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About
Stella Thomas is a farmer who has also established the first female owned seed company in Nigeria called Tecni Seed. She is the CEO of Tecni Seed, one of the foremost seed companies in Nigeria where she grows maize, rice, sorghum and vegetable seeds. Stella grows seed on her farm and also outsources the growing of seed on other farms. She works with over 3,000 farmers cultivating over 6,000 hectares annually.
Learn more about Stella here.
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Articles by Stella Thomas
July 22, 2025
Stella Thomas is Sowing Seeds of Change
On a farm nestled in the heart of Nigeria’s agricultural belt, Stella Thomas is reshaping what it means to be a farmer in West Africa. As CEO of Tecni…
Read article →August 22, 2024
Celebrating and Protecting the World’s Seeds
“It’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it,” says an old adage. This cautionary wisdom applies to everything from life in…
Read article →August 29, 2023
Thomas Leads Program On Seed Production, Marketing
Stella Thomas, a member of the Global Farmer Network, is at the forefront of a transformative initiative in Nigerian agriculture. As a lead for the pr…
Read article →June 27, 2023
Insecurity Plagues Nigerian Farmers
In the past three years, rising insecurity in Nigeria resulted in gangs kidnapping people for ransom, particularly targeting staff of prosperous agric…
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