From Rotten Tomatoes to AI: Ugandan Commonwealth Youth Award Winner Takes Aim at Hunger Across Africa By Kizito Makoye Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

From Rotten Tomatoes to AI: Ugandan Commonwealth Youth Award Winner Takes Aim at Hunger Across Africa By Kizito Makoye LONDON & DAR ES SALAAM, Jun 25 2026 (IPS) - Before anyone called her an innovator, before artificial intelligence entered the conversation, before solar-powered cold rooms, before the language of sustainable development, Shifra Ainomugisha knew food loss in its painful form. GlobalSouth News At dawn, she would grab a bucket and walk into rows of tomato plants on her family’s farm in Western Uganda to collect what had already been lost. The tomatoes looked healthy from a distance. But many had softened, burst, or spoilt before reaching the market – the true meaning of food loss. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/from-rotten-tomatoes-to-ai-ugandan-commonwealth-youth-award-winner-takes-aim-at-hunger-across-africa/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -