In response to Nigeria’s worsening economic hardship, strained healthcare system and rising unemployment, the Eden Moringa Group has launched EDNI Limited, an agriculture-driven empowerment and marketing platform designed to boost rural incomes, support farmers and expand access to essential health and agricultural products.
The platform was unveiled on Sunday in Abuja, where the founder and group executive of Eden Moringa Group, Dr. Michael Ashimashiga Akologa, described EDNI as a “home-grown solution” to Nigeria’s structural economic challenges, anchored on agriculture, value addition and inclusive wealth creation.
Akologa said Nigeria’s economic crisis has been deepened by the concentration of wealth away from ordinary citizens, particularly farmers and rural dwellers who remain largely excluded from formal remployment and government support.
“The economy is under severe pressure, the health system is overstretched and unemployment is widespread,” he said. “EDNI is designed to put money directly into the hands of the people—especially farmers—without waiting endlessly for government intervention.”
Unlike previous empowerment and marketing schemes that collapsed after short lifespans, Akologa said EDNI is built on an existing production base through its parent organisation, Eden Moringa Group, which operates moringa farms and processing facilities across several parts of Nigeria.
According to him, the group currently cultivates more than 500 hectares of moringa, providing employment for farmers and workers in multiple communities. He described moringa as a resilient, high-value crop with significant nutritional and commercial potential, making it suitable for sustainable farming and export.
“Many platforms fail because they have no real production base,” Akologa said. “EDNI is different because it is built on agriculture that already exists on Nigerian soil.”
EDNI operates as a marketing and distribution platform for products developed by Eden Moringa Productions and Marketers Limited in collaboration with Eden Pharmaceuticals and Drugs Production Limited, linking agricultural production with pharmaceutical processing to meet both food and health needs.
Products unveiled include moringa oil, moringa tea, liquid and solid fertilisers, immune-boosting formulations and vitamin supplements, targeting household consumption, farming needs and international export markets.
“These are everyday products,” Akologa said. “Farmers need fertiliser, families need food and health supplements, and global markets demand quality agricultural exports.”
A central feature of the platform is its low entry threshold. Participants can join EDNI with ₦28,000, granting access to products and income opportunities through sales and referrals.
Akologa said the structure was deliberately designed to make entrepreneurship accessible to ordinary Nigerians rather than capital-intensive investors.
“You don’t need ₦500,000 or ₦1 million to begin,” he said. “With ₦28,000, you can start immediately and grow your income.”
The initiative also aligns with the Federal Government’s renewed focus on agriculture. Akologa welcomed recent budgetary allocations to the sector under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing them as an encouraging signal for food security and farmer empowerment.
Beyond marketing, EDNI is positioned as a poverty and unemployment reduction initiative, working alongside the Eden Group Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited to expand agricultural value chains through cooperative production, processing and distribution.
One of EDNI’s directors, Dr. Shuaib Ademu, described the unveiling as the culmination of years of perseverance, sacrifice and belief in agriculture as a foundation for economic and health transformation.
“We worked for years with limited resources and many challenges,” Ademu said. “Some people left because they doubted the vision, but today proves that persistence pays.”
Ademu, who oversees agriculture and African health within the group, said EDNI’s intervention comes at a critical moment for Nigerian farmers battling rising input costs, shrinking profit margins and increasing pressure from cheaper food prices.
He said the platform’s emphasis on organic fertilisers responds to global market demands for environmentally safe produce while reducing farmers’ production costs.
“A bag of synthetic fertiliser now costs ₦50,000 or more,” he said. “Organic fertiliser is cheaper, improves soil health and allows farmers to remain profitable even when food prices fluctuate.”
He added that organic fertilisers enhance soil structure, improve water retention and promote beneficial microbial activity, while reducing health risks associated with chemical residues in food.
According to Ademu, EDNI’s moringa-based organic inputs combine agricultural productivity with public health benefits, positioning Nigerian farmers for premium international markets.
As EDNI begins nationwide operations, stakeholders expressed optimism that its agriculture-centred model could offer a more durable alternative to short-lived empowerment schemes, contributing to economic recovery, rural development and sustainable food production.
“This is only the beginning,” Ademu said. “What we are seeing today is the reward of patience, vision and commitment to doing things the right way.”
EDEN Group Launches EDNI to Tackle Poverty, Health, Unemployment
