About
Taiwo Oduala
President / Founder (ODUATAJ FARMS)
Oduataj Farms
Welcome! Thank you for taking the time to learn more about Oduataj Farms.
Oduataj Farms is a family-owned business, that has been in existence since the year 1982 in Nigeria. Oduataj Farms is currently run by Mr. Taiwo Oduataj.
Taiwo Oduala is a Nigerian born humanitarian philanthropist, Farmer and film maker, with 32 years wealth of experience in farming / agriculture and the entertainment industries. He was born on March 10th 1976 in Lagos Nigeria to the family of Late Shukurat Afinnih and Major Otunba Babatunde Adesoji Oduala
Mr. Oduala is a Humanitarian internationally known for advocating for farmers and promoting Agriculture in Nigeria as the ‘new oil”. Mr. Oduatala is the President of Oduataj Farms and Co-Founder of Oduataj Agricultural Foundation. As a world class Film Director /producer /Actor, who is also the CEO/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- ODUATAJ PRODUCTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT INC USA, he has used his clout and influence in the entertainment industry to promote Agriculture in Nigeria and diaspora
Mr. Taiwo is also the Founder / President of the famous AFRO AWARDS in Los Angeles USA, this award event brings together major influential and notable individuals globally. The AFRO AWARDS in Los Angeles USA, one of the major ways by which Mr. Oduala and his team encouraged Agriculture in Africa and diaspora. At this prestigious AFRO AWARDS, recognizing farmers in Africa and diaspora for their relentless efforts despite many difficulties is a major part of the award ceremony. He is also the CEO/ Executive Director of ODUATAJ FOUNDATION, an organization well known for helping the poor, needy and vulnerable worldwide, ODUATAJ FOUNDATION has made positive impacts in the lives of many in Africa, Europe, United Kingdom and America.
He has won several awards in Agriculture, such as the famous Young Farmers Award, and earned several Laurel’s from his movies and humanitarian services globally. He is a graduate of Sociology from Lagos State University, and also studied Film making from Colorado film school, USA.
Oduataj Farms started over 40 years ago as a small family farm, with just half a plot of land and five workers, which were basically the Oduala family members only (Mr & Mrs Oduala) and their children. Today, we operate four Poultry farms in Nigeria (Oyo, Ogun, Lagos and Kogi States), one piggery farm in Ogun State with over 500 pigs, our arable farmland spans over 50 acres of land in the aforementioned four states in Nigeria, where we function with over 100 contract staff throughout and 20 in Nigeria and over 200 members in our agricultural foundation worldwide.
Our family has been involved in subsistence and arable farming since 1982 and we have served over 10,000 customers for over forty years in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
At Oduataj Farms, we place tremendous value on our history and heritage, we are also proud of the fact that we are not just a farm, but we have been well known for our ability to promote Agriculture in Nigeria and diaspora, through our diverse Agricultural programs, we have been able to help local farmers in Nigeria and, also linking them up with local and international Agricultural opportunities.
One of our core competences is also our ability to support African Farmers home and abroad, and our passion to empower same, this inspired our NGO called “Oduataj Agricultural Foundation”, a group of different professionals bound by a common interest “Agriculture”. Oduataj Agricultural Foundation has over 200 members spreading all over Africa and we are still counting. At O.A. Foundation, one of our main goals is to encourage young Africans to embrace Agriculture and pursue same as a lifetime career.
Our Foundation has been able to support over 20 young graduates / college students in studying Agriculture as a profession and over 2,000 youths and young adults have benefited from our various agricultural programs.
We are glad you have taken our time to check out our website and we look forward to serving you!
Mission
To become the best Agricultural society in Africa that inspires, promotes and develops its members and its community locally and internationally.
Vision
Creating an atmosphere where young people can aspire to embrace agriculture and prosper with same.
Aims
To promote modern farming practices, collaboration, and growth within the agricultural sector.
Our Core Values
At Oduataj Farms our style of farming is directly tied to our family’s history of excellence, resilience and hard work. Our crops are well cultivated from the seed stage to nursery, and eventually harvest stage. Our mode of harvesting is clean, following all government regulations and procedures, avoiding wastage, yet considering the convenience and safety of our harvesters and final consumers.
From the inception of Oduataj Farms, our family’s focus has been on hard work, honest, treating our workers and animals well, with the consciousness of reducing environmental pollution in all our activities, we care deeply for the land around us and treat our soil with attention and respect.
We Grow Crops
The following are some of the crops we grow
- Maize / corn:
- Cassava / Yams
- Plantain
- Pepper & vegetables
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