D’banj
D’Banj, ventured into farming some two years ago, and one of the notable products from his venture has been the popular Koko garri. He said in an interview that he ventured into full scale farming to help fight poverty and encourage many African youths to embrace agriculture as a means of livelihood.
Halima Abubakar
Actress Halima Abubakar grew up in the farm with a grandmother and today she had an agric business of her own. She told the Punch Newspaper: “I went into agriculture because I grew up with a grandmother who was a farmer. About half of my family have plots of lands to their name in Kogi State. I wanted a home where I would have everything at my beck and call so I decided to have a farm with a home where I can go to during the holidays and not lack food or go to the market. We have poultry, vegetables, and everything you can think of in a farm”
Yinka Quadri
Veteran actor, Yinka Quadri is also a successful farmer who owns a poultry farm in Lagos State. His farm was allocated by the state government for purpose commercial and large-scale poultry farming.
Eedris Abdulkareem
Eedris Abdulkareem is one of the pioneers of modern day hip-hop in Nigeria but the ‘Jaga Jaga’ hitmaker’s interest is not only in music but also in agriculture. Since 2001, he has been fully engaged in agricultural activities. He has a vast land in Kano, where he plants maize and other fruits for export.
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