Why the Future of Farming is Not Farming | Usman Lawan | TEDxMaitama

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  • Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
  • The "Chief Farmer-In-Suit" as he is called opens his talk by debunking some of the most strongly held myths and practices about the food production industry in Nigeria. He also highlights alternative methods that could be used instead. Usman is the founder of an eco-friendly farm that focuses on using sustainable farming techniques in its processes. He is also a Mandela Washington Fellow, a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur and is interested in managing food security challenges in Nigeria & Africa.
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    www.TEDxMaitama.com Usman is the founder of an eco-friendly farm that focuses on using sustainable farming techniques in its processes. He is also a Mandela Washington Fellow, a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur and is interested in managing food security challenges in Nigeria & Africa. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

КОМЕНТАРІ • 37

  • @dearshomy
    @dearshomy 5 років тому +31

    "There can never be national security without food security". Profound.

  • @muhammadgarbamusa1813
    @muhammadgarbamusa1813 5 років тому +11

    Am 100% in support of the youth movement to increase agricultural productivity in Nigeria, we also need to find out ways to tackle issues in our farming system such as lack of agricultural implements

    • @jameshunt2905
      @jameshunt2905 3 роки тому

      Diggning deeply into this consideration for some time I came to understand several aspects to this scope of understanding...... the challenges can be understood to be more on the shifting of perspectives from farmers and farming to what agriculture is and how its works. To over simplify a much more diverse subject... it came to my mind from the understanding that humans and human societies have become consumers where historically people and communities were producers.... which was born of necessity, yes? Now humans over the world look to engage in farming and agriculture more from a consumers scope of activity...... this is where the economics of agriculture have many forms of production...... there is much to relearn about farming, agriculture, its human and social value and potential as its far more than food security or economic development alone.

  • @mnamugenyi2019
    @mnamugenyi2019 4 місяці тому

    This information is taking me to New York ❤I’m coming back to testify

  • @umarsyable
    @umarsyable 3 роки тому +4

    Forward thinking, this is the future

  • @jameshunt2905
    @jameshunt2905 3 роки тому +3

    Fortunately this conversation has been successfully growing for quite a long time and has certainly met the sectors in society that have overlooked agriculture for many years as well..... one reference to look into on the African continent is the Savory Institute with its founders who are still alive and readily share their experience and practices to grow local stability and economies wholly based in agriculture and its many forms. Another developed resource is Jeff Lawton, out of Australia who understand the creation of the elements necessary to grow arable land etc. agriculture and the potential in current society is far more valuable than money alone......

  • @luwagasylvia3282
    @luwagasylvia3282 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you so much from uganda

  • @notSDF
    @notSDF 3 роки тому +1

    Passionate and articulate, this chap is going to make waves.

  • @eddyidemudia7356
    @eddyidemudia7356 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Brother for the great presentation be a problem solver no complain.

  • @jelkesvwamhi8934
    @jelkesvwamhi8934 3 роки тому +3

    Impressive 👏🏽

  • @lisab9836
    @lisab9836 3 роки тому +1

    That 500 acre or hectares that the Emir leased to you is now covered with crops for most of the year and not left bare to heat and all the other elements. Lack of extension services and conservation practices are the things that stood out to me on my research trip to Nigeria. That was over 10 years ago, but thanks to folks like you things are changing. So much resources and opportunities in Africa. Congrats to you and your team.

    • @odiliujubuonu5439
      @odiliujubuonu5439 Рік тому +1

      Excellent delivery. You're an inspiration. Keep it up!

  • @ayomidewilfred1864
    @ayomidewilfred1864 3 роки тому

    I need to meet this man. Farming challenge is one of our major crisis in Nigeria. How do we solve that.
    Food scarcity and insecurity has eaten us up. Only the rich has access to food in Nigeria.
    Students can't focus on their academics because of food problem.
    Imagine, what do we do, how do we implement technology to solve farming problem.

  • @MRHERBSANDROOTS
    @MRHERBSANDROOTS 3 роки тому +6

    FARMING IS GOOD FOR AFRICA

  • @kaystar451
    @kaystar451 Рік тому

    Pure truth 💯

  • @dannyadkins9581
    @dannyadkins9581 4 роки тому +2

    I want to participate in your farm next work in anyway.

  • @michaelohaya3660
    @michaelohaya3660 Рік тому

    Why is the slide not shown

  • @paulbaah178
    @paulbaah178 3 роки тому +1

    Just when I was wondering why the heck he was in a suit, he answered Y!

  • @liamneeson3526
    @liamneeson3526 2 місяці тому

    Watching this in 2024.
    We missed out on a lot of the slides he used in the presentation. This video would have been more interesting with those slides in the video.

  • @olatundeoluwaseun8690
    @olatundeoluwaseun8690 3 роки тому

    Very thoughtful insights.
    Well done & thanks for the organic supplements for the birds (@multivitamin & antibiotics)

  • @indayamulembe
    @indayamulembe 3 роки тому +2

    The future of farming is not farming?_? so what's farming?

    • @oluwapelumivictor2425
      @oluwapelumivictor2425 3 роки тому +4

      Changing the status quo of agriculture to agribusiness

    • @zimkazenstv6379
      @zimkazenstv6379 3 роки тому +2

      You dont have to be a farmer to be involved in farming

  • @originalpha3009
    @originalpha3009 3 роки тому

    3:00

  • @sheru9884
    @sheru9884 3 роки тому +2

    Population is biggest problem be it family or country

  • @donjakobi2405
    @donjakobi2405 2 роки тому

    Could have gone two ways, either "aggregate achievement of our population" or "we need Nigerian Bernie Sanders now"

  • @sheru9884
    @sheru9884 3 роки тому +3

    Humble request to all brothers n sisters who want better future please avoid producing extra kids 🙏

  • @volvo24091
    @volvo24091 3 роки тому +1

    Nonsensical presentation. Know it all speaker with a variety of ideas probably harvested from the internet trying to sound brilliant.

    • @jonathanalexander1548
      @jonathanalexander1548 3 роки тому +2

      but he has putthose ideas to work which is quite brilliant

    • @volvo24091
      @volvo24091 3 роки тому

      @@jonathanalexander1548 putthose? what does that mean?

    • @jonathanalexander1548
      @jonathanalexander1548 3 роки тому +3

      @@volvo24091 "put those"

    • @bittokerenk.9078
      @bittokerenk.9078 3 роки тому

      Please proffer lasting solutions and set up structures to implement them. Since you know more and you're better. Ode!

    • @ayomidewilfred1864
      @ayomidewilfred1864 3 роки тому +1

      You only need attention