2 Nigerians among 100 young leaders to address global food security challenges

Two Nigerians are among the 100 young leaders selected by Bayer AG, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and agriculture, to participate in the third Youth Ag-Summit in Brussels, Belgium.


The selected young leaders from Nigeria are Boris Nwachukwu, a medical student of the University of Port-Harcourt and Matthew Oguche.

The summit which is in furtherance of Bayer’s Agricultural Education Programme, is being organised in partnership with Groene Kring (GK) and Fédération des Jeunes Agriculteurs (FJA) and will hold between October 9 and 13, 2017. The theme of the summit is “Feeding a Hungry Planet.”

It is aimed at addressing the UN Sustainability Goals of ending hunger, achieving food security and promoting sustainable agriculture.

Nwachukwu said: “I was in the clinic attending to a client in our facility when I got the selection mail. My spirit went wild, but I had to hold my lips from screaming: I dream of a day where no child either from the slums of Ajegunle, Lagos or Favela of Maracana, Brazil would go to bed without having a satisfying nutritive meal.”

Oguche said: “I look forward to this unique opportunity to gain new perspective and collaborate with other young leaders from around the world, as we deliver action on the urgent task of a sustainable and hunger free world.”

The delegates, aged between 18 and 25, were selected from 49 countries across the world that includes Nigeria, Kenya, United Kingdom, among others. A statement by Bayer said the delegates would share their diverse experiences and work together to generate innovative, sustainable and actionable solutions to global food security challenges.

To be considered for participation, prospective delegates were required to submit an essay of 1,500 words on the topic of food insecurity. A total of 1,187 essays from 95 different countries were submitted, which a panel of industry experts reviewed. Nwachukwu was selected based on his essay which advocated a human right approach to feeding a hungry planet.




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