Babatunde Olarewaju

Food System: More Work to Do, Less Time to Work

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde discusses the importance of self-generated, adaptable information services as the first step in advancing agribusiness and moving forward towards the SDGs.

Year 2021: Heroes of Food Security

In this week's Letter to my Farmers, Babatunde looks back to thank all of the farmers and actors responsible for their efforts in improving food security. We will get closer to the goal of food security and thanks to all of these farmers, we have...

The Roles of Smallholder Farmers: Where the Journey Started (2)

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde continues to elaborate on the necessity for farmers to look back at where they started and understand the knowledge they need to procure in order to become a part of the process and fully sustainable.

The Roles of Smallholder Farmers: Where the Journey Started

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde looks back at the beginnings of his journey working with farmers. As we approach the new year, looking back is just what we need.

Innovation Platforms: The Need for Capacity Building for Stakeholders

In this week's letter, Babatunde expresses the importance of considering the government and other stakeholders in the formulation of solutions for advancing agriculture and the issues that may arise along the way.

Value Chain Approach: Reforming from the Foundation (2)

Last week Babatunde explained the value chain approach. It allows for reformation beginning with the foundation of the value chain. Today part two: there's no business without transporters

Value Chain Approach: Reforming from the Foundation

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde explains the value chain approach. It allows for reformation beginning with the foundation of the value chain.

Storage Technology in Agriculture: The Real Reward of Farmers’ Efforts

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde describes the necessity for the right information to reach small holder farmers. Knowing the correct storage technology and planting and harvesting times is essential for small holder farmers to stay...

Climate Crisis: I Am Because We Are (Ubuntu’s Approach)

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, climate change is the topic of choice. Babatunde highlights the effect that climate change has on farmers and the need for farmers to have more knowledge regarding climate change so they can be better prepared for...

Soil Management and the Issue of Productivity

Farmers need to fully understand their soil and the dynamic components of soil. Soil testing and labs should to be more easily accessible for everyone, but this is not the case. In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde discusses another...

The Future of Food: Appropriate Knowledge (2)

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde continues to express the need for farmers' literacy rates to improve. This is would allow farmers to educate themselves regarding issues they presently face in their farms, and diagnose their own...

The Future of Food: Appropriate Knowledge

In this weeks Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde expresses the necessity for the spread of knowledge among farmers to improve how they implement certain farming tactics that are more sustainable.