Lusayo Mwakatika grew his first garden at the age of 14. He harvested his own vegetables, sold them to friends and neighbors, and used the earnings as his allowance. It was a living extension of the passion for agriculture he developed while growing up in Malawi, where farming is a pillar of culture.
Read the full article at: https://news.cals.wisc.edu/2021/04/29/from-malawi-to-uw-and-back-student-commencement-speaker-lusayo-mwakatika-advances-agriculture-in-his-homeland/