Dr. Usman Ali Lawan – Social Entrepreneurship: A panacea to building sustainable and profitable agribusiness ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa
Smallholder farmers in Africa contribute up to 70 percent of the food supply that we eat. These farmers suffer from several challenges including unpredictable climate, land overuse, lack of access to extension support, and post-harvest losses. However, smallholder farmers can increase their productivity and improve their livelihood by adopting sustainable farming practices through networks of geo-cooperatives and aggregator models that provide them with input credits, training, and links to markets. This talk focuses on how USAIFA is using internet and mobile technology to help farmers in Nigeria increase their productivity and improve their livelihood by adopting sustainable farming practices.