A trailblazer in aquaponics, engineer Flavien Kouatcha Simo, who also holds a Ph.D. in Urban Food Systems, created an organic system that cultivates fish and vegetables. His company, Save Our Agriculture, designs and markets compact aquaponics units that grow up to four times the food pesticide-free using only 10% of the water needed for traditional agriculture. This innovative solution offers protein-rich fish bred in high densities to offset food security in urban areas. A 2017 Mandela Washington fellow, Flavien has partnered with the country’s largest city, Doula, to create an aquaponics area to address the scarcity of cultivable urban land and to better cope with food shortages.