Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiative

Farm Bridge Garden

A Climate-Smart Food and Nature Campus in Ido, Ibadan

APEARE’s flagship demonstration site where farming, climate action, and community life come together. A place where agriculture shifts from extractive and harmful to regenerative, profitable, and nature-positive.

Project Type

Regenerative Agriculture

The Problem

Why We Created Farm Bridge Garden

Food sustains life on Earth. Every living organism depends on it to function, thrive, and reproduce. Yet, the systems that produce our food, especially industrial agriculture, are increasingly unsustainable.

Driven by the pressure to feed a growing population, conventional agriculture has become extractive, contributing to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and rising carbon emissions. The question is no longer how much food we can produce, but at what cost to the planet and future generations.

Two Persistent Barriers

FBG was created to close these gaps. It is a place where farmers, youth, researchers, and community members can see, learn, and experience what sustainable agriculture looks like in real life.

The Global Call to Action

This urgent question underpins the global call to transition from extractive farming to regenerative agriculture, a nature-positive approach that restores soil health, enhances biodiversity, and strengthens community resilience.

The Five Zones of Farm Bridge Garden

The site is organized into five connected zones, each serving a unique purpose in our climate-smart agriculture demonstration

ZONE A

Agroecology

Shaded nursery, compost pits, and local crop trials that teach soil health and regenerative practices

ZONE B

Food Crop & Market

Raised beds, irrigation systems, and a weekly farmers’ market where fresh produce is sold

ZONE C

Poultry & Livestock

Poultry pens, fish ponds, and organic manure recycling to demonstrate circular farming

ZONE D

Solar & Storage

Solar-powered cold rooms, drying shed, and battery systems that reduce post-harvest losses

ZONE E

Admin & Hospitality

Administrative building and guest chalets for interns, researchers, and visitors

The Problem

Why Farm Bridge Garden Matters

FBG is more than a farm. It is a catalyst for transformation, combining climate-smart infrastructure with community-centered design.

A Living Lab

Practical demonstration of regenerative agriculture principles in action

Training Ground

Empowering farmers, youth, and climate innovators with hands-on experience

Green Lung

Creating vital green space for a rapidly urbanizing community

Proof of Concept

Demonstrating that sustainable farming can be profitable, scalable, and joyful

A Model for Transformation

By combining climate-smart infrastructure with community-centered design, FBG aims to shift agriculture from a source of degradation to a source of regeneration.

Integrated Zones

Nature Positive

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Lives to Impact

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Join Us in Building This Vision

We invite partners, donors, volunteers, and community members to be part of this bold vision. Together, we can build a model for peri-urban resilience — where food, climate, and community thrive side by side.

Transform Land Use Together

Empower farmers and create a model for peri-urban resilience

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Questions? Contact us at farmbridge@apeare.org or call +234 802 496 2397

FBG shows that farming can heal the land, support livelihoods, and bring people together.