Thinking about Nigerian agriculture but not sure where you fit?
Join the free 3-day Nigerian Agriculture Entry Sprint and work out where you may fit in the sector, what you need to investigate before putting money in, and what your next 90 days should actually look like.
Already know you want ongoing access to TMAN? You can join the network now and still take part in the free Entry Sprint.
For aspiring founders, investors, landowners, existing operators, professionals and anyone seriously exploring how they could participate in Nigerian agriculture.
You can join whether you are based in Nigeria or abroad.
NIGERIAN AGRICULTURE
Entry Sprint
DATES
16 Oct–18 Oct 2026
FORMAT
Live Online
PRICE
Free
8:00–9:15 p.m. WAT
THE PROGRAMME
Three days. Three outputs. One clearer way forward.
FIELD NOTES / 01
Interest is not a strategy.
Many people enter agriculture by choosing a crop, buying land or copying a business model before understanding the wider system around it. But the better questions often come first.
- Where in the value chain do I actually fit?
- What problem am I solving?
- What does the market need?
- Who are the credible operators?
- What assumptions am I making?
- What infrastructure does the business depend on?
- What would make this idea fail?
- What should I investigate before committing capital?
The Sprint is designed to help you slow down the decision-making process long enough to think more clearly before you move.
YOU CAN DO BOTH
Ready for more than the Sprint?
You do not have to wait until the three days are over to join TMAN. If you are already ready for ongoing access to the network, market intelligence, events, resources and member conversations, you can join TMAN now and still participate in the Entry Sprint.
Ends at 00:00 WAT on 1 October 2026 or when the first 100 Founding Member places are filled, whichever comes first.
OR KEEP GOING WITH THE FREE SPRINT
WHO IT’S FOR / 02
This Sprint is for you if...
01
DIASPORA PROFESSIONALS
You are interested in building something in Nigerian agriculture but do not yet understand where you fit.
02
INVESTORS
You are looking at agriculture as an investment category and want to understand the sector before deploying money.
03
LANDOWNERS
You already own or are considering acquiring land and want to understand what could realistically be built around it.
04
ASPIRING AGRIBUSINESS OWNERS
You want to start something in agriculture but have not yet decided which part of the value chain makes sense.
05
EXISTING OPERATORS
You already participate in the sector but want to think more strategically about expansion, positioning or adjacent opportunities.
You do not need to already work in agriculture. You do need to be willing to research, question assumptions and take practical action.
YOUR PLAN / 03
By the end of the Sprint, you should have three things.
01
YOUR AGRICULTURE ENTRY PROFILE
A clearer picture of your capital, experience, access, appetite for risk, geography, time, interests and strengths — and how those factors influence where you may fit in the agricultural value chain.
02
YOUR DUE-DILIGENCE FRAMEWORK
A practical framework for investigating markets, demand, operators, suppliers, infrastructure, land, regulation, customers, economics and operational risk before committing meaningful capital.
03
YOUR 90-DAY ACTION PLAN
A practical plan covering what you need to research, validate, contact, visit, compare, calculate, learn and decide during the next 90 days.
SCHEDULE / 04
Three days. Three decisions.
DAY 01
16 OCTOBER
FIND YOUR FIT
Understanding the Nigerian agricultural value chain and where you may realistically participate. Participants begin creating their Agriculture Entry Profile.
WHERE COULD I ACTUALLY FIT?
DAY 02
17 OCTOBER
LEARN TO INVESTIGATE
How to assess opportunities before putting money into them. Introduce the due-diligence framework.
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE I MOVE?
DAY 03
18 OCTOBER
BUILD YOUR 90-DAY PLAN
Turning interest into specific research, conversations and actions. Participants create their own 90-day plan.
WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
CLARITY / 05
What this Sprint is not.
- A "top 10 crops to invest in" webinar
- A promise of guaranteed returns
- A shortcut around due diligence
- Designed to sell participants a farm
It is a structured starting point for people who want to understand the sector more intelligently before making decisions.
THE VALUE CHAIN / 06
Agriculture is bigger than the farm.
The Sprint helps participants look across the wider value chain instead of assuming that entering agriculture automatically means owning a farm.
You do not need to become a farmer to participate in Nigerian agriculture.
MEET YOUR HOST / 07
Grace A.L. Davis
Founder, The Modern Agriculture Network
Grace A.L. Davis is the founder of The Modern Agriculture Network, a private network built to help people navigate Nigerian agriculture through education, market intelligence, relationships and access to people operating across the sector.
Through TMAN, she has built relationships with agricultural operators, institutions, researchers, businesses and professionals across different parts of the value chain.
The Entry Sprint was created to help people answer a question that often comes before everything else: “Where do I actually fit?”
BEYOND THE SPRINT / 08
The Sprint is the start. TMAN is the network behind it.
The Modern Agriculture Network is a private, vetted network for people serious about building, investing and operating in Nigerian agriculture. Members gain access to:
FAQ / 09
Questions.
Yes — completely free. There is no fee to register or attend the three live sessions. The Sprint is designed as a practical starting point for people who are seriously exploring Nigerian agriculture but need more clarity around where they fit, what they should investigate and what they should do next. You will work towards three tangible outputs: your Agriculture Entry Profile, a due-diligence framework and your own 90-day action plan. There is no requirement to become a TMAN member afterwards.
TMAN / ENTRY 01
You do not need another year of saying “I want to get into agriculture.”
Spend three evenings working out where you may fit, what you need to investigate and what your next 90 days should look like.
The Nigerian Agriculture Entry Sprint · By The Modern Agriculture Network