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Nigeria. She is the Founder/CEO of the Nigerian American Agricultural Empowerment Program (NAAEP), which engages in the Agricultural empowerment of farmers, women and young Adults in Nigeria in order to increase foods sufficiency and sustainable employment for women and youths in the agricultural sector. NAAEP has been a grassroots organization that trains and empowers farmers in mechanized farming system, while facilitating business loans, accessibility to farm implements, and the harvesting and marketing of their end product both locally and internationally.
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In 2010, Chief Ajayi called on the
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Chief Ajayi is well known for promoting women empowerment and poverty eradication in Africa through Agri-business. Through the
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From 1991 to 1993, Chief Ajayi was appointed as the
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