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The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) invites eligible and competent Farmer Aggregator Companies (FACs) to express interest in participating as accredited aggregation partners under the Renewed Hope Smallholder Support and Value-Chain Fund (RH-SHF).
The Renewed Hope Smallholder Support and Value-Chain Fund (RH-SHF) is a strategic financing intervention designed to provide smallholder farmers across Nigeria with affordable credit, quality inputs, extension services, and guaranteed market off-take.
Farmer Aggregators play a critical role in the programme by supporting farmer mobilisation, input distribution, production assistance, harvest aggregation, and market linkage.
Through this structured primary production support programme, BOA seeks to partner with credible aggregators capable of mobilising farmers, coordinating agronomy services, aggregating produce, and facilitating guaranteed market access.
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Who Can Apply
- Farmer Aggregation Companies
- Off-takers with structured farmer networks
Roles of the Farmer Aggregation Company
- Mobilise and manage farmer clusters
- Coordinate input distribution and extension service support
- Aggregate harvested produce
- Support structured repayment by farmers
- Provide programme data for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
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Minimum Requirements
- Existing farmer networks with verifiable hectares under cultivation
- Proven experience in aggregation and off-take
- Access to storage or aggregation centres
- Clear market or off-take arrangements
Application Deadline: 09 February 2026
