Elliot O. Faminu, Mfs
National Public Relations Officer
+234 803 715 0828,
e.faminu@fison.org.ng
efaminu@hotmail.com

Elliot is the Head, Communication Support at Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority.

An experienced agricultural extension and advisory professional, he consults on Agricultural Technology (AgriTech) and Development. A passionate advocate for technological solutions and initiatives, he remains constantly updated on emerging trends.

Elliot is an agripreneur involved in mentoring AgriTech startups, a volunteer Master Trainer for N-Power, an empowerment initiative of the Social Investment Programme of the Nigerian Government.

A FATE Foundation volunteer and Mentor at The GreenRise Innovation Hub.

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NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• Head, Communication Support at Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority.
• Director, Fisheries Department at Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture.
• National Public Relations Officer, FISON, 2020 - 2024.
• Treasurer, FISON Lagos State Chapter. 2019 - 2021.
• Training-of-Trainers workshop on 'Formulating Cost Effective Pelletized Floating Fish Feed' facilitated by West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Implemented by Winrock International Volunteer Technical Assistance (VTA) Program . 5th - 9th July 2021.
• Editor, FISON Lagos State Chapter. 2017 - 2019.
• Powering Agriculture; Sustainable Energy for Food. USAID, Duke Energy, BMZ, Technology Arts Sciences.
• Website Design and Development Consultant, Lagos State Commercial Agriculture Development Project. 2010 - 2017.
• Website Design and ICT Consultant, Lagos State Maiden Food Security Summit. November 2016.
• Desk Officer, ICT Resource Clinic. Lagos State/ World Bank FADAMA III, Component IV. 2011 – 2017.
• Farm Radio International Farmer Program e-Course. Commonwealth of Learning and the Government of Canada, February 2013.
• Training Workshop on Development of Organic Agriculture, Certification, and Trade in Africa. Washington State University & United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service, Office of Capacity Building and Development, Borlaug Fellowship Program, July, 2010.
• Head, ICT and Course Oficer. Lagos State Agriculture-Based Youth Empowerment Scheme (AgricYES) 2009 - 2010.
• Best Subject Matter Specialist, at Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority, 2009.
• Survey of the Catfish Farming Industry in Nigeria. World Bank/ International Development (IDA) Association, November 29 - December 1, 2004.
• Intensive Fisheries Extension Technology (IFET). on Fish Capture, Culture, Post Harvest Technology by Nigeria Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Lagos State, July 16 - October 5, 2001.

PUBLICATIONS

• Haematological profile, Food composition and Digestive Enzyme Assay in the Gut of the African Bony-tongue fish, Heterotis (Clupisudis) niloticus (Cuvier 1829) (osteoglossidae). Tropical Zoology, 12: 1999. A Research project submitted to the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Agriculture Technology.


• Short articles on LinkedIn