Sokoto State Integrated Fadama Irrigation Development PPP (SSIFID-PPP)

A 25-year Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) concession to develop, finance, operate, and maintain a 30,000-hectare integrated fadama irrigation scheme covering Kebbe, Rabah, and Silame Local Government Areas. The project includes a 180 km gravity-fed and pump-assisted irrigation canal network, two main weir structures on the Kebbe and Rima rivers, 12 secondary distribution canals with SCADA-enabled control systems, on-farm delivery infrastructure for 5,000 smallholder holdings, three agri-service hubs, and a Farmer Cooperative Management System for 12,000 registered beneficiary households. The private concessionaire receives water user charges and agri-hub fees, supported by a ₦4.5 billion Viability Gap Fund (VGF) over Years 1–5 to bridge the affordability gap for smallholder farmers. The project generates an estimated 45,000 direct and indirect jobs and a ₦33.75 billion Value for Money saving (62%) over public procurement.