Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu

Laureate

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Smallholders Foundation

Executive Director

Nigeria

Rolex Awards, 2010

He is leading social entrepreneur and Executive Director of The Smallholders Foundation, a social development organization based in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria which he founded in 2003 at the age of 21. The organization promotes sustainable agricultural development and environmental conservation beneficial to rural poor small farmers, through educational radio programs and field practical demonstrations. With its rural radio it broadcasts 10 hours daily agricultural, environmental management and market information radio programs which reaches 250,000 farmer listeners.