Introducing cattle farmer, Rijo Shekari (Founder & CEO, Kamrum Integrated Farms) and his genius cross-breeding project 🎥kamrumfarms Rijo Shekari is the Founder of Kamrum Integrated Farms, and his mind works with precision. On discovering gaps in Nigeria’s beef industry – the country’s supply depends on cows raised by nomadic herdsmen and importation, yet barely meets demand – Shekari set out to tackle problems related to both increased production and meat quality. He developed the Ankolo Breeding Programme whose goal is to improve on the indigenous Bokolo (Sokoto Gudali) breed by crossbreeding it with the Angus cattle, known throughout the world…
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🎥 @Tony O. Elumelu Africapitalist, economist, banker and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu has joined other world leaders and high-level executives in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly where he intends to make a case for transformative economic growth for Africa, creating employment for the continent’s youth, and establishing an equitable energy transition for Africa. Elumelu’s daughter (Oge Elumelu) joins him as she has on several of his business trips, and in a nod to her dexterity, Tony urges the public to plug into Oge’s new podcast (Conversations with Oge) where he is confident she will…
🎥 @simonaromefilms Dr. Kyenpyia Deshi may be a Lecturer at University of Jos based (Plateau State, Nigeria), but one of her more famous identities is as Founder of Ritdun Integrated Farms – an Agricultural centre (also located in Jos) that grows the most exotic of fruits: Dragon fruits, grapes, strawberries, pomegranates the popular Wambugu apples. Dr. Kyenpyia Deshi (Founder, Ritdun Integrated Farms, Jos): “Grapes grown in Jos. Usually harvested in july and november to December, those are its fruiting seasons. In between seasons we sell frozen grapes” 📸 @ritdun_intergrated_farms Ritdun Integrated Farms is a family-run home farm which in addition…
Femi (FlyingFarmer) Adekoya is Founder of Integrated Aerial Precision – an agritech business that provides farmers with aerial intelligence and actions that help execute smart and precision-driven Agriculture that leverages drone technology and the power of data they generate. Agricultural Spraying Drones can be a valuable tool in managing sugarcane fields, where the drone is equipped with a spraying system to apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers to sugarcane fields. This allows for more precise application of these inputs, reducing waste and minimising environmental impact. In one his recent exploits (video above), Femi shows IAP in action on a sugarcane field.…
Somachi Chris-Asoluka (CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation – 2nd L) , Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R (Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation – M) recently hosted David Stevenson (Country Director, the United Nations World Food Programme – 2nd R) Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R (Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation) and Somachi Chris-Asoluka (CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation) recently hosted David Stevenson (Country Director, the United Nations World Food Programme).The meeting explored partnership opportunities between both organisations to address food security and champion zero hunger across Nigeria. 📸Tony Elumelu Foundation The United Nations World Food Programme is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and the world’s largest humanitarian…
Alexander Zanders (Founder & CEO, UfarmX) UfarmX – an Agritech company utilising blockchain technology to empower 3,000 smallholder farmers across Nigeria, Senegal, and Liberia – are excited to share that they have been selected, amongst 23 other startups, to join the Techstars Chicago Ai 2024 Cohort Powered by J.P. Morgan! Described as promising, early-stage companies that are building disruptive emerging technologies in the realms of Artificial Intelligence and Deeptech, the 24 companies selected for the 2024 class of Techstars Chicago Powered by J.P. Morgan are: Airsafe AI is revolutionizing drone operations by providing a comprehensive DAA solution. Auribus is allowing music makers…
The Olympic cauldron 🎥 Paris 2024 – Comité d’organisation des Jeux Olympiques As the thrilling 2024 Paris Paralympic Games come to an end, Team Nigeria have hauled in a total of six medals as at the penultimate day (Saturday, September 07), while hoping to secure two additional medals on the final day in their last two para-powerlifting events today, Sunday. The country’s medal tally table currently looks like this: 📸NigeriaOlympic The sensational Mariam Eniola Bolaji set the pace by being the first to make a mark for Nigeria on the medals table. She claimed the Para badminton bronze medal in the women’s SL3 category. …
Onyinyechi Mark dominates the Women’s -61kg Para powerlifting with an incredible 150kg lift 🎥Paralympics Nigerian Para powerlifter Onyinyechi Mark is nothing short of exceptional. 🔥🤯 The 23-year-old also secured Nigeria’s first gold medal in the sport at this year’s Paralympics. She broke the world record twice back-to-back in her debut appearance at La Chapelle Arena on September 06, with her final regular lift of 147kg breaking the world record – before an incredible 150kg Power Lift just moments later, which broke the world record again, and secured her gold medal. 📸Paralympic.org Onyinyechi came into her first Paralympic Games looking to conquer the…
Acceptance speech by Affiong Williams 🎥TayoOviosu The world’s premier forum for African agriculture – The Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) – are delighted to announce the selection of Affiong Williams (Founder & CEO, ReelFruit) as the 2024 winner of the Women Agripreneur of the Year Award(WAYA), at the Africa Food Systems Forum (September 02-06, Kigali-Rwanda) ReelFruit – a fruit processing and distributing company – transform Nigeria’s abundant and delicious tropical fruits into healthy, tasty, dried snacks. Williams has notably created over 300 full-time jobs since the inception of ReelFruit and displays remarkable confidence in her ability to boost that figure all…
(L-R): Badminton, Women’s Singles SL3: Gold medallist Xiao Zuxian of China; Silver medallist Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh of Indonesia; and bronze medalist Mariam Eniola Bolaji of Nigeria celebrate on the podium, 2 September, 📸REUTERS – Jennifer Lorenzini In 2021, Mariam Bolaji’s coach, Bello Rafiu Oyebanji, died in a road accident as she was preparing for the Tokyo Paralympics. The 18-year-old swore to press on and make Oyebanji proud by bringing a medal home in the near future. She did. On Monday, September 02, Miriam The 18-year-old beat Oksana Kozyna from Ukraine 21-9, 21-9 to claim the para badminton bronze medal in the women’s SL3 category for…