Fulani cuisine ambassador connecting food culture, women farmers and traditional grains.

Millet Relevance: Promotes fonio, millet and traditional West African crops through culinary storytelling, women’s empowerment and community-level food-system work.

Key Contributions

1. Recognized as the first African winner of the Basque Culinary World Prize in 2022.
2. Designated by FAO as Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa in October 2025.
3. Founded the Fulani Kitchen Foundation to support women producers and preserve Fulani food heritage.
4. Her “Dine on a Mat” experiences use food as cultural education and a platform for African grains.

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