Gender Equality Hero

Gender Equality

Breaking Barriers and Expanding Opportunities

Empowering Women Through Inclusive Financing

Jaress AgFinance is committed to advancing gender equality by ensuring women farmers have access to the financial resources, agricultural knowledge, and market opportunities needed to thrive.

Through inclusive financing, climate-smart agriculture training, quality inputs, and structured market access, we are helping women overcome long-standing barriers to economic participation and agricultural productivity.

Women Farmers face systemic barriers as Farmers and Entrepreneurs despite playing a critical role in food production and household welfare. Many women farmers remain excluded from opportunities that drive economic growth.

Women often face issues such as: limited access to affordable financing, lack of collateral and land ownership, reduced access to agricultural training, limited participation in trade networks, restricted access to buyers and markets. Lower adoption of climate-smart technologies

These barriers contribute to lower productivity, reduced income, and increased vulnerability to poverty but Jaress AgFinance is changing that.

Women farmers smiling

An Integrated Model for Women

A Women-Centered Model For Lasting Impact

Inclusive Financing

Affordable and flexible loans for women farmers and women led-SMEs. No traditional collateral required.

Climate-Smart Agriculture Training

Practical on-farm training improves productivity, climate resilience and sustainability process.

Business Growth Support

Access to capital and resources that help women-owned enterprises scale sustainability

Organic Input Provision

Quality seeds , fertilizers ...and climate-smart inputs delivered upfront on credit.

Structured Market Linkages

Connecting women producers and entrepreneurs to verified buyers and reliable markets.

Community-Based Support

Connecting women producers and entrepreneurs to verified buyers and reliable markets.

Creating Opportunities for Women to Thrive

Our Impact

2,348+

Women supported

Financing and agro-services

10,000+

Active Women Customers

As of 2025

60%

Reported Improvements

Productivity and business performance

50,000

Women Targeted

Across 10 states 3-5 years

What The Women Say About Us

Stories of Change

"With a Jaress loan, I expanded my vegetable farm and now supply a verified buyer . My income doubled"

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Aisha Sani

Vegetable Farmer, Adamawa

"The business training and working capital helped me open a second shop. I employ two women now"

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Grace Audu

Store Owner, Keffi

"We accessed inputs and market linkages. Our cooperative now sells directly to off-takers at fair prices"

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Hajia Abdulkareem

Cooperative Owner, Zamfara

Ready to Grow Your Farm or Business?

Access financing within days, with flexible repayment aligned to your harvest cycle. Designed specifically for women farmers and growing SMEs