Dr Manzo Daniel Maigari - Nigeria 🇳🇬

Dr Manzo holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria. After graduation, his interest went to public health, leading to the importation of poults and beoming a partner in a company Tungsai Nigeria Ltd which managed the Lagos ultramordern abattoir.

In 1999, he started a catfish hatchery in Lagos and, in 2005, started a vegetable oil processing plant with focus on groundnut oil and later soy oil. In 2015, he was appointed Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry, Kaduna State, in 2017 Commissioner of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, then back to Agric in 2018 till May 2019. In June 2019, Dr Manzo was appointed acting Director General of the Nigerian Agribusiness Group (NABG). He is an alumni of the Lee Kwuan Yew Institute for public policy, also entrepreneurship in emerging economies at Harvard.

"I became a Champion to build capacity and be able to impart knowledge that will enable growth in the Agricultural sector. I want Agriculture to drive the Nigerian economy"

Agribusiness Academy says: "You can tell Dr Manzo's impact is already being felt in Nigeria and beyond. We cannot wait to help amplify it."