{"id":17553,"date":"2026-06-20T12:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/mozambican-named-young-african-grain-legume-scientist-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:15:55","slug":"mozambican-named-young-african-grain-legume-scientist-2016","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/mozambican-named-young-african-grain-legume-scientist-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozambican named Young African Grain Legume Scientist 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"IITA has named Mozambican Arsenio Ndeve as Africa\u2019s Grain Legume Scientist 2016. The 35-year old beat entries from Burkina Faso, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and Malawi. Apart from a plaque of recognition, Ndeve also received an Apple IPad during the awarding ceremonies held at the Gala Dinner of the Joint Pan-African Grain Legume and World Cowpea Conference in Livingstone, Zambia.\n<div id=\"attachment_455\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_JTO_8873.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-455\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_JTO_8873.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_JTO_8873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_JTO_8873-300x199-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_JTO_8873-768x509-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_JTO_8873-450x298.jpg 450w\" alt=\"Picture of \u201cIt is indeed a great honor to be chosen as the 2016 African Young Grain Legume Scientist. It is my sincere hope that I could inspire other youths to go into agricultural research,\u201d said Ndeve in his acceptance speech.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-455\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cIt is indeed a great honor to be chosen as the 2016 African Young Grain Legume Scientist. It is my sincere hope that I could inspire other youths to go into agricultural research,\u201d said Ndeve in his acceptance speech.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nNdeve was selected from among a final selection of five other young scientists that included Paul Aseete, 29, of Uganda; Glory Mbah, 25, of Nigeria; Valentine Wacu Kamau, 29, of Kenya; Poda Saadon Leandre, 32, of Burkina Faso; and Yankho Kamila, 26, of Malawi.\n\nNdeve stood out for his research and also as a great role model to encourage young Africans into science. The selection committee described him as \u201cgenuinely enthusiastic, not only about his work but the need for more young people to pursue science as a career, especially in legumes, where the majority of scientists and researchers are nearing retirement.\u201d\n\nHe declared his delight at being named Africa\u2019s finest during the International Year of Pulses 2016 event: \u201cI\u2019m so overwhelmed. It\u2019s a great honor. I\u2019m so motivated to continue my research. Grain legume research requires creativity and forward thinking. I always ask myself, \u2018how can my research be applied in a functional way to improve the lives of people in my country?\u2019 That is my dream.\u201d\n\nFarmers and consumers in Mozambique could be hugely assisted by his work into disease that affects cowpea.Ndeve\u2019s work could mean that instead of crops failing and dying from disease the crop could be made more reliable, enabling farmers to guarantee their investment and ensure that more of the crop is harvested for consumption.\n\nThe scientist, who is pursuing his PhD in plant pathology at the University of California, Riverside, is working to understand the genetic mechanisms behind cowpea\u2019s susceptibility to these stresses to manipulate its natural strengths to develop disease resistance and increase productivity.\n\nThe competition was part of the 2016 Pan-African Grain Legume and World Cowpea Conference in Livingstone, Zambia, in recognition of the UN-declared International Year of Pulses.\n\nIts aim was to recognize up and coming researchers who are the future of grain legume research in their countries, contributing to the future of agricultural sustainability and food security in Africa.\n\nEntrants were asked to write a 400-word essay answering the question: \u201cHow will your grain legume research impact the developing world?\u201d Apart from submitting an essay, entrants must be attending the conference and be present to win, an African, aged 35 years or less, a student or have graduated in the last 5 years (master\u2019s or PhD), and active in research.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA has named Mozambican Arsenio Ndeve as Africa\u2019s Grain Legume Scientist 2016. 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