How Mastercard Foundation, Soilless Farm is bridging gaps in agribusiness

Olasunkanmi Olabode, vice- chairman, Ewekoro Local Government Council; Samson Ogbole, founder of Soilless Farm Lab; Abdul-Gafar Olasunkanmi Tijani Gbadewolu, the Alawowo of Awowo Land, Ewekero 1 and Folashade Olakanmi at the graduation of the second batch of the1,000 youths in technology-enabled food production in Ogun state recently.

To ensure that youths find agriculture attractive, Soilless Farm Lab in partnership with Mastercard Foundation have trained and graduated its second set of 1,000 youths in technology-enabled food production. Under a joint project, themed, Enterprise for Youth in Agriculture (EYIA), youths eager t

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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi

Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues. She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.