{"id":17338,"date":"2026-06-20T12:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-to-co-implement-usaid-hello-tractor-agripreneurs-program-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T17:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T17:45:47","slug":"iita-to-co-implement-usaid-hello-tractor-agripreneurs-program-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-to-co-implement-usaid-hello-tractor-agripreneurs-program-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA to co-implement USAID\/Hello Tractor Agripreneurs program in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"IITA has been selected as an implementing partner in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/feedthefuture.gov\/model\/feed-future-partnering-innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feed the Future Partnering For Innovation<\/a>,\u201d which is a US Presidential Initiative.\n\nThis was made known during a ceremony to launch the Nigeria Agriculture Partnerships between the United States Agency for International Development (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAID<\/a>) and two agribusiness firms,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.babbangona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babban Gona<\/a>\u00a0et\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hellotractor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello Tractor<\/a>\u00a0at the Embassy of the United States in Abuja. The ceremony was attended by Chief Audu Ogbeh, Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Maria Brewer, Deputy Chief of Mission; Michael Harvey, USAID Mission Director; the representative of the Emir of Kano; and a host of other dignitaries.\n<div id=\"attachment_1009\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_2096.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1009 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_2096.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of the Honorable Minister of Agriculture Chief Audu Ogbeh delivering his speech at the event.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1009\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honorable Minister of Agriculture Chief Audu\u00a0Ogbeh delivering his speech at the event.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nUnder the $2 million two-year partnership, about 45,000 smallholder farmers in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory will have access to smart tractors, improved seeds, and profitable markets.\n\nIITA will provide comprehensive training to 100 Youth Agripreneurs in Abuja, Kano, and Ibadan on the business of owning, maintaining, utilizing, and promoting services for a fleet of smart tractors. It is anticipated that 300 Smart Tractors, developed by a young American, Jehiel Oliver, will be sold to these Agripreneurs. Also, they will benefit with increased income through the provision of valuable and needed tractor services to farmers within their community.\n<div id=\"attachment_1010\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_2105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_2105.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Jehiel Oliver, the CEO of Hello Tractor.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1010\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jehiel Oliver, the CEO of Hello Tractor.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe IITA Youth Agripreneurs (<a href=\"http:\/\/youthagripreneurs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IYA<\/a>) will receive training from the IITA Business Incubation Platform (BIP), as well as from IYA master trainers and Agripreneurs operating out of BIP. Furthermore, Agripreneurs will be trained on postharvest operations, value addition of medium-scale machinery, use of the Smart Tractor, agribusiness management, business models and plans, organizational development, networking skills, and administration.\n\nAccording to Harvey, \u201cThis is one of the largest USAID partnerships in the world, as we are concerned about the\u00a0under productivity of Nigeria\u2019s agriculture sector. \u201cWe are committed to strengthening the agriculture sector in Nigeria\u201d, Brewer said.\n\nChief Ogbeh was optimistic that the new smart tractors will complement Nigeria\u2019s food program in great measure, as there are only 30,000 tractors in Nigeria which are grossly inadequate. \u201cThere is a future in Agriculture\u201d he advised the youth. He assured farmers that the Nigerian Government has developed a new security arrangement to protect farmers and their farms. Again, he announced that the Government will build 10 dams in each of the 36 states in the next four years to boost farming. Equally, he assured young people that a new agricultural fund to support agriculture will soon be launched.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA has been selected as an implementing partner in the \u201cFeed the Future Partnering For Innovation,\u201d which is a US Presidential Initiative.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17339,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[2225],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[194],"class_list":["post-17338","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bulletin-no-2335chief-audu-ogbehusaidyouthyouth-agripreneursyouth-empowerment","location-nigeria","hub-western-africa","item-year-194"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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