About us.
The Farming Justice Project is a flagship initiative of Hope Behind Bars Africa, delivered in partnership with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme II (RoLAC II), funded by the European Union and implemented by International IDEA.
Our mission goes beyond cultivation: we aim to embed agriculture as a reformative pillar within Nigeria’s correctional system, shifting policy, practice, and perception.
We pursue this through six objectives:
Assess & Strengthen Systems
Evaluate the state and effectiveness of farm centres, generating evidence to influence institutional reforms.
Build Multi-Stakeholder Coalitions
Secure buy-in from government, correctional authorities, private sector, and civil society to embed agriculture in rehabilitation strategies.
Institutionalize Training
Develop scalable modules for officers and inmates covering agricultural skills, behavioural change, financial literacy, and life skills.
Scale Food Security Interventions
Cultivate crops and livestock to supplement correctional facilities, reducing state costs and improving inmate nutrition.
Enable Reintegration Pathways
Support select inmates with reintegration kits, linking them to agribusiness opportunities and cooperative structures.
Break Cycles of Re-offending
Use agricultural livelihoods to tackle systemic drivers of recidivism, contributing to safer communities.
Our Pilot Farm Centres are:
Dukpa Farm Centre, Gwagalada, Abuja
Kirikiri Medium Female Custodial Centre, Lagos
