Origin Tech Group Nigeria has launched a Corporate Farm Model Initiative aimed at attracting major investors into large-scale agriculture by partnering with landowners, financial institutions, and technology providers to build modern farms.
The initiative specifically targets investors who control at least 1,000 hectares of land and are willing to commit a minimum investment of $3 million to develop large, technology-driven agricultural operations across Nigeria.
According to the company, the programme is designed to bring structure, financing, and modern farming technology into a sector that has long struggled with fragmentation and underinvestment.
Prince Samuel, Executive Chairman of Origin Tech Group, said the initiative was created to open the agricultural sector to serious investors who are ready to operate farming as a structured commercial business rather than a subsistence activity.
“Our mission is simple but powerful, 100 percent agriculture, 100 percent value,” Samuel said. “Corporate farming is the pathway to unlocking the true potential of agriculture.”
Under the Corporate Farm Model, investors will contribute between 20 and 50 percent equity while Origin Tech Group, working with partner banks, will provide financing support for the remaining capital requirements.
Samuel explained that the structure is meant to reduce the financial burden on investors while ensuring that projects are professionally managed and fully integrated with modern agricultural systems.
“We want to move agriculture from fragmented small-scale activity into a structured and value-driven industry,” he said. “Farmers and investors must be able to receive the full economic benefits of their labour and capital.”
The programme is built around large-scale farm estates that combine mechanisation, technology, financing, and market access into a single operational framework.
According to Samuel, one of the biggest problems facing Nigerian agriculture is not the quality of produce but the way farming operations are organised.
He noted that fragmented farms make it difficult to deploy machinery efficiently, provide consistent services, or manage logistics and market access effectively.
“The real problem in our agricultural sector is fragmentation,” he said. “When farms are scattered and uncoordinated, mechanisation becomes difficult and productivity suffers.”
The Corporate Farm initiative is designed to solve that problem by encouraging large, coordinated farm operations that can operate with modern equipment, structured management, and predictable production systems.
The programme integrates four key service components designed to support both investors and farmers within the agricultural value chain.
Leo Edwards, Chief Operating Officer of Origin Automobile Works (OAW), the subsidiary driving the initiative, described the Corporate Farm Model as a fully integrated agricultural framework that connects production, operations, and market access.
“The Corporate Farm model addresses the entire agricultural value chain,” Edwards explained. “It combines farm development, operational management, mechanisation, and market access in one ecosystem.”
One of the key pillars is the Whole Farm model, which focuses on the development and operational management of large agricultural estates for investors who want professional oversight of their farming operations.
Another component, known as Farm for Me, allows individuals and institutions to invest in managed agricultural projects without directly overseeing daily farm activities.
Edwards said the initiative also includes Harvest for Me, which provides structured harvesting operations and yield optimisation services to improve farm productivity and reduce post-harvest losses.
A fourth pillar focuses on supporting smallholder farmers by providing access to mechanisation services, farm inputs, and market connections that are usually difficult for smaller producers to obtain.
“The idea is to create a system where both large investors and smallholder farmers benefit from modern agricultural infrastructure,” Edwards said.
The programme also incorporates an extensive mechanisation framework that includes equipment deployment, farm management systems, and strategic crop market segmentation to ensure productivity and profitability.
Industry stakeholders, financial institutions, government officials, and farmer associations attended the official launch of the initiative in Lagos.
During the event, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Abisola Olusanya, praised the initiative and emphasised the importance of structured investments in agriculture.
“Agriculture remains fundamental to human survival and economic development,” Olusanya said. “Initiatives like Corporate Farm align with Lagos State’s commitment to building resilient food systems.”
She noted that Lagos State continues to invest in agricultural hubs and strategic partnerships aimed at boosting productivity while encouraging greater private sector participation in the sector.
Origin Tech Group believes that by bringing investors with large landholdings together with financing institutions and agricultural technology, the Corporate Farm Model could help transform Nigeria’s farming landscape into a modern, commercially viable industry.
