Why back this farm.
Every investment is a balance of opportunity and risk. Here is our honest read of both, the reasons to invest, and the reasons to think carefully first.
A large, dependable, under supplied market.
Food demand in Lagos is not a trend that can evaporate, people eat yam and vegetables every day, in enormous volume, and the state cannot feed itself. That makes demand the easy part of this business. The hard part is reliable, quality supply at the right time, and that is exactly what a professionally managed, irrigated, storage equipped farm is built to deliver.
Staple foods, consumed year round, in a growing megacity.
Lower freight and spoilage than distant competitors.
Storage and staggered selling let us avoid the harvest glut.
Discipline is the differentiator.
Plenty of farms grow good crops and still lose money, to gluts, to spoilage, to poor records, to weak buyers. Epe Harvest is built to avoid those failures: a diversified crop mix, storage to control timing, multiple sales channels, and the governance discipline of a firm that structures regulated transactions for a living.
- Milestone gated release of capital
- Monthly reporting to investors
- Transparent, documented profit share
- Professional agronomy oversight
- Food safety and traceability records
The risks, and how we manage them.
We will not pretend this is risk free. It is not. Here are the real risks, and what we do about each.
Risk: Epe can flood.
We manage it: Drainage, raised beds and ridges, and the farm is sited on well drained ground.
Risk: Crop prices move.
We manage it: Storage, staggered selling, and multiple buyers to avoid the glut.
Risk: New farms rarely hit peak yields.
We manage it: Improved varieties, agronomist oversight, and conservative targets.
Risk: Fertiliser and fuel prices rise.
We manage it: Buying inputs early in bulk and holding a contingency reserve.
Agriculture carries a genuine risk of loss, including of capital. Target returns are illustrative, not guaranteed. We publish the full risk statement, please read it before you invest.Read the full Risk Statement
Decide with full information.
Request the investor pack, feasibility summary, terms, and the financial model, and take your time.