In this episode we chat to Clarity Mapengo, a food scientist and innovator whose currently completing her Ph.D. at the university of Pretoria. Her research focus and work experience are centered around sustainable food engineering and food security.
Her work in the development of biopolymers contributed to the development of low-energy dense food and food ingredients and has been presented at major international conferences.
She is an active innovator and has most recently participated in the Unleash Innovation Lab 2019 that was held in China. She is also part of the Local Pathways Fellowship, which is a global youth initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.