Afe Babalola Empowers Ekiti Farmers with ₦2m Top Prize, Unveils Blueprint for Landmark Farmers’ House

In a decisive effort to stimulate grassroots agricultural production and combat rising food inflation across Nigeria's Southwest region, legal icon and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has rewarded outstanding local farmers during his annual agricultural exposition in Ekiti State.

The high-profile event, held in Ado-Ekiti, culminated in the presentation of a substantial ₦2 million cash award to the state's top-performing farmer, alongside secondary financial incentives and modern farming equipment provided to several runners-up. The initiative, designed to restore dignity to agrarian enterprise, seeks to incentivize youth participation in farming and reverse rural-urban migration.

Addressing community leaders, policy experts, and agricultural cooperatives, Chief Babalola emphasized that sustainable economic stability in Nigeria hinges on grassroots food sovereignty. Accounts from participating farming federations indicate that the annual exhibition displayed an unprecedented variety of cash crops, livestock, and innovative agro-processing techniques produced by local farm settlements.