ABOUT US
AT THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, WE ARE SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPOWERING SMALL HOLDER AND LARGE-SCALE FARMERS WITH THE AIM OF FIGHTING POVERTY BY HELPING PEOPLE BUILD REGENERATIVE FARMS AND IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY.
HISTORY
“We must Produce What we Eat and Eat What we Produce”
President Muhammadu Buhari. GCFR.
This has been the desire of President Muhammadu Buhari, gcfr. since he took over the reins of Power in 2015. as a man who understands that Poverty limits potential. Opportunity will lead to prosperity—for individuals, families, and communities. He understands that a sustainable business approach is the most effective path to creating opportunity that lasts. And that burning desire to lift the nation out of poverty gave birth to National Agency for Agricultural Development (NAAD)
IMPACT
NAAD program has helped transform the lives of millions of Nigerians in poor communities by helping them learn to improve their farms, businesses, and industries.
760B (Naira) Financial Benefits
532,000 Beneficiaries
36% Women Beneficiaries
OUR VISION
A sustainable nation where ALL-IN LOW-INCOME community have the opportunity to prosper.
OUR MISSION
To help people build businesses and markets that increase incomes and ultimately fight poverty by Empowering small-scale farmers and business people with the skills and knowledge they need to earn more money.
- Train farmers how to improve the quality and yields of their crops and earn higher prices
- Train and mentor small-scale Famers in the skills to grow their business and create jobs
- Organizing seminars and workshops that is anchored on innovative farming techniques. Connectthese emerging businesses and farms to better markets, suppliers, and financing.
- Work with large companies to incorporate small-scale suppliers into their business models
- Help local companies like food processors and exporters improve their capacity to buy from small-scale producers
- Advise finance providers on how to expand services to underserved farmers and entrepreneurs.
Fix market gaps by training local service providers to support emerging farms and businesses.
- Advise on local and national policies that will improve business opportunities for small-scale producers.
- Leverage technology to improve connections and transparency within a market and to scale up effective solutions.
