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GFN’s Patience Koku, a farmer from Nigeria, was a speaker at an event for @WomenScienceDay at the UN headquarters in New York City. á‰ á‹¨áŠ«á‰²á‰µ 11, 2020, she spoke about the importance of all farmers having access to technology.

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Onyaole á‰µá‹•áŒáˆ¥á‰µ Koku

Patience Koku is serving the GFN as Regional Lead: áŠ ááˆªáŠ«. á‹¨á‰µá‹•áŒáˆµá‰µ áŠ¥áˆáˆ» á‹¨áˆšáŒˆáŠ˜á‹ á‰ áŒ„áˆ¬ áŠ á‹›áˆ« á‹¨áˆ˜áˆµáŠ– áŠ¥á‰…á‹µ áˆ‹á‹ áŠá‹, áŠ«áŒ‹arko á‹¨áŠ áŠ«á‰£á‰¢ áˆ˜áŠ•áŒáˆ¥á‰µ, á‰ áŠ«á‹±áŠ“ áŒá‹›á‰µ áŠ“á‹áŒ„áˆªá‹« á‹áˆµáŒ¥. The farm produces two crops annually under center pivot irrigation. They grow mostly seed corn and corn grain for major food processing companies in Nigeria, áŠ¥áŠ•á‹° áŠ“á‹áŒ„áˆªá‹« á‹±á‰„á‰µ á‹á‰¥áˆªáŠ«á‹Žá‰½. á‹¨áŠ¥áˆ· á‰°á‰€á‰£á‹ áŠ“á‰µ 2019 á‹¨áŠáˆŽáŠ¨áˆáŠáˆ áˆ½áˆáˆ›á‰µ áŠ¨á‹“áˆˆáˆ áŠ á‰€á áŒˆá‰ áˆ¬ áŠ á‹á‰³áˆ áŠ¥áŠ“ 2018 á‹¨á‹“áˆ˜á‰± áŠ®áˆáŠ”áˆ áŠ áˆŠá‹«áŠ•áˆµ áˆˆáˆ³á‹áŠ•áˆµ áŒˆá‰ áˆ¬. áŠ¥áˆ·áˆ á‰ áŠ®áˆáŠ”áˆ áŠ áˆŠá‹«áŠ•áˆµ áˆˆáˆ³á‹áŠ•áˆµ áŠ áˆ›áŠ«áˆª á‰¦áˆá‹µ á‹áˆµáŒ¥ á‰µáˆ áˆ«áˆˆá‰½. In her time as a member of the GFN, she has advocated on major stages.