Community Engagement
Community Engagement & Growth
What started as a community development program for teenagers has grown into a full agricultural institute that trains, empowers, and produces for all generations.
In 2014, the Executive Director of LONEFA Farms gathered teenagers and provided them with crops, trainers, and tools to plant and harvest for personal use — helping them see agriculture as a profitable and impactful venture.
Six years later, LONEFA Farms was officially launched on the same land, now with a bold vision: to raise a generation of purpose-driven youth — economically empowered, socially responsible, and spiritually grounded — transforming communities beyond farming.
LONEFA equips young people with resources and skills to become profitable farmers, lighting a path to hunger alleviation and job creation.
In 2023, LONEFA Farms empowered over 300 women with cassava farming resources — providing land mechanization, improved TMe 4119 cassava breeds from IITA, and fair market access. Some even processed their yield into garri, fufu, and other food products.
To date, LONEFA has trained over 2,000 young people at its new facility and cultivated over 20 hectares of maize and beans in Gombe.
Now formally approved as a training institute by SNL, LONEFA Farms is on a mission to reach more communities and impact more lives.
📞 Call us at +234 815 308 6743 to book a visit or get involved!