As a young girl, Zione Kalumikiza admired a successful woman who was a nutritionist, and this inspired her to follow the same path. When selecting a university, her first choice was an agricultural institution because it offered a degree in that field. “My dad wanted me to be a doctor or economist but my goal was to contribute to health by focusing on nutrition,” says Kalumikiza, who credits her father, a commercial farmer, as encouraging her to do her best in school.