a food systems + tech company
GONA (Global Opportunities for Nigeria Agriculture), is a pioneering B2B agri-tech platform designed to revolutionize Nigeria's agricultural exports by connecting verified smallholder farmers and cooperatives directly to local and global buyers.
Empowering Farmers for Global Markets:
Founded to tackle export barriers like quality rejections and poor traceability, GONA builds the largest national database of over 200,000 farmers, using GPS mapping and digital verification for crops such as cocoa, sesame, soybeans, and cashew. It streamlines compliance with standards like GlobalGAP, Fair Trade, and Rainforest Alliance, reducing rejection rates from 30-40% to near zero through automated profiling and ethical farming tools.
Core Technology and Features:
At its heart, GONA offers FarmSat—real-time satellite imagery for soil moisture, crop yields, pesticide tracking, and NDVI analytics—integrated with IoT sensors for predictive farming that boosts yields 2-3x. The platform functions as an Alibaba-style e-commerce marketplace with escrow payments, embedded financing, logistics, and AfCFTA matchmaking, targeting $10 billion annual GMV by 2028.
Driving Economic Impact:
GONA aligns with national goals like NEPC export targets and youth employment, training farmers via university hubs, channeling diaspora investments, and creating 500,000 jobs. It positions Nigeria as Africa's export-ready agri-powerhouse, generating FX revenues while fostering rural prosperity and food security.
GONA (Global Opportunities for Nigeria Agriculture) delivers transformative agri-tech solutions tailored for Nigerian farmers, cooperatives, and exporters, focusing on export readiness, global compliance, and sustainable growth.
GONA is building the largest verified national database of farmers and cooperatives using GPS mapping, enumerator verification, and digital onboarding to create traceable profiles for over 2 million smallholders. This ensures dependable supply chains and reduces export rejections due to contamination and traceability issues.
Integrated with government initiatives like Agroxchange, the platform profiles farms for key crops such as soybeans, sesame, cocoa, and cashews, enabling seamless matchmaking with local and international buyers.
Export Quality Profiling certifies crops meet global standards like GlobalGAP, Fair Trade, and Rainforest Alliance through automated audits covering moisture levels, aflatoxins, and traceability.
GONA streamlines compliance with checklists, lab linkages, and documentation support, reducing rejection rates from 30–40% to near zero and unlocking premiums of up to $200/MT while supporting NEPC non-oil FX goals.
GONA promotes sustainable farming through pesticide limits, soil health management, and fair labor practices. Farmers receive training modules, real-time alerts, and premium incentives for certified ethical produce.
This approach fosters rural prosperity, youth employment, and alignment with AfCFTA sustainability mandates.
Powered by satellite imagery from NASRDA and partners like Sentinel-2, FarmSat provides insights on soil moisture, crop yields, NDVI health, pesticide residues, and irrigation needs.
Combined with low-cost IoT sensors, it enables predictive farming, yield optimization (2–3× improvements), and buyer confidence through verifiable metrics.
GONA operates a full e-commerce platform for agri-exports, enabling B2B matchmaking, secure payments, logistics coordination, and embedded financing.
Features include dynamic pricing, offtake contracts, and white-label APIs for banks and DFIs, targeting $1B GMV in Year 1 through collateral-free loans and market intelligence.
These interconnected solutions position GONA as Nigeria’s go-to platform for transforming smallholders into global exporters, with the potential to drive over $10B in annual agricultural export revenue.
Farmers to be onboarded and empowered
Annual trade volume target by 2028
Youth jobs to be created through platform
Export countries reached
Income increase for farmers
Quality compliance rate
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