AYOBAMI OLADIPO

Ayobami is an agriculture project manager with experience managing small scale farmers across Nigeria. She aggregates these farmers into cooperatives and associations which affords them better economies of scale in their production; it also enables them better access to markets.

Her background in agronomy at the prestigious University of Ibadan informs her progressive approach to the technical aspects of agriculture. Furthermore, her experience during her MSc in Organic Farming and Food Production system from Newcastle University informs her sustainable approach to food production.

She is a winner of the Zakat and Foundation Business Plan competition and the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Award. She is also a recipient of the Prestigious Chevening Awards. She currently serves as the Vice-President of the Association of Organic Practitioners of Nigeria (popularly NOAN) and is a Business Advisor for Ignitia, a tropical weather forecasting organization.