VANGUARD ECONOMIC DISCOURSE: Xtralarge Farms’ boss shares sector experience

By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor

Nigeria’s leading agro-industrial establishment, Xtralarge Farms & Resorts, is set to shed light on the operating environment of Nigeria’s agriculture sector at the upcoming Vanguard Economic Discourse.

The 2026 edition of the Vanguard Economic Discourse is scheduled for this week, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, starting at 9 am.

The theme of this year’s edition is Food Security and Socio-economic Stability: Options for Nigeria’s Agriculture Sector Rebound.

The Group Managing Director and Co-founder of Xtralarge Farms & Resorts, Dr. Mrs Moji Davids, who features at the event as a Panelist is expected to shed more light on the experiences of farmers in Nigeria.

The event which parades an array of key agro-sector leaders, has the Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, as the chairman, while Dr. Hussein Gadain, ECOWAS/ Nigeria Resident Representative of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN/ FAO) is setting the stage for incisive discussion as the Keynote Speaker.

A group of eminent stakeholders in Nigeria’s agriculture and food value chain drawn from public and private sectors have been assembled as panelists.

The Panel session would be headed by the Honorable Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Muktar Maiha.

It will also feature Mrs Dede Ahoefa Ekoue, Country Director, United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Other Panelists include Mohammed Magaji, President, All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN; and Arc. Kabir Ibrahim, President of Nigeria Agribusiness Group, NABG.

The eminent stakeholders slated to contribute knowledge at the event would also include representatives of financial institutions with the Agric Desks of Commercial Banks in the formal and networking sessions.

Dr. Moji Davids, who is also the Managing Director of Xtralarge Global Agritourism Ltd (UK), is a trailblazing agripreneur.

As a renowned farmer, entrepreneur, and advocate for sustainable agriculture and tourism she has dedicated her career to revolutionizing the agricultural sector. She has undergone extensive training in animal husbandry, crop management, organic farming, and more.

She has groomed her company’s growth into a leading food and agricultural company in Nigeria.

Xtralarge Farms boasts of 14 farm locations across Nigeria with Business offices in Lagos, Abuja, and other states as well as international presence in the UK, Dubai, US, Europe, and Canada;

21 branded products, including the award-winning Xtralarge Meal; Pioneered digital technology farming in Nigeria (2016); and holds 200,000 members within the Xtralarge community

The Vanguard Economic Summit has gained traction in the past eight years as a major public-private sector platform for reviews and cross-fertilization of economic development ideas by Nigeria’s public and private sector leaders.

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