Title: Jacob Oluwayanmife Abiodun - Coconoto Enterprise
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Category: AGRICULTURE
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Description: Jacob Oluwayanmife Abiodun is an innovative engineer and entrepreneur passionate about transforming Africa’s coconut value chain through sustainable technology. He is the Founder and CEO of Coconoto, an agritech enterprise that develops indigenous machines and eco-friendly solutions for coconut processing and waste management. Jacob holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), and has over five years of experience spanning engineering design, mobile software development, data analysis, and automation. Driven by a deep commitment to circular economy principles, he leads the development of products such as the automated coconut dehusking and deshelling machines and the Cococycle Hub, which converts coconut husks into cocopeat, fiber, and bioplastic. His innovation has earned multiple recognitions, including the TotalEnergies Startupper Award for Best Circular Economy Project in Nigeria, Top winner of the Lagos Agrithon by Lagos state ministry of Agriculture, and Most outstanding contribution to sustainable Agriculture in Nigeria Award by YAC to the Consular General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the EU Youth Sounding Board. Jacob is passionate about building sustainable systems that empower farmers, create jobs, and reduce carbon emissions across Africa’s agricultural sector.