Those of us who witness the degraded state of the environment and the suffering that comes with it cannot afford to be complacent. We continue to be restless. If we really carry the burden, we are driven to action. We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!

First of all, farmers should work with universities and research institutions in the country, and hopefully with the government.

What people see as fearlessness is really persistence. Because I am focused on the solution, I don't see the danger.

It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.

Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rooted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.

You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth

Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.