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June 4, 2025

Nigeria Set to Host First One-Hectare Sustainable Farm University

Model as The African Diaspora Collective Expands Rapidly Distributed to: The Nigerian Eye Newspaper, ECOWAS Agricultural Press Syndicate, National Association of Agricultural Journalists (Nigeria), Agric Today, Ghana Agribusiness Digest, and West Africa AgroTimes

Pictured here at the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University left to right: Dr Ikechi Agbugba FHEA is the Lead Facilitator of the Collaboration, H.E. Davisha L Johnson, Goodwill Ambassador to Georgia and TADC African Embassy, and Rivers State University Vice Chancellor – Prof Isaac Zeb-Obipi

Port Harcourt, Nigeria — In a bold demonstration of Nigeria’s growing leadership in agricultural development, Ambassador Davisha L Johnson, Goodwill Ambassador for the State of Georgia (USA) and African Embassy Ambassador of The African Diaspora Collective (TADC) Worldwide, met today with Rivers State University current Vice Chancellor, Prof Isaac Zeb-Obipi and the Registrar, Mrs. Ibimonia Harry to confirm plans for a transformative campus-based agricultural initiative for research, innovation, and direct connections to TADC Global Black Supply Chain.The meeting, held on June 3, 2025 pictured above at the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University left to right: Dr Ikechi Agbugba FHEA is the Lead Facilitator of the Collaboration, H.E. Davisha L Johnson, Goodwill Ambassador to Georgia and TADC African Embassy, and Rivers State University Vice Chancellor – Prof Isaac Zeb-Obipi, explored a wide-ranging partnership that includes:

– The opening of TADC’s third Nigeria office planned to be on the university’s campus,

– Connect the University students and staff through the Global Black Supply Chain of the Fight for 15 Global Compact

– The establishment of a One-Hectare Sustainable Farm University model (demonstration and training site) — the first of its kind in Africa based at a public university,

– Launch of study abroad, fellowship with Historically Black Colleges like Fort Valley State University in Georgia, and joint training programs between Nigerian and international institutions,

– Strategic alignment with potential USDA and sovereign wealth funds grant funding to accelerate innovation in African academic agriculture and support the project

– Hosting of the Annual International Agricultural Academia Specialty Crop (IAASC) Summit on the schools campus

This expansion is part of Project 2040, the flagship program of the Fight for 15 Global Compact campaign for year one, a worldwide initiative to create 50 million jobs across 15 African countries and 15 heavily populated African descendant countries like Brazil, USA, and United Kingdom by the year 2040. The campaign is aligned with both UN Agenda 2030 and AU Agenda 2063 goals and is accelerating at a rapid pace across West Africa. “Nigeria is not just participating in the global agricultural revolution — it is leading it,” said Ambassador Johnson. “Our partners at Rivers State University understand the power of aligning academics with the soil, the marketplace, and the future of Africa’s food sovereignty.”

Pictured here is RSU Registrar, Mrs. Ibimonia Harry with Ambassador Johnson at their meeting at the new Senate building on campus.

The African Diaspora Collective’s African Embassy recent six-state agribusiness and culture tour across Nigeria in April and the two years of relationship building with RSU Agricultural Department Leadership like Professor Joy Eke-Ejiofor who is now the Director of RSU Entrepreneurship Development Centre laid the foundation for today’s milestone. Over 30 days, Ambassador Johnson and her team engaged with governors, chambers of commerce, and higher education leaders across Lagos, Abuja, Bayelsa, Anambra, Imo, and Oyo States — igniting rapid collaboration across sectors.Now, just two months later, TADC African Embassy is preparing for two high-profile engagements next week:

– A planned MOU signing with the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) in Ibadan to explore the first One Hectare Sustainable Farm Research Model in Africa, and value-added products rooted in African biodiversity that will stem from the farm.

– Participation in the Food & Beverage West Africa Expo on Victoria Island in Lagos to promote intra-African trade and export development for West African producers, the AfCFTA, AU Decade of Women Economic and Financial Inclusion, and the UN Agenda 2030. Ambassador Johnson, who previously led the Georgia-Africa Connection Week for four years in Atlanta, Georgia, also announced the return of the event in Q1 2026 on ground in Nigeria, further strengthening Nigeria–U.S. agricultural and academic ties. With offices now established in Bayelsa, Abuja, and soon Port Harcourt, and with the African Diaspora Collective’s ecosystem rapidly expanding, Nigeria is cementing its place at the forefront of Africa’s next-generation agricultural and economic transformation. “The African Diaspora Collective is building durable bridges between policy, production, and people,” said Ambassador Johnson. “What we’re witnessing in Nigeria is not just momentum — it’s a movement to Re-Brand the Black Farmer for the 22nd century ahead.”

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