Dr Agnes Kalibata is a champion for empowerment of smallholder households (agriculture) in Africa. She works in the “road” to get the African small farmer out of the vicious circle of poverty. She is the President of AGRA and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit. Below are 10 short timeless agriculture quotes gleaned from Dr Agnes Kalibata’s speeches over the years.