“People have to believe in you, and believe that you’re true to the vision. So you have to do that in the way that you live and work, and your actions must match your words.”
- Dr Christie Peacock is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Sidai Africa Ltd, a social enterprise in Kenya offering quality livestock services through a network of branded franchises. Christie is an animal scientist and former Chief Executive of FARM-Africa. She has worked in agricultural development in Africa and South East Asia for over 30 years. She is a founding member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Agriculture and Food for Development and is a member of the Guardian newspaper’s Global Development website Advisory Panel. Christie was awarded a Honorary Doctorate from the University of Reading and selected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2011.