African Union has declared 2014 the
year of Agriculture. Dapo Oyebanjo,
a.k.a D’banj, and music producer
Cobhams Asuquo have been selected as
Ambassadors by ONE organization to
champion the movement in Africa,
within the frames of ONE’s Year of
Agriculture’ Campaign.
The Koko Master said on January 27,
2014, Monday that he would take to
farming to encourage youths to embrace
agriculture and fight poverty.
D’banj said in an interview that his
action was to explore another area of
opportunities.
He revealed that during his meeting with
the “ONE Organisation” in South Africa,
he was convinced that agriculture was
the only way forward for Nigeria and
Africa.
“They told me about how many
potentials that we’re missing out
on.
“They told about how if we focus
on agriculture in the next five, six,
seven, ten years, Africa can
actually be feeding the rest of the
world .
“They told me about how much the
small scale farmers don’t even
have any support and they are the
larger percentage of people that
are giving us what to eat.
“ Agriculture is actually everything
that we live; food is life;
agriculture is life .
“They said we would like you to
champion this move where we go
across Africa and we tell our
youths, create that awareness for
them, let them know.
“So, for me, I will be doing
everything in my power to make
sure that the youth, my generation,
they see what I have seen and they
get informed as I have.
“That if we focus on agriculture,
not only would we be able to feed
the rest of the world, but we would
be a power house and we would
not need anybody to give us
anything.
“We would create our wealth
ourselves, so you can call me a
farmer now.
“My role is to get involved and like
a joke I’m getting involved fully.
“Maybe I’m going to have my own
farm so that when I’m talking to
youths and saying listen I am a
farmer as well.
“So, everything we would be doing
to just let them know that “oh boy”,
you can wear a Rolex and still be a
farmer ,” D’banj narrated.
It would be noted that “ONE” is an
international, non-partisan, non-
profit, advocacy and campaigning
organisation aimed at eradicating
poverty and preventable diseases in the
world through public awareness.
year of Agriculture. Dapo Oyebanjo,
a.k.a D’banj, and music producer
Cobhams Asuquo have been selected as
Ambassadors by ONE organization to
champion the movement in Africa,
within the frames of ONE’s Year of
Agriculture’ Campaign.
The Koko Master said on January 27,
2014, Monday that he would take to
farming to encourage youths to embrace
agriculture and fight poverty.
D’banj said in an interview that his
action was to explore another area of
opportunities.
He revealed that during his meeting with
the “ONE Organisation” in South Africa,
he was convinced that agriculture was
the only way forward for Nigeria and
Africa.
“They told me about how many
potentials that we’re missing out
on.
“They told about how if we focus
on agriculture in the next five, six,
seven, ten years, Africa can
actually be feeding the rest of the
world .
“They told me about how much the
small scale farmers don’t even
have any support and they are the
larger percentage of people that
are giving us what to eat.
“ Agriculture is actually everything
that we live; food is life;
agriculture is life .
“They said we would like you to
champion this move where we go
across Africa and we tell our
youths, create that awareness for
them, let them know.
“So, for me, I will be doing
everything in my power to make
sure that the youth, my generation,
they see what I have seen and they
get informed as I have.
“That if we focus on agriculture,
not only would we be able to feed
the rest of the world, but we would
be a power house and we would
not need anybody to give us
anything.
“We would create our wealth
ourselves, so you can call me a
farmer now.
“My role is to get involved and like
a joke I’m getting involved fully.
“Maybe I’m going to have my own
farm so that when I’m talking to
youths and saying listen I am a
farmer as well.
“So, everything we would be doing
to just let them know that “oh boy”,
you can wear a Rolex and still be a
farmer ,” D’banj narrated.
It would be noted that “ONE” is an
international, non-partisan, non-
profit, advocacy and campaigning
organisation aimed at eradicating
poverty and preventable diseases in the
world through public awareness.
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