OUR FELLOWS
Chinelo Vanessa Ezeocha and her siblings learned about growing food on their mother’s large farm in southeastern Nigeria. Early on, she developed a curiosity for cooking and experimenting with ways to transform foods. “By the time I was ready for university, I knew I wanted to study courses related to food or nutrition,” she says.
I discover innovative methods that farmers are using to store or process crops, like hanging yams upside down or alternative methods for producing garri from cassava, which we take back and test in the lab to better understand the science behind them.
Field of Research
I hope to lead major research breakthroughs in reducing postharvest losses, direct a research institute, and influence the research agenda to ensure that the challenges of the smallholder farmers remain a major focus.