BATN Foundation commences 3rd edition of F4F grant project

The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has commenced the third cohort of its Farmers for the Future (F4F) grant project.

The programme, which is aimed at empowering young agripreneurs in Nigeria, provides a great opportunity for young and enthusiastic graduates with viable agri-businesses, requiring equity-free capital for their enterprises to access up to N6 million to upscale their businesses.

The F4F Cohort 3 is targeted at serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, aged 18 years and above, and is part of BATN Foundation’s drive to encourage and promote youth engagement in profitable and sustainable agriculture. The initiative is developed and sponsored by the BATN Foundation in partnership with NYSC.

According to information released on the BATN Foundation social media handles, to qualify for the F4F grant project, the applicant must be a serving NYSC corps member with a viable agribusiness and must demonstrate a strong passion for agriculture.

The foundation is making a financial commitment of N16 million in cash and business support for the 2022 project. It includes the award of N3 million as 1st cash prize, N2 million as 2nd cash prize, and N1 million as 3rd cash prize.

Other benefits that will accrue to the winners include participation in an intensive “Think-through-your-business” boot camp; membership of the Farmers for the Future alumni network, participation in other partner-driven training programmes, and support with business registration as well as other legal and regulatory requirements.

Application for the grant closes on March 4, 2022. Interested persons can visit the Farmers for the Future website on www.wealthishere.org for application and further details.

source Businessdaynigeria