Christopher Oche Eche

Chris O. Eche is a Plant Pathologist and Lecturer at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria. He is one of the few African scientists who translate their scientific findings into forms adaptable and adoptable by poor-resource farmers in the continent. Since 2013 he and his team of inter-disciplinary scientists have been working hand-in-hand with youth and women in rural communities, helping them to improve upon their agricultural practices and adopt locally-developed technologies capable of reducing pests and diseases that plague their fields. Chris hopes to hold key leadership positions in government in the near future. This, he believes, will avail him a wider platform to influence major decisions on agricultural development, legislation and policy.