traditional knowledge holder from the Luo community in Kenya.

Permaculture designer and community organiser based in Kinshasa, DRC. Has designed over 50 community food forests.

Soil scientist and professor at the University of Ouagadougou with 20 years of field research across the Sahel.

Environmental chemist specialising in composting science. Dr. Moyo runs community composting programmes in Harare and Bulawayo and consults for municipal waste management initiatives across Southern Africa.

Founder of a community seed library preserving over 80 varieties of traditional grains and vegetables in northern Nigeria. Aisha is a passionate advocate for farmers' rights and food sovereignty across West Africa.

Urban farming innovator from Kigali, Rwanda. Patrick designs compact growing systems for urban households and has trained over 200 families in container and vertical gardening techniques.

Former primary school teacher turned full-time garden educator. Yasmina has helped establish school garden programmes in over 30 schools across Niger and northern Nigeria, reaching more than 5,000 children.

Agricultural economist and climate policy advisor based in Accra, Ghana. Dr. Mensah advises governments and NGOs on climate-resilient food systems and has published extensively on indigenous seed networks in West Africa.

Respected elder and traditional knowledge holder from the Luo community in Kenya. Mama Esther has dedicated her life to preserving and teaching traditional medicinal plant knowledge to younger generations.

Permaculture designer and community organiser based in Kinshasa, DRC. Jean-Pierre has designed over 50 community food forests and trained hundreds of farmers in agroforestry techniques suited to the Congo Basin.

Soil scientist and professor at the University of Ouagadougou with 20 years of field research across the Sahel. Dr. Ouedraogo has pioneered low-cost soil restoration techniques now used by thousands of smallholder farmers.