Agriculture is the mainstay of developing economies, employing more than 60% of Nigeria and other developing countries total labour force, underpinning their food security, export earnings and rural development. Recent evidence also shows that smallholder agriculture in the developing countries which presently is overall subsistence can shift into commercial farming thereby contributing more to improving rural livelihoods by utilising the power of markets. Agricultural commercialization and diversification involve the gradual replacement of integrated farming systems by specialized enterprises for crop, livestock, poultry and aquaculture products. Changes in product mix and input uses are determined largely by the market forces during this transition. Commercialization of agricultural production is an endogenous process and is accompanied by economic growth, urbanization and withdrawal of labor from the agricultural sector. ARDD works towards clear identification and removal of the market-related challenges which hinder the economic progression of the smallholder market participation, which is evident in Nigeria and other developing countries where the majority of the farmers are family managed smallholder subsistence enterprises that produce mainly for family consumption and where applicable selling surplus products to the markets ARDD’s implementation plan, recognises the importance of improved domestic and national agricultural markets in determining the competitiveness of the nation’s agriculture and improving incomes for the farmers. The Division will also train smallholders farmers in the areas of accessing quality seeds/seedlings, mechanization, standard storage facilities for their products which informs food preservation, adequate access to finance, access to agricultural markets as well as of irrigation services for all year-round farming are among the priorities of ARDD. All these factors will make the market accessible for the poor rural farmer, the start-up agribusiness service provider as well as the low-income level consumer.