BATN Foundation Graduate Agripreneur Program (GAP) 2026 (₦1.5m grant) – YOA

Deadline: Ongoing

Applications are open for the BATN Foundation Graduate Agripreneur Program (GAP) 2026. The Graduate Agripreneur Programme (GAP) is a transformative initiative developed by the BATN Foundation to empower younger Nigerian graduates to construct and maintain profitable agribusiness ventures. The Graduate Agripreneur Programme is designed to encourage and assist the agribusiness enterprise growth of postgraduates & undergraduates within the agricultural schools of tertiary establishments. The programme is geared at altering their mindset and demonstrating the profitability of agriculture even to undergraduates.

The program is rooted within the Foundation’s Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship pillars, designed to handle unemployment and promote agriculture as a worthwhile profession path. The flagship youth empowerment initiative designed to equip current Nigerian graduates with the information, instruments, and monetary assist to construct sustainable agribusinesses. The program focuses on remodeling graduates into job creators by unlocking the potential of agriculture as a viable profession path.

Grant

• Seed Funding: Grants for the highest-performing contributors to scale their agribusiness concepts (Each winner is awarded with grant prize of ₦1.5m).
• Linkage to monetary establishments and buyers for comply with-on financing and/or credit score amenities.
• Capital-Free Resources: Access to land, infrastructure, and primary farming instruments inside the college surroundings for free of charge to the graduate entrepreneurs.
• Capacity Development: Practical coaching in fashionable farming methods, agribusiness growth & administration, revolutionary farming strategies, and enterprise sustainability.
• Mentorship and Support: Access to a community of skilled agribusiness professionals and market linkages.

Eligibility

• Open to younger Nigerian graduate from a accomplice college:
  • Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)
  • University of Ilorin
  • University of Ibadan
  • Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
• Applicant will need to have an revolutionary agribusiness concept.

Application

Applicants are required to submit detailed agribusiness proposals throughout the application section.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to BATN Foundation GAP.