The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) says it is strengthening job creation and economic growth by expanding financing for Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

Speaking at NADF’s first Networking Session with Fund Managers in Abuja, Executive Secretary Mohammed Ibrahim said the Fund was created to close funding gaps and make agriculture more attractive to investors. The session focused on unlocking long-term capital for agribusiness under the theme “Unlocking Agribusiness Financing in Nigeria: NADF as a Catalytic Partner.”

Ibrahim said NADF is deploying structured lending and blended financing tools that support farmers, reduce investment risks, and grow the agri-food value chain. These efforts align with the government’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security and GDP expansion.

Recent NADF programmes include support for 12,000 women cassava farmers, a new climate-finance and insurance partnership, and the launch of AgGrow, a digital M&E platform that provides subsidies and monitors activities across major crop value chains.

Ibrahim added that such initiatives are designed to raise yields, attract private capital, and boost agriculture’s contribution to national GDP while creating thousands of jobs across the value chain. Visit www.jocomms.com for more news.