Inconsistent crop yield for smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Challenge Background

Smallholder farmers often experience inconsistent and irregular crop yields due to various reasons. One of them is Lack of adaptive seedlings to withstand challenging weather conditions like drought and floods. Additionally, environmental factors like bush burning and other forms of soil degradation also contribute to poor crop yield. The Consequences could result to Poor turn-over, Increased Rural to Urban Migration as and food insecurity.

What we are looking for

We are looking to setup a nursery center that raises adaptive seedlings for individuals and organizations. Moreover we hope to acquire professional training, tools and alternative knowledge to suppurt advocacy and awareness programs against bush burning and other forms of soil degradation. We are open to any additional soil regeneration concepts and products that can increase crop output.

Solution criteria

Promoting innovative techniques of farming to optimize plant growth.
Easy to operate
Off-grid Purposes

What we offer

We will offer local labor, a strategic environment, monitoring, assessment, and management.

Agritech and Social Innovation Hub

located in Makurdi, Benue State, serves as a commercial nerve center for agribusiness. Our primary focus is to provide intensive capacity-building programs for farmers and youths in innovative agriculture and agribusiness services. We also desirous to identifying and developing local innovators and entrepreneurs, as we believe that agritech has the potential to lift many young people out of poverty.

Nigeria

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Deadline:

31-March-23

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