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Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu's project, through the Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio, is boosting the living standards of smallholder farmers in Imo State, Nigeria.
Growing up in Nigeria, Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu spent his after-school hours raising poultry and cattle. After high school, as he participated in youth and citizens' associations helping farmers, Ikegwuonu quickly became aware that the rural community had little access to information about farming practices and environmental issues. In 2003, he founded the Smallholders Foundation to provide the rural community with information - via the radio - on contemporary agricultural techniques and environmental conservation. Ikegwuonu, who has a bachelor of arts in history and international studies and a master's degree in cooperation and development, is becoming known as a change-maker who fights poverty using new interactive technology
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Over 90 per cent of Nigeria's population live on less than US$2 a day. Most of these people are small farmers, who find it difficult to get vital sources of information that could help them improve their farming methods and raise their living standards. So Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu wants to build...