Young African Entrepreneurs Make Forbes Africa ’30 Under 30’ 2017 List

Nasir Yammama, Nigeria

Nasir Yammama. Photo credit: YouTube

Nasir Yammama is the founder of Verdant Agri-Tech, a Nigerian-based social enterprise that supports rural farmers with mobile technologies for sustainable farming and improved food production. With the help of Oxfam and GIZ, Verdant is currently running a program that supports 25,000 farmers in Nigeria. Yammama, 27, is set to receive the Queen’s Young Leaders Award in England this June.

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