Understanding the Food Ecosystem

Ndidi shares her journey from agriculture to business, highlighting the global food crisis and the need for urgent action. She emphasizes the importance of addressing climate change, ensuring healthy food access, and supporting SMEs. Ndidi calls for collective action to transform the food ecosystem for future generations.

What was Ndidi's favorite subject in school?

• Mathematics

• Agriculture

• History

• Science

What event in 2007 made Ndidi realize the interconnectedness of the world?

• The global financial crisis

• The first world food crisis in her adult life

• A major natural disaster

• A significant technological breakthrough

What is one of the largest contributors to climate change according to Ndidi?

• Transportation

• Industrial pollution

• Deforestation

• The food ecosystem

What innovative method is used by Bioloop to create fish feed?

• Cultivating seaweed

• Using algae

• Feeding waste to black soldier fly larva

• Recycling plastic waste

Why is it important to make healthy food affordable and accessible?

• To boost the economy

• To reduce the number of deaths linked to unhealthy food

• To increase market competition

• To promote cultural diversity

What is a key lesson we can learn from the Hadzabe people in Tanzania?

• The importance of technology in agriculture

• Living in harmony with the land and maintaining a healthy diet

• The benefits of urbanization

• The significance of industrial farming

What role do small- and medium-sized enterprises play in the food ecosystem?

• They are the bedrock of the economy, creating jobs and being innovative

• They are less affected by economic shocks

• They mainly operate in rural areas

• They primarily focus on exporting goods

What is the impact of empowering women through enterprises like AACE Foods?

• It focuses solely on profit

• It leads to increased competition

• It empowers communities

• It reduces the number of enterprises

What is the significance of Twiga's approach in the food ecosystem?

• It increases the number of middlemen

• It connects farmers to urban retailers using mobile technology

• It relies heavily on government subsidies

• It focuses on exporting food products

What is Ndidi's perspective on patience in the context of the food ecosystem?

• Impatience is detrimental to progress

• Impatience can be a virtue for dreamers

• Patience is always a virtue

• Patience leads to better results