Breaking the Cycle of Hunger and Malnutrition in Africa
Offered By: TEDx via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the potential of indigenous African crops to combat hunger and malnutrition in a thought-provoking TEDx talk. Discover how Carol Ibe, president and founder of JR Biotek Foundation, advocates for leveraging the nutritional and genetic potential of Africa's native plant species to address food insecurity. Learn about Ibe's research background in plant sciences and her shift towards developing agri-tech solutions for African scientists to advance research on understudied indigenous crops. Gain insights into the importance of equal access to food, nutrition, clean water, and healthcare, and understand how focusing on local crop species could be the key to lifting millions of Africans out of acute hunger.
Syllabus
Breaking the Cycle of Hunger and Malnutrition in Africa | Carol Ibe | TEDxOxford
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TEDx
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