Money Grows on Trees: How Julius Nyanzi turned indigenous plants into innovation and conservation

Money Grows on Trees: How Julius Nyanzi turned indigenous plants into innovation and conservation

Julius Nyanzi, founder and a proprietor of ProfBioResearch. He has earned money from medicinal plants. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Julius Nyanzi walks into a room filled with scientists, he does not begin with complex formulas or laboratory jargon. Instead, he starts with a simple but provocative idea: “Money grows on trees.” For many, the phrase sounds like a joke or a cliché often used to caution children against extravagance. But…