Winner to get varsity scholarship as Brightest Agric Science Contest begins April

JustMedia Production, an ideation and content production firm, has unveiled a national quiz competition to promote the study of agricultural science with technology across high schools in Africa.

In a statement on Sunday, Tosin Tiodunmo, the firm’s head of operations, said the Brightest National Agric Science Quiz Contest was launched to mark the company’s 20th anniversary.

Tiodunmo said the curriculum-based quiz would allow students to win life-changing full-funded university scholarships.

She added that due to the low take-off of agricultural development, the initiative was developed to deliberately increase food production and preservation through technology in Africa.

“JustMedia Productions (a subsidiary of DM Holdings), Africa’s foremost ideation and content production firm has developed the Brightest National Agric Science Quiz Contest to promote the study of agricultural science with technology across high schools in Africa,” the statement reads.

“Brightest National Agric Science Quiz Contest is an edutaining, interactive and simple-to-follow science-themed, curriculum-based quiz contest that allows real students with real passion, to compete and win life-changing fully funded university scholarships just by exhibiting their unique talents.

“With the world’s population hovering around 8bn people, Africa is facing a myriad of challenges, especially in her growth and development.

“Research reveals that over 60% of the world’s arable land is in Africa, making Africa a pivot in solving this seemingly huge problem.

“However, industrial agricultural development in Africa has had very low offtake. For this to change positively, there is the need for Africa to start a deliberate agricultural revolution, which will astronomically increase food production, food processing and food preservation using technology.

“We are convinced that working with these young minds with the right education and motivation is one sure way to start the awareness and invariably the revolution needed to change the narrative positively.”

Tiodunmo noted that the best 81 candidates among over 16,000 students who participated in the online national qualifying examination will converge in Lagos in April for the second stage, which will be aired live on designated media platforms.

“The online national qualifying examination witnessed the participation of over 16,000 brilliant students from over 2000 secondary schools (public and private) across Nigeria,” she said.

“The best 81 students from the NQE will proceed to the second stage – the TV series of the competition, where these students will converge in Lagos to battle it out in an ultra-modern IT-driven quiz show to determine the winners for the season.

“The maiden edition of Brightest National Agric. Science Quiz contest show will be transmitted from April 2024 on DSTV Africa Magic Family, AIT Network, TVC Lagos and across the Brightest National Agric. Science Quiz Contest digital platforms.”