When Edward Mukiibi began to grow tomatoes at his home in Uganda, he had no idea it would change thousands of lives. Including his own.
Today, the young African farmer is the new president of Slow Food. He takes over from the influential organisation’s legendary Italian founder, Carlo Petrini who has led Slow Food since 1986, when it launched on Rome’s Spanish Steps — the same year Edward, popularly known as Edie, was born.
