Fund Distributes Inputs To Nasarawa, Niger Farmers To Boost Productivity

One Acre Fund Nigeria, has flagged off  the distribution of its 2026 Inputs to small holder farmers in a bid to enhance food production in Nasarawa, Niger, Kwara and Platuea States.

One Acre Fund is a social enterprise supporting smallholder farmers with access to financing, quality agricultural inputs, training, and market linkages.

Since launching in Nigeria in 2018, the program has grown to serve over 600,000 farmers across Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau states, helping farmers increase productivity, resilience, and income.

Speaking at the flag off ceremony in the Abioga community, Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, the Trees Lead for One Acre Fund Nigeria, Zainab Haruna said that the gesture was to help the beneficiaries boost their yields during the raining season farming.

According to her, the benefiting farmers are those who had enrolled in the organisation’s credits programme for the 2026 season which made them have access to the inputs including bags of fertilizer, seeds, and other protective equipment like masks and gloves.

“What we are doing is bridging that gap effectively by ensuring that we provide these facilities to farmers.

“So, rather than farmers waiting until they have all of the money to purchase their inputs, they can use a small amount to enroll in the programme, access the inputs, and then over the course of the next five to six months, they are then able to slowly pay back their loan.

“It ensures that they are able to continue running their farming enterprise. They have access to the training because we also make sure that all our farmers are trained, and that way we ensure that their yield for the season is verified and they are able to get their yield for the season,” she stated.

On his part, the Communications Specialist for One Acre Fund Nigeria, Kazi Nanyah said as a result of the planting season, the organisation was distributing 9,000 metric tonnes of agricultural inputs on credit to 88,000 participating farmers across Nasarawa, Kwara, Niger, and Plateau States.

He noted that the initiative was designed to address barriers faced by smallholder farmers, including limited access to credit, rising input costs, and inefficient last-mile distribution systems.

“As Nigeria enters the 2026 planting season, the country’s food system continues to face structural constraints, including rising input costs, limited access to agricultural finance, and persistent inefficiencies in distribution at the community level.

“For millions of smallholder farmers who produce the bulk of Nigeria’s food, these constraints directly translate into lower productivity and heightened vulnerability.

“It is against this backdrop that One Acre Fund Nigeria has commenced the distribution of 9,000 tonnes of agricultural inputs to 88,000 farmers across Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau states.

“While modest relative to national demand, the intervention provides a practical case study in addressing systemic bottlenecks that have long constrained smallholder productivity,” Nanyah said.

المصدر: Leadership (Nigeria)