The British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, has committed $7.5 million to Nigerian agri-tech platform Babban Gona to strengthen food security and climate resilience for smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria.
The investment aims to address key challenges facing smallholder farmers, including poor access to finance, quality inputs, agronomic training, and reliable markets.
Babban Gona’s Artificial Intelligence-powered platform provides comprehensive end-to-end services for smallholders, including high-quality agricultural inputs, financial credit, training on climate-smart practices, and support with harvest, storage, and access to market.
This investment is expected to improve yields, incomes, and climate resilience for around 140,000 smallholder farmers in northern Nigeria by 2029.
The partnership underscores the UK-Nigeria commitment to sustainable and inclusive growth, with the UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Florence Eshalomi, expressing pride in standing alongside BII to announce the investment, which will transform smallholder agriculture in Nigeria.
