Barau Opens Applications For 558 Young Farmers Millionaires Programme

Applications for the Agricultural Revolution Program of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, have been opened.

A statement issued by Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Tagged Barau Initiative for Agricultural Revolution in the North West (BIARN), three young farmers will be selected from each of the 186 local government areas across the seven states in the North West geopolitical zone: Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, and Zamfara.

Each selected beneficiary will receive a loan ranging from N1 million to N5 million to invest in farming this year.

This initiative aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims to achieve food security and create employment opportunities for the country’s teeming youth.

The Barau I Jibrin Foundation (BIJF), the foundation of the Deputy President of the Senate, is partnering with the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to implement this program. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has already been signed.

Professor Bashir Muhammad Fagge, chairman of the BIARN implementation committee, said the program’s website will be open to applicants from March 7 to 21, 2025.

He said applicants are to complete the online application form at https://BIARN.com.ng.

He said the eligibility requirements for applicants include being an indigene or resident of one of the seven northwest states, with proof via a local government indigene certificate or other supporting document, being 20 years or above, possessing higher qualifications (HND/B.Sc., M.Sc., or PhD, preferably in Agriculture or related fields) with practical experience in crop production advantage and must own or have access to farmland as well as specify farm size:1, 2, or 3 hectares.

Additionally, applicants are to submit scanned copies of their curriculum vitae, birth certificate/age declaration, NYSC discharge/exemption certificate (if applicable), local government indigene certificate or other supporting document, valid national identification and an undertaking letter signed by a high-ranking official (e.g., Governor, Senator, Minister, First Class Emir, etc.), letter of interest/motivation and a recent passport photograph.