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OPERATION FREE TRACTOR RENTAL – Proposal To The Presidency.
A Strategic Campaign to Maximize Government and Private Sector Partnership in Agricultural Mechanization
Submitted by:
Engr. John Perede Akpoyibo
CEO, J-Pere Nig. Ltd.
Global Impact Foundation Worldwide
Email: johndivine89@gmail.com
Phone: +2348156926975
Date: June 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Nigeria is in urgent need of practical agricultural solutions that go beyond ceremonial launches and media fanfare. While the Federal Government recently flagged off the deployment of 2,000 tractors under the Renewed Hope Agricultural Revolution, the long-standing problem of underutilized resources and poor rural access persists.
This proposal by Engr. John Perede Akpoyibo, CEO of J-Pere Nig. Ltd., introduces “Operation Free Tractor Rental”—a result-oriented, impact-driven strategy to deploy tractors and bulldozers across the 36 states of Nigeria. The core objective is to enable rural farmers and landowners to access mechanized agricultural support through a digitally managed, government-sponsored, privately executed platform.
Key highlights include:
A partnership between the Federal Government and a private management firm.
Establishment of State Agricultural Mechanization Units (SAMU).
Deployment of 50 tractors and 1 bulldozer per state.
Creation of a transparent tractor/bulldozer request portal.
A 6-month conditional farming window for beneficiaries, with modest penalties for default.
This initiative aims to directly stimulate food production, rural job creation, land development, and farmer empowerment—ultimately ensuring that Nigeria’s agricultural transformation is not just announced, but fully implemented and felt across communities.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Agricultural mechanization is essential for transforming Nigeria’s food system. However, a long-standing pattern of cosmetic governance, characterized by public launches and zero field execution, has repeatedly failed to deliver.
“Operation Free Tractor Rental” seeks to shift that paradigm by placing control in the hands of both state-level agricultural departments and efficient private-sector operators, under federal sponsorship and monitoring.
2.0 BACKGROUND AND PROBLEM STATEMENT
Despite multiple government interventions in agriculture, rural farmers and landowners across Nigeria still lack access to:
Affordable land clearing services.
Reliable tractor rentals.
Modern farming infrastructure.
Tractors meant for public use are often diverted or abandoned. Farmers with land are discouraged by the prohibitive cost of starting mechanized farming, resulting in uncultivated lands and high food insecurity.
For example, in many Ijaw communities, families own over 100 plots of uncultivated land, overtaken by grass, trees, and weeds. These lands could feed thousands—if only land clearing and mechanized farming support were accessible.
3.0 PROPOSED SOLUTION: OPERATION FREE TRACTOR RENTAL
3.1 Objective
To decentralize access to tractors and bulldozers and ensure equitable service delivery through a public-private partnership model.
3.2 Strategic Steps
Step 1: Partnership Setup
The Federal Government allocates the 2,000 tractors and bulldozers to a private management firm (e.g., J-Pere Nig. Ltd.).
The private firm collaborates with State Commissioners for Agriculture to set up a State Agricultural Mechanization Unit (SAMU) in each of the 36 states.
Step 2: Equipment Allocation
Each state receives 50 tractors and 1 bulldozer, based on agricultural demand and geographic spread.
Step 3: Central Request Platform
Farmers and landowners apply via an online portal or designated state offices to:
Clear land with bulldozers.
Access tractors for ploughing and planting.
Step 4: Conditional Use
Beneficiaries must start cultivation within 6 months of land clearing or pay a modest penalty to recover operational costs.
Step 5: Monitoring and Evaluation
Tractors are GPS-monitored.
Monthly usage reports are published.
Independent field audits will ensure transparency and effectiveness.
4.0 EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Increased food production across all zones.
Thousands of hectares of unused land activated.
Job creation through tractor operations and farm labor.
Youth empowerment and new agribusiness opportunities.
Restoration of public trust in government agricultural programs.
5.0 FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL FRAMEWORK
Government Role: Asset funding, policy backing, and oversight.
Private Sector Role: Operational logistics, technology integration, and field management.
Farmer Contribution: Optional symbolic cost recovery fee if farming is delayed beyond 6 months.
This model can also attract donor agency support and development finance institutions (DFIs) such as AfDB, IFAD, and the World Bank, once proven successful at state level.
6.0 CASE STUDY: IJAW REGION PILOT SCHEME (Optional Addendum)
In the Ijaw region alone, thousands of hectares remain uncultivated due to land clearing costs. With the right tractor and bulldozer access:
Lands will be cleared in two weeks.
Farmers will begin planting.
Private funds can support irrigation, fencing, and farm housing.
This scalable success can be replicated nationwide.
7.0 CONCLUSION
If Nigeria is serious about agricultural transformation, we must adopt systems that reach the people, not just the headlines. “Operation Free Tractor Rental” is a ready-made, replicable blueprint that ensures tractors do not become political souvenirs, but tools of national productivity.
We urge:
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to adopt this model as a national strategy.
The Hon. Minister of Agriculture, to partner with J-Pere Nig. Ltd. and establish the State Agricultural Mechanization Units.
Private investors, to support the rollout of digital request platforms and logistics.
Communities and youth leaders, to organize and embrace this opportunity for agricultural rebirth.
Prepared and Submitted by:
Engr. John Perede Akpoyibo
CEO, J-Pere Nig. Ltd.
Contact:
+2348156926975
Johndivine89gmail.com.
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