Hon Professor Ruth Oniang'o, Chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and Sasakawa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), was awarded the 2017 Africa Food Prize, in recognition of her role as a leading voice on nutrition in Africa.

The prize recognises the best examples of those using agriculture to transform people's lives and stimulate economic development, and this year received over 600 nominees.

The prize was awarded on the third day of the seventh African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), which took place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from 4th to 8th of September 2017.

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