Adewale
arrived United States with $6,000 earned from his vegetable harvest at his
Lagos farm enough only to pay for his first semester of classes in Organic Agriculture at Washington State University
He was
named member of the board of directors of Washington’s Tilth Alliance and has helped
team of students at WSU to create a web-based tool that helps Washington
farmers measure their carbon footprint. He gives them ideas for how they could
reduce that footprint by adjusting the way they farm
Reacting
to question on what he would do with the money, Adewale said: “I plan to use the money to build a phone app that will help
Nigerian farmers grow more crops, using fewer resources, with a lighter touch
on the planet.”
According
to the President and CEO of Bullitt, Denis
Hayes, “Cornelius just had a magnetism, energy and
charm that made him irresistible. He came with rave recommendations from his
professors, who believe he can be a transformational force in agriculture."
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