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Harambe Nigeria Trio Launch Herbicide Training Initiative
By Tukeni Obasi On August 6, 2012, three fellows at the Harambe Incubator for Sustainable and Rural Development (HISARD) embarked on an initiative to improve the practice of agriculture in a rural farming community in Osun State. The team comprised Rita Oladokun, a student of agricultural economics; and Anifat Ibrahim and Babtunde Olanrewaju, both students of agricultural extension and rural development at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. In reality, the journey started a year earlier when the team of young agricultural enthusiasts,...
read moreInterview: Samuel Aduwo on Youngstars Foundation’s Capacity Building School, Networking, and the Role of Youths in Agriculture
On June 26 2012, the Youngstars Foundation organized a two-day program/capacity building school at Bolingo Hotel in Abuja. Among those in attendance was one of the fellows at the Harambe Incubator for Sustainable and Rural Development (HISARD), Samuel Aduwo. Harambe Nigeria’s Staff Writer, Tukeni Obasi, was able to catch up with him after the program and learn of his experiences at the school. Tukeni: Good day, Samuel. How are you doing today? Samuel: Very well, after an eye-opening program. Tukeni: I’m glad to hear...
read moreMeet Rising Entrepreneur of the Week: Babatunde Olarewaju
This week we caught up with another rising entrepreneur at OAU to learn more about his agrovision for Nigeria. Tukeni: Hello! Thank you for joining us today. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Tunde: Goodday! My name is Babatunde Emmanuel Olarewaju. I am an undergraduate of Obafemi Awolowo University studying agricultural extension and rural development. Tukeni: Interesting. What is agricultural extension and rural development about? Tunde: It is about using agriculture as way to improve the livelihood of people in the rural areas. My...
read moreMeet Rising Entrepreneur of the week: Tolulope Ayeyemi
This week, we caught up with another rising agricultural entrepreneur from the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. This agripreneur is also a fellow of Harambe Nigeria’s Sustainable Agriculutral and Rural Development program and is currently working on an agricultural business plan which will be launched next year. Tukeni: Hello Tolulope, we’re glad to have you on our farmland. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Tolulope: Thank you. It’s my pleasure to be here. My name is Tolulope Tobi Ayeyemi. I am a...
read moreWhat Kinds of Youths are Interested in Agriculture? Meet the Harambe Nigeria Executive Team
Dilemmas are always tough. But when it comes to knowledge and education, should we ever have to forego certain options? Our education system in Nigeria compartmentalizes us. When we get senior secondary school, we have to decide: arts or science, literature or geography, history or chemistry? Years later, the result is at once evident and indicting: science students with poor writing and analytical skills and little knowledge of the country they call their fatherland, arts students with little appreciation for the wonders of science. Students...
read moreSower of the Week: Baffoe Ewere Emmanuel
My name is Baffoe Ewere Emmanuel. I am a 400-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University. It has been reported that 60% of Nigerians live on less than one dollar per day. This means that that the majority of Nigerians go to bed hungry even though 70% of the population are farmers. This is particularly shameful thing considering the natural endowment of my country both in land, human resources, mineral resources and many more. But because of the negligence of agriculture and the preoccupation with oil whose gains are not evenly distributed but...
read moreMeet Sower of the Week: Falode Oladayo
Name: FALODE OLADAYO MATTHEW Sex: MALE Nationality: NIGERIAN State of Origin: OSUN STATE Tertiary institution: OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA. Course of Study: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT WHAT MOTIVATED ME TO STUDYING AGRICULTURE My parents are my major sources of inspiration. I did not choose agriculture at the initial stage because I do not believe people can go to the extent of studying the course in the university. When I got my admission letter, I was not very happy, but my parents sat me down...
read moreMeet Farmland Sower: Anifat Ibrahim
Few Nigerian youths aspire to be agricultural professionals but what could be more rewarding than being an authority on an field that holds the key to Nigeria’s economic revival, a sector of the economy that many Nigerian depend on for their daily upkeep? Professionals can teach, share best practices, be involved in policy making and advocacy, work with other professionals in other sectors to bring about holistic development and play many other important roles in local and international development circles. Today, we present to you an...
read moreMeet Farmland Sower: Rita Oladokun
Today, we present to you our featured Farmland Sower Rita Oladokun. Rita is also a fellow at the Harambe Incubator for Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (HISARD) program and is working with two other aspiring agri-preneurs under Team B on a business plan for the Erefe community of Osun state. Rita is currently off to the Songhai Centre in the Republic of Benin with her peers to learn about how to develop and executive sustainable cost-effective business plans. But before she left, she left us with this: Hello everyone, my...
read moreMeet Farmland Sower: Fisayo Fakoyede
Different Nigerians have begun sowing on our Farmland but many started sowing much earlier. We present to you Fisayo Fakoyede who is currently a fellow at the Harambe Incubator for Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (HISARD). She recently the HISARD program as a member of Team C. In this fellowship program, she and her other two team members will be working on a business plan for an entrepreneurial agricultural initiaitve that also seeks to improve the livelihoods and farming methods of farmers in a rural community in Osun...
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