Phrase: Man must chopGenre: PidginMeaning: People must eatHello Venturer,Did you know that 25 per cent of the global population is predicted to be in Africa by 2050? And guess which country would consist a large per cent of that population boom. That's right. Nigeria. If that is the case, Nigeria and Africa as a whole must expand their agricultural production capacity to ensure food sustainability (amongst other things, of course, but let's focus on food today because man must chop). So how do we expand our agricultural production capacity?As we know, agriculture already has a massive social and economic footprint on the continent. But the sector's full potential remains untapped, and food sustainability seems elusive. Thankfully, people are finding solutions to these issues. In Nigeria, a young entrepreneur is increasing food productivity by empowering the continent's next generation of farmers. This entrepreneur's startup is creating solutions for smallholder farmers by providing them with tailored agricultural expertise in the form of data.Read about her and other interesting developments in this issue of VA Weekly. Hadassah EgbediEditor, Ventures Africa