Kola Masha
21/05/2022
Managing Partner, Baban Gouna
Managing Partner, Baban Gouna
Kola is the Founder and Managing Director of Babban Gona, an agricultural social enterprise that provides key services to smallholder farmers that result in significant yield increases, around 2.5-3x the national average. Prior to Babban Gona, Kola was a Managing Director and CEO of a major subsidiary in the Notore Group, one of Nigeria’s leading agricultural conglomerates, where he raised US$24 Million to develop an integrated agricultural trading, production and processing business. In addition, Kola has extensive public sector experience as Senior Advisor to the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture.
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