Lawrence Afere is the founder and CEO of Springboard. A Nigerian social entrepreneur and farmer, he is a founding member of the Innovative Cooperative for Optimal Nutrition, ‘ICON’ (Launched by 17 Social Entrepreneurs, Ashoka fellows with support from CTA, to scale up social innovations for Nutrition in West Africa). Lawrence is a Landscape Hero by the Global Landscapes Forum, Ashoka Fellow and Mandela Washington Fellow.