TracTrac Mechanisation Service Ltd (TracTrac MSL), a Nigerian-led agricultural technology company, has launched a new youth-focused initiative to increase technical skills in agricultural mechanisation and encourage more young Nigerians to build careers in the sector.
The programme, known as Young People in Mechanisation (YPiM), was unveiled on Monday in Abuja during a news conference by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Godson Ohuruogu.
According to Ohuruogu, the initiative is designed to tackle the shortage of technical skills within Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation sector while preparing a new generation of young leaders to drive agricultural transformation.
He described YPiM as Nigeria’s first youth-focused mechanisation movement and a flagship initiative of TracTrac MSL.
“The initiative equips young Nigerians aged 18 to 35 with practical skills, mentorship, and access to opportunities in mechanisation, entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and advocacy. This initiative enables them to build sustainable livelihoods while contributing to agricultural transformation and enhancing food security. Young people should not just observe the future of agriculture. They should lead it,” Ohuruogu said.
The programme is expected to strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural workforce by improving young people’s access to technical training while creating employment opportunities across the mechanisation value chain.
Ohuruogu said TracTrac MSL has deployed more than 800 tractors across several states, helping to improve access to mechanised farming services for smallholder farmers.
According to him, the company has impacted over 500,000 farmers and built a network of more than 6,000 Mechanisation Service Providers (MSPs), making it one of the country’s largest mechanisation service networks.
He said the company is working to improve farmers’ access to tractors and mechanised services through technology, financing solutions, and partnerships that connect farmers, tractor owners, and service providers.
A key part of that effort is TracTrac Plus, the company’s digital platform, which links farmers directly with Mechanisation Service Providers in real time while supporting asset tracking, farm mapping, and demand aggregation.
“The platform has installed over 5,000 apps and facilitated over 2,000 mechanisation service engagements. This impact is driven by TracTrac’s four core pillars: Accessibility, Availability, Affordability, and Capacity, ensuring mechanisation services reached farmers when, where, and how they needed them. At TracTrac, we believe tractors should be within reach of every farmer, not a privilege for a few. Through technology, policy engagement, financial inclusion, and strong partnerships, the organisation is building an ecosystem that not only delivers services but creates lasting capacity for Nigeria’s agricultural sector,” he said.
Speaking on policy development, Ohuruogu said the company also partnered with the Federal Government in developing Nigeria’s draft National Agricultural Mechanisation Policy (NAMP).
He described the policy as a five-year framework focused on building a more sustainable, inclusive, and innovative mechanisation sector.
According to him, the draft policy prioritises sustainable land development, appropriate agricultural technologies, private-sector investment, financing mechanisms, human capital development, and the adoption of climate-smart and digital agriculture to strengthen Nigeria’s mechanisation drive.
TracTrac MSL is a Nigerian-owned agricultural technology company that connects mechanisation service providers, tractor owners, cooperatives, and farmers through digital platforms and financing solutions.
The company also supports access to tractor leasing, equipment ownership, genuine tractor implements, and technologies designed to improve machinery management and increase agricultural productivity.
