Nasir Yammama is a Creative Technologist and Entrepreneur. He is the founder of Verdant, an Agri-Tech value chain company that offers innovative solutions to farmers and other stakeholders for improved food production using novel technologies. His professional interests include design, enterprise, renewable energies, and agriculture.

Nasir has had mentoring from renowned entrepreneur and chairman of Virgin Group, Richard Branson, after winning 1st place at the British Council’s Enterprise Challenge competition. Nasir was recently named one of Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 Rising Stars to watch.

In this talk, Nasir tells us how he plans on sending Jollof Rise to space. Nasir Yammama is a Creative Technologist and Entrepreneur. He is the founder of Verdant, an Agri-Tech value chain company that offers innovative solutions to farmers and other stakeholders for improved food production using novel technologies. His professional interests include design, enterprise, renewable energies, and agriculture. Nasir has had mentoring from renowned entrepreneur and chairman of Virgin Group, Richard Branson, after winning 1st place at the British Council’s Enterprise Challenge competition. Nasir was recently named one of Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 Rising Stars to watch. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx