To bridge the decade-long inadequate access to farm inputs experienced by farmers, MyAgroPadi, a fast-growing digital-first agricultural platform, has provided farmers in Warri with farm inputs and hands-on training on modern farming techniques.
The workshop, organised in partnership with the Sarah Avwomakpa Foundation, brought together over 250 farmers from Warri, and other parts of Delta State, offering them agribusiness management and post-harvest handling skills.
For a long time, access to farm inputs has been a significant challenge for Nigerian farmers, primarily due to their rising costs and limited financial access.
Through MyAgroPadi, O’Tega Teminor, founder of the platform, farmers are provided with free farmland coaching, training and mentorship from experts in the agricultural ecosystem, as well as giving them access to off-takers – cutting out middlemen.
He said, “Technology is just the starting point, the real value comes from creating a network of farmers who are skilled, well-resourced and connected to reliable markets. This workshop is another step towards building sustainable farming communities across Nigeria.”
A lot of farmers in Africa’s most populous country still engage with archaic farming methods, making many of them see agriculture as insufferable.
In light of this, the firm aims to empower grassroots farmers, teaching participants how to operate the digital platform. It also provided them with improved seedlings to help boost yields for the current planting season.
Teminor said he is reshaping the agricultural landscape by giving farmers access to the tools, knowledge and networks they need to thrive.
“Built on a robust digital platform, MyAgroPadi also prioritises offline outreach, ensuring even farmers with limited internet access can benefit,” he added.
The training brought together experts like Okpidi Ebireri, an agricultural scientist specialising in soil management and crop optimisation, Sunday Oyoroko, an agribusiness expert, and Anthony Eduvie, an agricultural engineer who specialises in farm planning, cost management, and profitability.
Their presence underscores broad institutional support for farmers across finance, markets and state-level agricultural development.
