We are delighted to announce that Dr. Stephen Adejoro has been awarded the prestigious Farm Foundation Innovator of the Year Award for 2024. This award recognizes his outstanding contributions to addressing challenges in the agriculture and food sector.
As the founder and president of the Livestock Industry Foundation for Africa (LIFA), Dr. Adejoro has demonstrated exceptional leadership in finding solutions for rural livestock farmers in Africa. His expertise as a practitioner, consultant, and advocate for animal food security has made a significant impact in the agri-business sector.
The four award recipients are:
R.J. Hildreth Public Policy Award – Dr. Jayson Lusk, Vice President and Dean, Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Farm Foundation Transformational Leadership Award – Dr. Robert Fraley, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto Company
Farm Foundation Innovator of the Year Award – Dr. Stephen Adejoro, Director, Livestock Industry Foundation for Africa – LIFA
Farm Foundation Emerging Leader Award – Dr. Yangxuan Liu, Professor and Interim Department Head, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
We look forward to celebrating Dr. Adejoro’s achievements at the Chairman’s Dinner during the June Round Table meeting in Colorado. To learn more about the Innovator of the Year Award and Dr. Adejoro’s work, please visit farmfoundation.org/innovatoroftheyearaward.
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Adejoro on this well-deserved recognition!
Heartfelt Congratulations on Winning the Farm Foundation Innovator of the Year Award
From Dr. Olaife Olaitan of CHI:
Congratulations, my brother. We are very proud of you and of this great achievement. Well done. I pray for more grace and anointing for greater heights and achievements in time and eternity. More grease to your elbow and more feathers to your cap. God bless you and all yours.
From Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, Group Managing Director, Amo Farms:
Congratulations highly respected Sir. We are very proud of you and your laudable achievements. Thank God for your leadership, mentorship, integrity, and legacy. We wish you the very best, Sir.
From LIFA contacts in Ghana:
Heartiest congratulations to you, Dr., on winning the prestigious Farm Foundation’s Innovator of the Year Award! Your dedication to innovation and your tireless efforts in imparting knowledge and positively impacting lives across Africa are truly commendable. This recognition is a testament to your passion and the transformative impact of your ideas. Well done and well deserved! Cheers to good health and long life, and I’m sure many more of these awards will follow. Once again, congratulations to you, Dr.; we are proud of you.
From Professor Oluyemi:
Yes, a well-deserved victory and award are a truly dignified ceremony to which the Nigerian premier University and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine should be invited. Congratulations to a rare achiever! God will continue to lead you to greater achievements in good health and happiness, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
From Mr. Onallo Akpa, Director-General of Poultry Association of Nigeria:
This is a laudable and well-deserved and recognized world honor that must be celebrated by all well-meaning Nigerians. Congratulations, the emeritus professor and grand knowledge master standing strong at all times. I, on behalf of myself and my family, wish you good health, a long life, and added prosperity.
From Dr. Ibikunle A. Faramade, President, IFVMAAW:
It gladdens our hearts to celebrate one of our fathers in the profession, a doyen of private veterinary practice in Nigeria, a poultry consultant of no mean repute, a great innovator, cosmopolitan, organic scholar, and visionary, Dr. S. O. Adejoro, President, Livestock Foundation for Africa. Congratulations!
From Vincent Abuka, Liberia:
Hurrah! Kudos to Dr. Stephen Adejoro, the LIFA CEO, for this meritorious award.
From Usman Dantata:
Good news and great achievement for the LIFA foundation. More success and more upliftment to our great company. We are really proud of you among all. Up LIFA, UP NIGERIA.
From Mrs. Mary Adejoro, LIFA Director of Administration:
Congratulations on this award of Innovator of the Year 2024 by Farm Foundation. Seeth thou a man diligent in his works/calling, he shall stand before Kings and not mean men. A golden fish cannot be hidden, neither can a bright star shine without being noticed. Congratulations to my man who is ever resilient in his calling and evidently being backed up by the Lord who he devotedly serves. You have made us proud by your consistency that indeed hard work pays. May the Lord continue to endow you with more strength, sound health, sound mind, and zeal to project the profession you love so dearly. We are happy to be part of this success story. To God alone be all the Glory. Omo owa, omo ekun, wo YAYI LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY FOUNDATION FOR AFRICA ON TOP. UP LIFA.
Once again, congratulations, Dr. Stephen Adejoro, on this remarkable achievement! Your dedication and leadership are an inspiration to us all.
