Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, a diversified conglomerate driving value addition across value chains and other key stakeholders are advocating for a collaborative agricultural financing model.
The experts who spoke at the just concluded 2025 infrastructure dialogue in Abuja, themed ‘Financing Sustainable Energy and Agricultural Infrastructure for Economic Development,’ emphasised the power of strategic partnership and rural inclusion to bridge critical gaps in food security and energy access.
Speaking at the event, stakeholders, including Abubakar Kyari Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, represented by Mark Olajire, emphasised the urgency for innovative financing frameworks that blend government intervention with private sector participation to address systemic gaps across the energy and agriculture value chains.
“To finance sustainable energy projects, we must seek to complement what the government at all levels are doing. Thus, we need to explore innovative financing models that can attract private sector investment”, Kyari said.
Sadiq Kassim, director of corporate affairs of TGI Group, reaffirmed the group’s dedication to infrastructure development through co-financing models that allow for sustainable and inclusive growth.
“We believe development is more impactful when the risks, resources, and responsibilities are shared”, Kassim said, noting that: “when partners co-fund, we ensure dignity for beneficiaries while building structures that last”.
He added that collaborative financing also helps accelerate inclusion, especially in underserved and rural communities.
“When we co-invest with governments or development partners, we’re not just funding projects — we’re building local capacity, reducing dependencies on aid, and embedding economic value within communities,” Kassim explained.
“Our outgrower schemes, rural aggregation hubs, and energy-efficient processing centers are examples of how joint investment can unlock scalable impact,” he added.
Also, Boni Haruna, former Adamawa State governor, who was the chairman at the event, stressed the importance of continuity in development planning.
“What we need most is consistency in policy implementation. The solutions exist, but they require sustained commitment across political administrations and business cycles”, he said.
Also speaking at the forum, Onuoha Nnachi, CEO of TTL Group, highlighted why the dialogue’s focus on energy and agriculture was timely and critical to national development.
“The more power supply and energy available in the country, the more the country gets industrialized, which leads to economic growth.”
And globally, food insecurity has been around, attributed to climate change and some external forces. So, we decided to dive into this topic to proffer solutions.”
“At the end of the day, we will try to pass the outcomes to the government, which is always our objective. We are also using the opportunity to inform the government that renewable energy solutions cannot be achieved by the private sector alone.”
The dialogue, which brought together key stakeholders across the public and private sectors, provided a robust platform to deliberate on actionable solutions to Nigeria’s persistent energy challenges and underdeveloped agricultural systems — both critical areas in the country’s economic growth agenda.
