Agbeyewa Farms Unveils Blueprint to Transform Cassava Farming 

Raheem Akingbolu

‎‎Agbeyewa Farms Limited, one of the largest commercial cassava farms in Nigeria, has unveiled an ambitious 12-point agenda designed to transform cassava farming and address food insecurity.

The agenda was made public during a presentation to a delegation from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) recent working visit to the farm.

The Director of Strategy for Cavista Holdings, parent company of Agbeyewa Farms, Kabir Shagaya, while unveiling the blueprint document, explained that the 12-step plan builds on the successful signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the company’s chairman, Niyi John Olajide and the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji in May 2024, to establish a state-of-the-art cassava farm covering 100,000 hectares within the state.

He stated that the initiative would be delivered through an in-grower/out-grower cooperative programme where eligible farmers will be organised into cooperatives of 100-150 members, each managing a 500-hectare plot. 

According to Shagaya: “This programme is expected to impact 1,500 farmers across 10 cooperatives, benefiting approximately 7,500 individuals, including families, thereby supporting local communities and fostering economic growth and scalability.”