In late 2003 IFPRI sponsored an Africa-wide youth writing contest on the theme "A Full Food Basket for Africa by 2020" to elicit and disseminate the views of African young people on food and nutrition security. More than 200 young people from about two dozen African countries entered the contest. At the conference, the 12-year-old King of Toro (in Uganda), Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, awarded the grand prize to Nelisiwe Mbali Mtsweni, a 17-year-old student from South Africa. She then delivered her story, "Emancipation from Emaciation," in which the arrival in Africa of a "70s disco king fairy godfather who spoke in rhyme" ushers in a new era of generosity, responsibility, and peace. The contributions of all contest winners are available in a booklet entitled A Full Food Basket for Africa by 2020, published by IFPRI.