by Victoria Madedor. This was culled from the Business Day NG website. https://businessday.ng/agriculture/article/the-african-farmers-stories-mobilising-youth-in-agriculture/
The African Farmers’ Stories is an initiative of Support4AfricanSMEs that aims to amplify the voices of African farmers and highlight their pivotal role in keeping the continent fed. It is supported by partners like BusinessDay, MSF Agribusiness and more.
The latest edition of The African Farmers’ Stories tweet chat, hosted by Edobong Akpabio, features Nigerian agropreneur, John Agboola. John wears many hats – he is the team lead of AgrindusNetwork, a platform that works to create a sense of belonging for farmers by documenting their challenges and potential while linking them with needed resources, the co-founder of Go-Green Africa Initiative, an agricultural incubation initiative to empower African youths and help develop their agribusiness and technological skills across the value chain and provide them with resources, an online editor of Agric-Farmer Daily, and the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) Nigeria Communication Focal Person. He is currently running a 2-year AGCO Qualification Programme at the Strathmore Business School, Kenya.
John has a passion for agricultural research for development, and is committed to developing an agricultural sector that works for smallholder farmers, youth and women through his work as a youth motivator and agricultural advocate. He also offers free services in business consulting, research, policy development and training for smallholder farmers.
His journey into agriculture began growing up on a farm, learning the rudiments of farming, and joining his family members on his family farm in Otun Ekiti.
By Victoria Madedor.
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