Office of the Executive Director

Mr. Divine Ntiokam, the Founder and Executive Director of CSAYN Global recognizes the critical importance of youth in building a resilient, sustainable, and prosperous agricultural sector in Africa and around the world. This passion led him to establish the Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network Global (GCSAYN) in May 2014.

Teams in over 100 countries work to raise awareness about Climate Smart Agriculture among young men and women, educating them on the benefits of sustainable practices in increasing agricultural yields and resilience. Alongside his role at GCSAYN, Divine was elected as the African Continental Vice President of Youth in the Livestock, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Incubation Network in July 2018. He was also nominated as one of the Food and Land Use (FOLU) Coalition International Ambassadors in 2018.
In addition, Divine is a Core Member of the Strategy Group on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at the Africa Europe Foundation. In 2021, he moderated one of the World Food Prize Foundation’s Global Youth Initiative Roundtables.

Further more, he is an active member for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), Member for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social issues (SPSSI), and served as a Judge for the Ohio Academy of Science in supporting the Science Fair 2025 for the City of Columbus and State of Ohio.

To sum up, Divine is currently supporting the World Food Prize Foundation in the recruitment of High school students or youth aged 13-18 years across the globe for the Virtual Youth Institute (VYI) in 2025 and due to his active participation in rolling out Centers of Excellence across the United States, lately engaged with the GLOBE Program where he is support the 24 hour relay in 2025 .

Divine’s entrepreneurial spirit and advocacy for greater inclusivity are well-established. His background includes extensive experience in youth mainstreaming, notably coordinating and facilitating the translation of the Sustainable Development Goals into over sixty local languages across Africa and Asia to ensure that “No One Is Left Behind.” Furthermore, in 2020, the UN Special Envoy to the Food Systems Summit 2021 appointed Divine as one of the Champions to help implement the UN Secretary General’s vision for the “Decade of Action.”

Through business incubation and strong networks of support, the Network aims to build an Africa where youth-owned enterprises in animal resources contribute to poverty reduction and food security.

Divine Ntiokam

Founder and Executive Director

Executive Director's Support Team

Mr. Anantdeep S. Dhillon
Secretary General

Ms. Olipa Lungu
Assistant Secretary General

Ms. Aishwarya Narasimhadevara
GCSAYN Liaison to UNHQ

Ms. Salsalina Larasati
Executive Associate to ED
and Legal Intern

Ms. Dorcas Omowumi
Personal Assistant to the Executive Director

Dr. Fakunle John Aremu
Global Policy Officer

Mr. Xander Beks
Coordinator European Hub

Dr. Chernet Woju
Chief Scientist Livestock,
GHG Emissions & Sustainable Agri

Mr. Domenico Vito
Virtual Academy Lead,
Co-Lead Internship Program

Alinafe Emmanuel Kaliwo Global Chair, ICT4Ag program

Dr. Samuel Opoku Gyamfi
Chair GCSAYN CHAP Program

Boniswa

Prof. Joyce Lepetu

 Prof. Ibrahim
Prof. Elechi Franca Asawalam (Nigeria)
Prof. Oladele
Ms. Irene Kimani
Mr. Bwendo
Ms. Alinda Brenda
Global Co-Chair WASA

Dr. Phyllis Kedibone Chembe
Global Co-Chair Virtual Academy

Ms. Linda Sarpong Acheampong
Global Chair CEEP

Mr. Gilbert Wabunoha
JPO & Internship Coordinator

GCSAYN Ambassadors for Change (GA4CP)

  1. Mr. Oluwatunmise Adedayo (OAU), Nigeria.
  2. Mr. Abubakar Sarumi Basit (LAUTECH), Nigeria.
  3. Ms. Maryam Abdulqadir (KASU), Nigeria.
  4. Ms. Okafor N. Chiki (Michael Okpara Univ.), Nigeria.
  5. Mr. Abraham Lagat (RVNP), Kenya.
  6. Ms. Claudia Morgan (university of Ghana), Ghana.
  7. Mr. Alexander Macharashwili (Indiana University), USA.
  8. Ms. Okafor C. Maryqueenette (UNIZIK), Nigeria.
  9. Ms. Maryclaire Chinedo (Harvard University), USA.
  10. Ms. Yvonne N. Musyoki (University of Kabianga), Kenya.
  11. Ms. Aisha Khatun (Narasingh Choudhary Autonomous College), India.
  12. Mr. Sydney Mfune (University of Zambia), Zambia.
  13. Mr. Emmanuel Afrimpong, USA.
  14.  Mr. A.D Singh (GAFA) Canada.

” I want to see young people at the center, wish to see person with disabilities at the center, also want to see Indigenous people and equally women to achieve the SDGs by 2030 ” Divine Ntiokam – Founder & Executive Director, GCSAYN