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.

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.