NAMCON SUPER 3

Open for Application

Nigeria Agro Market Space — NAMAS

An online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling agricultural produce from Nigeria.

A digital market space connecting producers to verified buyers. Illustrative image — NAMCON digital library

Overview

NAMAS is NAMCON's digital agriculture initiative: an online market space where Nigerian farmers, aggregators and cooperatives can list produce and connect with verified buyers.

The platform architecture is being developed so that farmer listings, supplier profiles, produce categories and buyer discovery can be activated progressively.

Why this programme exists

The Nigeria Agro Market Space is designed to connect farmers and agricultural producers directly to buyers, reducing the number of intermediaries between farm and market.

It addresses weak market information and market access, which cause farmers to sell below value and lose income after harvest.

The platform is intended to support domestic trade while creating export-facing capability for Nigerian agricultural produce.

Objectives

Farmer and cooperative produce listings.

Structured agricultural product categories.

Buyer discovery and supplier profiles.

Visibility of market and export opportunities.

Stronger connections across the agricultural value chain.

Expected outcomes

Stated as programme intentions, not reported achievements.

Designed to improve market access and price transparency for farmers.
Expected to reduce post-harvest value loss.
Aims to open export pathways for Nigerian agricultural produce.
Designed to create digital, logistics and trade-related roles for young Nigerians.

NAMCON’s role

Platform development and administrationFarmer and cooperative onboardingBuyer and market linkageProduce aggregation coordinationTrade and export facilitation partnerships

Eligibility & participation

Eligibility requirements for this programme will be published by NAMCON when the programme opens for applications.

Implementation status

Open for Application

This programme is open for applications through the NAMCON portal.

Partners & collaboration

NAMCON works with relevant public-sector institutions, private-sector organizations, agricultural stakeholders and development partners where applicable.

Important notice

NAMAS is currently under development. Marketplace transactions are not yet live and will be enabled by the administrator once the platform is activated.

Programme value chain

How this programme creates value

Each stage connects the previous one, from the farmer through to the market.

01Farmer
02NAMAS
03Buyer
04Delivery

How it works

Participation follows the same structured pathway across NAMCON programmes.

Step 01
Register
Farmers, youths, women and cooperatives register through the NAMCON portal.
Step 02
Assessment
Eligibility, location and needs are assessed and verified.
Step 03
Training
Beneficiaries receive the relevant technical or enterprise training.
Step 04
Deployment
Equipment, services, inputs or placement are deployed where approved.
Step 05
Monitoring
Activity is tracked at state and local government level.
Step 06
Impact
Results are recorded and reported as verified programme data.

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