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About
Former journalist. His farm is the 2nd largest commercial rice farm in Nigeria by land size; 45,000 hectares; grows rice for millers. He was challenged with instilling peaceful coexistence between his workers and a largely permanent Fulani community. This led to the creation of a tech startup designed to bridge the gap between volatile agricultural communities in rural Nigeria and security agencies.
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Articles by Rotimi Williams (7)
September 28, 2023
"Take It To the Farmer"—Rotimi Williams to Speak at 2023 Borlaug Dialogue
Rotimi Williams is slated to speak at the 2023 Borlaug Dialogue on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. He's addressing the security needs of farmers in Nigeria…
Read article →July 27, 2023
If there’s No Security, There’s No Agriculture
Food security begins with farm security. If farmers like me feel safe enough to grow food, we will continue to venture into the rural areas where 99 p…
Read article →July 25, 2023
Williams Advocates for Farmer Security Priority
In light of the pressing issue of food availability, Global Farmer Network member Rotimi Williams, Nigeria, discusses the urgent need for implementing…
Read article →June 9, 2022
The World’s Food Security is On the Line
Everything is becoming more expensive, including the “ poor man’s food .” That’s a popular term for yams, here in Nigeria and around the world. This h…
Read article →November 20, 2020
The Importance of a Network
Rotimi Williams is a rice farmer from Nigeria. Here he talks about the benefit of connecting farmers from around the world. This is the Global Farmer …
Read article →June 25, 2020
Using Data in Nigeria to Reduce Violence and Build Food Security
Farming should be safe, but in Nigeria it can be deadly. It's so dangerous, in fact, that a report released on June 15 by an all-party parliamentary g…
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