The future of African agriculture lies in entrepreneurship. Here's why

Oct 22, 2018

A subsistence farmer inspects his crop at Siqikini location, outside Cofimvaba, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, March 18, 2018. Picture taken March 18, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC1453408DD0

Role models could convince young people to stay in rural areas. Image: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC1453408DD0

Thin Lei Win

Food Security Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Tamara Kaunda, 29, founder of Billionaire Farmer Agric Solutions in Zambia, poses in Kigali, Rwanda, on August 21, 2018. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Thin Lei Win

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