Advancing Organic
Agriculture &Agroecologyin Nigeria
Fostering healthy ecosystems, sustainable food production, and building trusted food systems through transparent, community-led certification.
Trusted by leading agricultural organizations and partners
Our Core Pillars
Participatory Guarantee Systems
A transparent, locally adapted, and cost-effective certification system enabling smallholder farmers to access markets and build consumer trust.
Capacity Building
Structured training programs, farmer field schools, and extension services empowering youth, women, and practitioners.
Market Development
Promoting value addition, processing, branding, and improving access to both local and export markets for organic produce.
Policy & Advocacy
Engaging government institutions to promote organic-friendly policies and harmonized standards for sector growth.
Organic Production Support
Strengthening crop and livestock production through demonstration farms and climate-smart practices.
Value Chain Integration
Connecting input producers, farmers, processors, and retailers into a seamless, sustainable economic engine.
The Four Global Principles
Why Choose Organic?
Organic agriculture integrates traditional knowledge with modern science to promote fair relationships and a good quality of life while avoiding synthetic chemicals.
Health
Sustaining soil, plant, animal, human, and planetary health as one interconnected system.
Ecology
Working with living ecological systems and natural cycles, emulating and helping sustain them.
Fairness
Building equitable relationships and stewardship of shared resources for all parties.
Care
Managing agriculture responsibly to protect the health and well-being of current and future generations.
The Foundation
The Foundation serves as a unifying platform for organic & sustainable food producers, processors & service providers in Nigeria:
It embodies various entities all committed to producing safe, healthy, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable food.
The Importance & Benefits
- Organic farmers
- Agroecology practitioners
- Cooperatives and associations
- Processors and market actors
- Organic input producers
- Researchers
- Civil society organizations
- Private enterprises
- Policy stakeholders
Leadership
OAFN unifies practitioners, harmonize sector initiatives, and represent Nigeria’s organic movement at national, regional, and international levels.
PGS
We develop and implement a transparent & locally adapted certification system that enables smallholder farmers to access markets, build consumer trust, and reduce certification barriers.
Organic Farm Development
OAFN strengthens organic crop & livestock production through farmer field schools, PGS groups, climate-smart practices, expansion of organic and in-conversion farmland, & ongoing technical advisory support.
Capacity Building
We build the capacity of farmers and practitioners through structured training programs, extension services, youth and women empowerment initiatives, and institutional strengthening across the value chain.
Farmer-Centric Networks
Join a supportive community of practitioners, cooperatives, and experts dedicated to sharing indigenous knowledge and modern agroecological techniques.
Cost-Effective Certification
Bypass expensive third-party auditors with our Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS), a peer-review model designed specifically for smallholder realities.
Premium Market Access
Connect directly with local and export buyers who actively seek and pay a premium for verified, safe, and ecologically grown produce.
Climate & Economic Resilience
Adopt regenerative practices that conserve water, rebuild degraded soil, protect biodiversity, and secure your livelihood against changing climate patterns.
Trusted by farmers who are
transforming agriculture
Join thousands of practitioners building a sustainable food system across Nigeria.
"OAFN's PGS certification opened up premium urban markets for our cooperative. We no longer rely on exploitative middlemen to sell our harvests."
Ibrahim Abba
Cooperative Leader
Kano State
"The capacity building workshops transformed our soil health. We've seen a 40% increase in yield without buying a single drop of synthetic fertilizer."
Amina Yusuf
Organic Farmer
Oyo State
"Being part of the national directory means buyers find us easily. It has been a complete game-changer for our organic processing business."
Chuka Nwosu
Agro-Processor
Enugu State
"The transition to agroecology was daunting at first, but OAFN's extension services and peer review teams guided us every step of the way."
Sarah Balogun
PGS Coordinator
Ogun State
"As a retailer, being able to trace our inventory back to verified OAFN farmers gives our customers absolute peace of mind."
David Okeke
Retail Partner
FCT Abuja
"OAFN's PGS certification opened up premium urban markets for our cooperative. We no longer rely on exploitative middlemen to sell our harvests."
Ibrahim Abba
Cooperative Leader
Kano State
"The capacity building workshops transformed our soil health. We've seen a 40% increase in yield without buying a single drop of synthetic fertilizer."
Amina Yusuf
Organic Farmer
Oyo State
"Being part of the national directory means buyers find us easily. It has been a complete game-changer for our organic processing business."
Chuka Nwosu
Agro-Processor
Enugu State
"The transition to agroecology was daunting at first, but OAFN's extension services and peer review teams guided us every step of the way."
Sarah Balogun
PGS Coordinator
Ogun State
"As a retailer, being able to trace our inventory back to verified OAFN farmers gives our customers absolute peace of mind."
David Okeke
Retail Partner
FCT Abuja
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Make an Impact
Whether you want to volunteer, join our advocacy campaigns, or support sustainable development initiatives, we want to hear from you.
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