Rotimi Williams
Rotimi Williams [1] | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | King's College University of Aberdeen School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) |
| Occupation | CEO of Kereksuk Rice Farm |
| Profession | Farmer, entrepreneur |
Rotimi Williams is a farmer and former journalist. He owns Kereksuk Rice Farm in Nasarawa State which is the second largest commercial rice farm in Nigeria by land size.[2]
His farm, which is situated in Nasarawa State in northern Nigeria, currently sits on 45,000 hectares and employs more than 600 natives of Nasarawa [3]
Education
He attended King's College, Lagos. He studied Economics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and has a master's degree in Economics from the same institution. He proceeded to the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), where he obtained a master's degree in Finance and Development Studies.[4]
Career
He was an analyst at the European Economics and Financial Centre in London in 2007. He moved on to be an African contributor at Euromoney Magazine in 2008. He moved on to work at First City Monument Bank in 2008 where his concerns for the agricultural sector started growing as the bank would not adopt policies and gain inroads into the agricultural industry. He left in 2010 to start Kereksuk's farm.
After two years of no land to start his business, he made an offer to a farmer with vast land to help develop it and then share the profit with him 50-50. The deal went well, and he became part owner of 17,296 hectares of farmland. That was how Kereksuk Rice Farm began. [5]
As a visionary, Rotimi increased the land space to 55,000 hectares, and after he and his partner split, he got 45,000 hectares to himself. [6]
References
- ↑ "How This Ex Nigerian Journalist Built A Rice Production Business Worth Over $1 Million Dollars". Startup Tips Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ↑ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "Meet The 35 Year-Old Entrepreneur Who Owns Nigeria's 2nd Largest Rice Farm". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ↑ https://globalfarmernetwork.org/bio/rwilliams/
- ↑ "Mr. Rotimi Williams | Global Expo". www.globalexpo.co.bw. Archived from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ↑ ""I learnt it all on Google"! Former Journalist and Banker Rotimi Williams owns the Second Largest Rice Farm in Nigeria". Bella Naija.
- ↑ Alhassan, Amina; Ekokuje-Emadu, Prisca (2015-08-22). "'Nigeria depended on imported rice for too long'". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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