The Emerging Fellows Programme (EFP)

About The Programme

The Emerging Fellows Programme (EFP) is a 3months intensive business growth solution boot camp designed for smallholder (small scale) and semi intensive (medium scale) farmers and agro processors who seek practical knowledge of profitable agronomical practices to prioritize their farm operations and agribusiness to take their enterprise to the next level.

Benefits of this Programme

  • Understand farm operations and agro-processing;
  • Network with market chains to boost business prosperity;
  • Gain Access to reliable financial business growth platforms (investment codes and funding sources);
  • First Class Faculty;
  • Case-based lectures;
  • Onsite boarding facilities;
  • Internationally certified competence;
  • Practical lectures, exclusive mentorship sessions, and Business meetings with executives of top agro-corporations;
  • International networks and partnerships;
  • Pitch your next-level business idea to capital investors and business partners during Exhibition Day (Open Day); and
  • iLab – Innovation Laboratory (Research & Pilot farm).

Programme Requirement

  • Must have proven intention to set up or already have an existing farm or agribusiness;
  • Must have proven passion for entrepreneurship;
  • Committed to social excellence;
  • Open-minded and innovative; and
  • Practical leadership qualities and communication skills.

Who Can Apply?

  • CEO/Founders and managers of small and medium-scale agro-enterprises;
  • After-school support for small-holder farmers;
  • Semi-intensive farmers (medium scale) farmers and Agribusiness owners (food processing and agro-marketing);
  • Persons who intend to own or seek new business opportunities or direction for their ventures; and
  • Professionals (Agro-researchers and fabricators) who want to create or introduce new products into/for the market.
  • Persons who seek a platform to develop innovative agricultural technologies, products, and solutions.

 

Why Study At NISA?

NISA has dedicated pilot farms, board rooms, and highly conducive and spacious lecture halls where students are exposed to the real act of Agribusiness and get hands-on practical experience through Niji Foods processing factories and Niji Farms, which is reputed to be one of the largest cassava farms in Africa. NISA has core competence in Agripreneurship and prudent Agribusiness investment model development. All courses offered at NISA are industry-focused, classified mentorship, and finance and business support endorsed by leading educational institutions and developmental organizations worldwide.
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