Shirley Isibhakhomen Ejoh came from a family that valued education, so it was expected that she would attend university. She chose to study human nutrition, and is currently in a doctoral program in the same discipline at the University of Ibadan. Ejoh is studying leafy green vegetables, many of which grow wild in and around the village where she is conducting her research. “The food basket in Nigeria is shrinking because of an over-dependence on a few promoted crops,” she says. “I want to assess how indigenous plant foods can contribute to the protein and micronutrient intake of women of reproductive age and children, who are the most vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.”