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Reviving Badagry’s Coconut Heritage: Tourists Visit to Opa Farm By Anago-Osho, James Akeem

For generations, coconut production has been an integral part of the heritage, economy, and identity of Badagry and its surrounding communities. However, since the early 2000s, the steady decline of coconut plantations has become a source of concern, threatening both a traditional livelihood and an important aspect of the region’s agricultural heritage. A recent educational tour of  Opa Farm Ltd  in Ajara Vetho, Badagry, offers renewed hope that this rich legacy can still be preserved. The farm, covering more than one hundred hectares of land, stands as one of the region’s remarkable agricultural success stories. It was established in the 1950s by the late  Joseph Ajose Opa  and was later incorporated as a Limited Liability Company in 1980. The visit was more than an excursion through a coconut plantation; it was a lesson in generational wealth, sustainable agriculture, and family succession. Opa Farm demonstrates the importance of involving children in family enterp...