Unleashing Innovation to Transform Local Food Systems

June 22, 2021 · < 1 minute

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Patience Koku, Nigeria, is a member of the Global Farmer Network and CEO of Replenish Farms. She spoke on “Unleashing Innovation to Transform Local Food Systems” at the Food Systems Summit Dialogues sponsored by CropLife International.

Onyaole Patience Koku

Patience Koku is serving the GFN as Regional Lead: Africa. Patience's farm is located on the Jere Azara irrigation scheme, Kagarko Local government, in Kaduna State Nigeria. 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, like Flour Mills of Nigeria. She is the recipient of the 2019 Kleckner Award from the Global Farmer Network and 2018 Cornell Alliance For Science Farmer of the year. She also serves on the Cornell Alliance For Science advisory board. In her time as a member of the GFN, she has advocated on major stages.