For families and communities
This support can affect household income and food production.
Agricultural, trader and MSME grants
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I'm proud to share that work on Agricultural, trader and MSME grants in Nsit Atai LGA is finished. Farmers, traders and small business owners received cash grants and equipment support.
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Farmers, traders and small business owners received cash grants and equipment support.
Key facts
- Area of work
- Farming
- LGA
- Nsit Atai
- Status
- Completed
- Farmers grant
- 37 beneficiaries, N30,500,000
- Traders grant
- 92 beneficiaries, N40,750,000
- Equipment support
- 67 beneficiaries
- MSME grant
- 2 beneficiaries, N10,000,000 in total
- Car beneficiaries
- 2
- Minibus beneficiaries
- 2
- Total beneficiaries
- 201
- Total cash grants
- N81,250,000
- Presentation (Uyo Federal Constituency)
- 11 August 2025, Ibom Hall grounds, Uyo, by Governor Umo Eno; 1,187 beneficiaries across Uyo, Uruan, Nsit Atai and Ibesikpo Asutan LGAs
- Selection
- Through the ARISE Youth Employment portal
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About the project
The ARISE agricultural, trader and MSME grants are cash and equipment support given by the Akwa Ibom State Government to farmers, market traders and small business owners in Nsit Atai Local Government Area. In all, 201 people in Nsit Atai have benefited.
Cash grants went to 37 farmers, worth N30,500,000, and to 92 traders, worth N40,750,000. Two small and medium businesses received N10,000,000 between them. A further 67 people received equipment support, while two beneficiaries received cars and two received minibuses. The cash grants total N81,250,000.
Beneficiaries apply through the ARISE Youth Employment portal and are selected from qualified residents. Grants for Uyo Federal Constituency, which includes Nsit Atai, were presented by Governor Umo Eno at the Ibom Hall grounds in Uyo on 11 August 2025.
Farming and petty trade are the main sources of income in Nsit Atai. The grants are meant to help farmers buy inputs, traders grow their stock and small firms expand, and the vehicles are expected to support transport businesses. The scheme is part of the wealth creation pillar of the ARISE Agenda.
The project at a glance
StatusCompleted
WhereNsit Atai LGA
Kind of workFarming
ServesFarmers and 4 more
Project timeline
Plannedannounced or approved
Work startedsite work begins
Ongoingwork under way
Finishedcompleted or commissioned
What was built
- Farmers grant
- Traders grant
- MSME grant
- Equipment support
- Cars and minibuses for beneficiaries
Who it serves
People and places connected by this project.
- FarmersLocal business
- Market tradersLocal business
- Small business ownersLocal business
- Women at the grassroots
- Households that depend on farmingHouseholds
Where it helps
- Trade and income
- Movement and access
- Housing and shelter
Nsit Atai LGA at a glance
Where this project sits among all 12 projects recorded in Nsit Atai.
Completed 7 (this project)Ongoing 3Planned 1
Impact Analysis
An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.
For work and income
Grants give farmers and traders money to buy inputs or stock, and equipment and vehicles can help people earn a living. Such support works best when it comes with access to inputs, markets, extension services, processing facilities and transport.
Project location
Agricultural, trader and MSME grants
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Development goals
This project supports the goals below. Each figure shows how many of the 429 projects on this portal back the same goal.
- 2Zero hunger18 of 429 projects
- 8Decent work42 of 429 projects
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