About the Program
The Graduate Agripreneur Programme (GAP) is designed to help graduates establish sustainable agribusiness ventures and demonstrate that agriculture can be a profitable career path.
The program equips participants with:
Practical agribusiness training
Mentorship from industry experts
Access to land and farming tools
Seed funding to start or scale their agribusinesses
The initiative also aims to reduce youth unemployment and strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural sector by turning graduates into job creators.
The initiative also aims to reduce youth unemployment and strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural sector by turning graduates into job creators.
Grant Value
₦1,500,000 equity-free grant per winner
Total funding for participants can reach over ₦22 million across the cohort depending on the number of selected agripreneurs.
Additional Benefits
Selected participants receive:
Agribusiness capacity development training
Mentorship and business advisory
Access to farmland and farming infrastructure
Market linkages and investor connections
Opportunity to launch agribusiness ventures within partner universities
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants typically must:
Be graduates of agricultural or related faculties
Have a viable agribusiness idea or existing venture
Submit a detailed agribusiness proposal
Be willing to participate in training and pitch sessions.
Businesses can be at idea stage, prototype stage, or already operating.
Partner Universities
The program currently collaborates with institutions such as:
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
University of Ibadan
University of Ilorin
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Selection Process
The application process involves:
Submission of agribusiness proposal
Technical review by experts
Shortlisting of top applicants
Live pitch session before a panel
Final selection of winners.
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