Farmland Sales in Nigeria as an Alternative to Becoming a Farmer in 2025

Consistent agricultural productivity in Nigeria is largely dependent on access to quality inputs, e.g, mechanization and adoption of modern technology, effective farmer education, stable government policies, supportive agricultural financing, as well as a myriad of other provisions that might be hard for the hand of the average Nigerian to reach easily.

In fact, approximately 80% of Nigerian farmers work on a small scale and have little access to contemporary markets and technologies.

Considering that the scale tilts heavier with pros, when investments in Nigerian agriculture is weighed… the wealthy (or those on the journey to become), would take a route that already exists, but is unfortunately less ploughed, in their approach to securing food and financial security.

In this article, we would walk you through the surprising profitable alternative for agro investment in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Agribusiness: An untapped oil well?

Agribusiness in Nigeria is currently undergoing a metamorphosis, moving from unorganised, resource-constrained smallholder farming to a more contemporary, automated, and investment-driven industry.

Currently, governmental and private sectors in Nigeria are pushing agriculture as the alternative to oil, which has been the dominating backbone of the Nigerian economy. Agriculture stands tall, providing livelihood for over one-third of the population. 

However, production costs have surged: maize costs jumped 70%, and rice by nearly 38% per hectare between 2023 and 2024. Fertilizer prices soared by 85%.

“This dramatic increase in production costs will create significant barriers for many families in Nigeria, making it more difficult for them to access these essential food items,” Prof. Emmanuel Ikani, Executive Director of NARLS, reports.

How is it that the second most profitable investment venture in the country is faced with limitations that excludes individuals from tapping into its wells?

What solutions have we developed to ease the burden of direct farming for aspiring farm owners, allowing them to overcome challenges without facing the system head-on?

What we have been missing: REVOLUTIONARY AGRICULTURE

Farming in Nigeria is done with basic tools, and agricultural holdings are tiny and dispersed. There isn’t much large-scale farming.

This stifling state of the country’s biggest goldmine doesn’t just communicate the ignorance of the possibilities that lie within, but the need for a re-introduction of a system of investment that already exists.

The disposition of the Nigerian investor towards agriculture in Nigeria today contains an air of hesitance, a reluctance stemming from a knowledge bankruptcy as regards what approach to take to, not only own farmlands, but manage it professionally, as well as process produce efficiently.

Say a system was sold to you, fully automated, where zero physical input was needed from you to own farmlands in Nigeria, have it fully managed for you, at the click of a button, while you have the software to monitor the proceedings and yield directly from your mobile phone… that is, the concept of farming without farming brought to directly to you.

We are quite convinced that the air around investing in Nigerian agro investment will freshen up around great minds,with this revolution at hand – literally.

Farming Without Farming: KEY BENEFITS

The status-quo approach to farming, in Nigeria, as well as the average Nigerian farm owner, will walk through the process of direct farming- acquire land, prepare it, plant crops, harvest and do whatever he desires with his produce. 

This, to the agro investor, appears easy and straight to the point. However, he unintentionally leaves himself with many loopholes, much more ground to cover and solitude in the face of risks, without any expertise of mitigation on deck – and just like that, another struggling small scale farm owner is born.

“Make every Nigerian a lazy farm owner” is a dire intervention that is not emphasized enough. 

Here’s why we think so:

• Delegated Management: It’s like employing a manager over every business. The nature of your lifestyle and daily dealings remains intact while your farmland is run and managed for you FULLY, and your bank account is greeted by the profit made from it yearly.

• Owned Real Estate: Document of the property is issued to you; so you don’t just have a farm that pays you, you own the land as well.

• Expert Insight: You’re not “winging it” with your farmland, you have employed intellect over crops grown, crop profitability, durability and market feasibility.

The Sidon Farms Offer

This is an agro business inclusive of the various forms of agriculture, where farmlands are sold to any kind of individual yearning to generate wealth in the approaching years.

We are building an eco system of farm ownership through a mobile application where investors, entrepreneurs (local & in diaspora) etc, can purchase these farmlands and track their investments digitally!

In the face of looming food insecurity, we have created an intelligence that makes the growth of a variety of crops (Plantain, grains, potatoes and lots more) as well as livestock, accessible to invest in and own.

This system caters to the individual(s), who would dare to lay hold and be a part of the country’s economic strength, while securing a lifetime opportunity of financial security.Alternative to Becoming a Farmer in 2025