04/11/2019
Meet the speaker
Mr. Ogbole Samson is the cofounder – PS Nutraceuticals International Limited, Chief
Agriculture Adviser to First Financial Africa, South Africa and Viridian Science, South
Africa & Guinea; Lead, Agricultural researcher for Mechanical Electrical Electronics
Engineer, Canada and also on the board of Regent, the current winners of the 2019 Wege
prize.
Agriculture for Mr. Samson is more than just food production (zero hunger), it is the
foundation for sustainable development, job creation (no poverty), healthier living as well as
national development. He believes agriculture must adopt the business mindset, technology,
automation, precision, data and be climate smart. He believes “food production should not be
seasonal because hunger is not seasonal”.
Mr. Ogbole Samson certificates include- B.Sc. Biochemistry, Igbinedion University Okada,
Nigeria; M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; PhD Biochemistry, Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (in view), Nigeria; Disruptive Strategy, Harvard
Business School, Massachusetts, USA; Biotechnology from Federal University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria; Introduction to Food and Nutrition from Stanford
University, California, USA; Introduction to population health from The University of
Manchester, England; Greening the Economy from Lund University Sweden; Sustainable
Agriculture for year 2050 from Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands;
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture from The University of Western Australia,
Australia and Public Health from University at Albany, New York, USA.
Mr. Samson is a two time TEDx speaker and a one-time TED idea-search speaker, In 2018 he
was recognized amongst the top 7 innovators in Africa by CNN Africa & by EFCC as one of
the young and legitimate innovative mind.
His team was part of the Ogun state Investors Forum of 2018, He was part of the Lagos
Farmers’ Team who met and discussed with all gubernatorial aspirants for the 2019 elections
to draw a road map for agriculture, he was also a part of the documentary – “Swallow – food
security in Nigeria’s changing climate”, and the company PSN is the owner of Nigeria’s first
Smart Farms called PSN Smart Farms – providing free accommodation, 24 hours light, 24hours water, 24 hours internet and free food for the staff on the farm. PSN has been featured
in 64 countries till date in tabloids, blogs and visual media.
Mr. Samson Ogbole is the conveyor of “Soilless farming for schools”, a project dedicated to
introducing students to soilless farming as well as modern agricultural technology, and also
sets up farms for such schools at no cost.
Mr. Samson Ogbole’s creativity and entrepreneurial drive has had him featured on CNN’s
African Voices, Deutsche Welle, Reuters TV, Channels TV etc., featured on every major
news tabloid in Nigeria, and many more. He is a member of Association of Vertical Farmers,
and The African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF).