Meet Rotimi Williams, one of Nigeria's most ambitious rice farmers

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April 4, 2017 11:17 PM

He owns the second largest commercial rice farm in Nigeria.

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“The first thing you have to decide before you start is are you an entrepreneur or are you a 9 to 5 person?” Rotimi Williams on Aim Higher Africa Ignite Series

Recent stats have shows that Nigerians consume over 5 million metric tonnes of rice every year. A huge amount of these numbers are from imports.

With the crash of global oil prices and its resultant recessionary effect, Rotimi Williams, an ambitious entrepreneur and rice farmer, is on a quest to change that.

A former journalist, Williams is the owner of Kereksuk Rice Farm, the second largest commercial rice farm in Nigeria by land size. His farm is situated in Nasarawa state in Northern Nigeria, and currently sits on 45,000 hectares, employing more than 600 natives of Nasarawa. But what was the light bulb moment that made Williams decide to give up on the 9 to 5 life and embark on a journey filled with so many disappointments?

Hear his story in this video:

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