Africa
Young Nigerian and Ugandan Innovators Combat Food Waste
Due to electricity shortages and lack of storage facilities, half of all the fruit and
vegetables produced in Africa is thrown away, even though millions of people across the
continent are going hungry. Young Nigerian entrepreneur Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu and
Ugandan engineering graduate Lawrence Okettayot have developed low-tech innovative
solutions to address the problem in their own countries.