“It’s about creating an ecosystem and putting women farmers in the supply chain of how agriculture is done specifically in Nigeria.”
Africa Data Challenge Winner Mary Olushoga – Helping Nigerian women farmers become entrepreneurs
Co-winner of the Planet Earth Institute’s Africa Data Challenge, Mary Olushoga is the founder of AWP Network. In this interview, she talks about: how she uses data to help women farmers in Northern Nigeria; the training sessions it runs and the practical work on its model farm; the barriers to using mobile for agricultural information; and her vision for the future.
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