I started farming passively in 2012, but transformed it into a serious commercial business in 2018. Since then, farming became my purposeful journey. Purpose matters.

Over the years, I have trained farmers, intending farmers, and people from different professions, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience. Sharing knowledge creates lasting impact.

Different organisations have contracted me to train their followers and clients, while politicians engaged me for empowerment programs. I simply worked diligently and professionally. Excellence matters.

I never pursued recognition; I focused on doing my work well. Through diligence, consistency, resilience, dedication, persistence, proactivity, hard work, and prayer, recognition eventually came. Consistency pays.

I never imagined global recognition would arrive this soon, but when God says it is time, gratitude becomes the only appropriate response. His timing remains perfect.

This September, I will stand in Dubai as a keynote speaker at Food Security Summit X, joining global minds committed to ensuring nourishment reaches everyone. Purpose unites us.

Abdullah Opeyemi Akande
B.Agric. (FUNAAB)
GAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Animal Sci. (UI)
RAS (NIAS)
M.Sc. Int’l Business (UU, UK)
Ph.D. in view