About the author
Farmer, author, and public educator
Yemi Adesina is a Nigerian author, commercial pig farmer, social worker, and educator writing on African history, geopolitics, economics, diaspora life, and agricultural development. He writes corrective history, comparative geopolitics, survival guides for the UK diaspora, and farming manuals drawn from the farm he runs.
Author-supplied portrait photo (provided for the Yemi Adesina author portfolio site).
The story so far
1991–2010
UK diaspora foundation
Emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1991 and spent two decades studying and working, earning an MBA and a Master's in Social Work.
2010
Return to Nigeria
Returned to Nigeria in 2010 to contribute directly to the country's food production rather than remain in a UK career.
2010–present
Commercial farming at scale
Founded Boyd Agro-Allied Ltd, described on Amazon as one of the largest pig farms in Nigeria, grounding agricultural titles in lived experience.
Mission work
Youth and rural empowerment
Leads Pristine Integrated Farm Resources Ltd, a non-profit promoting youth and rural empowerment, poverty alleviation through education, and the move from subsistence to commercial farming.
YouTube
Public educator: papayemo1
Posted 150+ videos on farming and African history, watched by over 2.5 million viewers across 36+ countries.
2022–present
Author platform
Translated field experience and historical research into books on history, geopolitics, diaspora life, and children's folklore.
Commercial pig farming operation in Nigeria. It is the practical foundation for titles such as Profitable Pig Farming and for the food-security writing.
Non-profit work linking farming to poverty alleviation, youth empowerment, and rural education across Africa.
YouTube
Follow farming and African history content on papayemo1 . Over 150 videos and 2.5M views across 36 countries.
Questions about Yemi
- What is Yemi Adesina's background?
- He emigrated from Nigeria to the United Kingdom in 1991, studied and worked in the UK for 20 years (MBA and Master's in Social Work), and returned to Nigeria in 2010 to contribute to food production through commercial farming and youth empowerment.
- What organisations is he associated with?
- He is founder of Boyd Agro-Allied Ltd (commercial pig farming in Nigeria) and CEO of Pristine Integrated Farm Resources Ltd, a non-profit promoting youth and rural empowerment and helping farmers move from subsistence to commercial farming.
- Why did he become an author?
- He writes from what he does. Farming in Nigeria and researching African history gave him the material for books on history, geopolitics, diaspora life, and agriculture, alongside his YouTube channel.