About

Mr. Ogbole Samson is the Lead trainer of Soilless Farm lab (Eupepsia Place limited), Chief Agriculture Adviser to First Financial Africa, South Africa and Viridian Science, South Africa & Guinea; Lead, Agricultural researcher for Mechanical Electrical Electronics Engineer Canada, also on the board of Regent, the current winners of the 2019 Wege prize ex-cofounder at PS Nutraceuticals International Limited, Nigeria Agriculture for Mr. Samson is more than just food production (zero hunger), it is the foundation for sustainable development, job creation (no poverty), healthier living as well as national development. He believes agriculture must adopt the business mindset, technology, automation, precision agriculture, data analytics and be climate smart. He believes “food production should not be seasonal because hunger is not seasonal”. Mr. Ogbole Samson certificates include- B.Sc. Biochemistry, IgbinedionUniversity Okada, Nigeria; M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; PhD Biochemistry, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (in view), Nigeria;Disruptive Strategy, Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA; Biotechnology from Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria; Introduction to Food and Nutrition from Stanford University, California, USA; Introduction to population health from The University of Manchester, England; Greening the Economy fromLund University Sweden; Sustainable Agriculture for year 2050 fromWageningen University and Research, Netherlands; Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture from The University of Western Australia, Australiaand Public Health from University at Albany, New York, USA. Mr. Samson is a two time TEDx speaker and a one-time TED idea-search speaker; in 2018 he was recognized amongst the top 7 innovators in Africa by CNN Africa & by EFCC as one of the young and legitimate innovative mind. Mr. Samson Ogbole’s creativity and entrepreneurial drive has had him featured on CNN’s African Voices, Deutsche Welle, Reuters TV, Channels TV etc., featured on every major news tabloid in Nigeria, and many more. He is a member of Association of Vertical Farmers, and The African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF).He was recently named amongst “The Meaningful Business 100 leaders globally who are combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals” by Hottopics (https://bit.ly/2NwQxz6).