Oluyinka Alawode
Freelance writer and Director/Agriculture Information Broker on Farm Cafe
Oluyinka Alawode is a freelance writer and Director/Agriculture Information Broker on Farm Cafe
Biography
Oluyinka Alawode is a freelance writer and Director/Agriculture Information Broker on Farm Cafe, an Online Agribusiness Information Platform which she founded. She worked for 11 years as a print journalist from August 2004 to November, 2015 with Nigeria's foremost National Business Newspaper – BusinessDay. She also made foray into TV and Radio broadcasting when she produced a visual and audio documentary on agriculture both titled 'Battle For Food: Ending Competition Between Man and Beast.'
Articles
Artificial intelligence: matching food demand and supply
A Nigerian start-up is using artificial intelligence (AI) to guarantee markets for smallholder farmers and improve procurement efficiencies for large buyers.
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Nigeria increases tomato paste production with good practices
by Oluyinka Alawode and Sophie Reeve
Nigerian tomato farmers are overcoming production challenges to increase the quality and quantity of their yields, and access a ready market for their produce.
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Olisaeloka Peter Okocha Jr.: Vast expanses of land are not needed for food self-sufficiency
Olisaeloka Peter Okocha Jr., co-founder and managing partner of PS Nutrac – a company which installs aeroponic and hydroponic systems to grow crops without soil, in relatively small spaces – highlights the efficiencies of the system in ensuring food security.
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Nigerian smallholders farm smart with soil data
by Oluyinka Alawode and Sophie Reeve
Advanced sensory technology is connecting smallholders in Nigeria with information about their soil health, helping to take the guesswork out of farming.
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