Nutritious AgriFuture Nigeria
Advancing Nutritious, Climate-Smart Staple Crops Across Nigeria
Nourishing Nigeria. Strengthening Livelihoods. Transforming Food Systems.
Nutritious AgriFuture Nigeria works with farmers, food companies, government agencies, and communities to scale nutrient-rich staple crops that improve health, build climate resilience, and support sustainable livelihoods across Nigeria.
About Us
Who We Are
Nutritious AgriFuture Nigeria (NAF Nigeria) is an independent Nigerian organization and a member of the HarvestPlus Solutions global network. We work to expand access to nutritious, climate-smart staple crops, ensuring Nigerian families can afford food that is both healthy and sustainable.
Our model connects research, markets, and communities, ensuring that improved crops translate into real nutrition and livelihood gains.
Our Mission
To improve nutrition, resilience, and economic opportunity in Nigeria by scaling nutrient-rich crops and supporting inclusive, sustainable food systems.
Our Vision
A Nigeria where every household can access affordable, nutritious food that strengthens health, livelihoods, and climate resilience.
Our Values
People-centered impact
Partnership and collaboration
Equity and inclusion
Locally driven solutions
Sustainability and resilience
Our Work
We Strengthen Seed Systems for Improved and Nutritious Crops
NAF builds the foundations for robust, commercially sustainable seed systems that allow improved crop varieties to reach farmers at scale. Our capabilities include:
Working with Research Institutions
Supporting national research institutes to strengthen breeder seed production systems.
Improving infrastructure such as irrigation, drying, mechanization, and purity testing.
Assisting with quality assurance and stewardship systems for new technologies.
Enabling Foundation Seed Production
Helping seed companies expand foundation seed (FS) multiplication through outgrower networks.
Supporting storage, processing, and warehousing improvements.
Facilitating licensing, onboarding, and capacity strengthening of additional seed companies to enter FS markets
Certified Seed Readiness & Distribution Systems
Preparing companies to scale certified seed production through improved technical capacity and outgrower schemes.
Developing decentralized seed depots and hub-and-spoke agrodealer networks to reach farmers in remote areas.
Strengthening traceability, stewardship, and anti-counterfeiting systems for improved varieties
