Mr. Toyin Kayo-Ajayi, originally from Nigeria, has emerged as a trailblazer in Canadian agriculture, with a rich entrepreneurial history spanning over two decades. His journey from Nigeria to becoming a distinguished business owner and agricultural professional (owning his farm) in British Columbia, Canada, is a testament to his dedication, commitment to work, and expertise. He farmed with his grandfather from 5 years old and learned traditional African farming practices.
After settling in Canada, Mr. Kayo-Ajayi went into dairy farming, gaining a wealth of Knowledge about Canadian farming practices and the agricultural business industry in Canada. For over 15 years, he has been mentoring Black farmers to enter into the Canadian agriculture industry and mentoring his community in other business ventures within Canada. After 10 years of serving his community on the grassroots level, Mr. Kayo-Ajayi founded the Kara-Kata Afrobeat Society of Canada. It all started with music and food, hosting African cultural community events with his performance band, Kara-Kata Afrobeat Group. He now has 2 performance bands, composes his own music, and runs a community music program.
Since 2019, Mr. Kayo-Ajayi has spearheaded a groundbreaking agricultural project, the Kara-Kata Africa Village Project, where he has successfully experimented growing African cultural vegetables and herbs in Canada. He is paving the way for Black farmers and Black food sovereignty in Canada. As part of this project, he has done extensive research on various farming practices and innovative technology that can benefit the Canadian and African agricultural industries through maximizing productivity, the growing seasons and natural/ organic growing processes.
Beyond his personal achievements, Mr. Kayo-Ajayi has taken a leadership role in advocating for Black farmers and Black food sovereignty in Canada through awareness, education, agricultural conferences, and collaboration with other organizations, government bodies, and agricultural investors. In 2022, he founded the Canadian Black Farmers Association, the only Black agricultural Association in Canada, which advocates for and creates opportunities for African farmers in Canada.
