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Alice Ruhweza

Alice Ruhweza

Aug 31, 2026

3:45
Looking back, what experiences shaped your belief in the importance of transforming food systems across Africa?
3:53
Well, even before I became, right after college, right after university, I went and I became a teacher in a rural secondary school.
4:02
I was in Uganda and it was not easy to graduate and just go and get a job.
4:06
There's so many graduates coming up all the time.
4:09
So my first job was actually a teacher in a rural secondary school.
4:12
And in that rural secondary school, these children were just like me.
4:17
The people who are paying their school fees were also farmers.

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18:49
So for investors, policymakers and development partners that are listening to this conversation, what's the strongest investment case for African agriculture right now? And what opportunities do you think are being overlooked?

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