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Number 99 on the 2024 list
Tendai Abgirl Makore is a researcher; 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO for women in science young talent from Zimbabwe, named to the AFN 100 in 2024 for her L'Oréal-UNESCO award for edible insect food supplements tackling nutrient deficiencies.
Tendai Abgirl Makore, a doctoral student in agriculture sciences at the University of Zimbabwe, was one of 30 researchers chosen from 788 applications for the 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents awards for Sub-Saharan Africa, presented in Cotonou, Benin, on 10 December 2024. She was honoured for work on food supplements made from edible insects, aimed at tackling nutrient deficiencies in African communities while lowering the impact of food production.