I am a chemical engineer working in the field of agroprocessing, specifically under the IKS (Indegenous knowledge system) at the CSIR and registered as a student at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. My work involves investigating different indegenous plant materials and the most effective processing methods that can be used to extract bioactive ingredients as well as quality analysis and identification of the extracted compounds. I am also part of the youth forum committee at the CSIR.