One day, I attended an agriculture pitching event at one of the top agriculture universities here in Rwanda. I was honestly amazed. Project after project, idea after idea — these young people weren’t just dreaming. They were innovating! From tech-enabled irrigation systems to organic bio-solutions and sustainable agro-enterprises — I could feel the power of transformation in every pitch. Not just for Rwanda, but for Africa. But then a question hit me hard: “If these ideas are this powerful, why aren’t they being implemented in the real world?” It felt unfair. With minds like these, shouldn’t we already have tech-driven farms, strong food systems, and empowered smallholder farmers by now? I brought this up with a friend who works in an agricultural institution. We both paused, looked at each other and said, “Eeeeeh...!” And you know what we realized? The ideas are there. The passion is there. But the funding is not. Youth have the energy. The innovation. The fresh perspective. But most of the time — their pockets are empty. That’s where investors, government, and agriculture stakeholders must come in. Not just to “support” youth but to believe in them enough to invest — and earn from their innovation. Because trust me, these young minds aren’t short on ideas. They’re just short on resources. And every day we let these ideas die in silence, we delay the transformation of our continent’s agriculture. So here’s my message today: Let’s fund these thinkers. Let’s give life to the ideas sitting in student notebooks. Let’s unlock agriculture’s future — one youth-led project at a time. Africa doesn’t lack innovators. It just needs bold believers who invest in them.