PIND BoT Visit: PIND Leadership Visits Pilot Demonstration Pond Project
PIND’s Board of Trustees visited the United Ufuoma Fish Farmers Association (UUFFA) to talk to them about PIND recently-concluded demonstration pond pilot project and see first-hand what impact it has had on fish farmers’ practices and the viability of their businesses.
Aquaculture: Agropreneur, What is Your Business IQ
Farming is serious business. by teaming up with MARKETS II to train fish farmers using the Nigerian Agriculture Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC), PIND helps instill record keeping skills that ensures these farmer’s farming business are good viable businesses capable of sustaining their livelihood.
Biosand filter: Clean Water No Get Enemy
PIND’s Appropriate Technology Enabled Development (ATED) project worked in Amatu II Community of Bayelsa State to promote the use of biosand filter, a simple water filtration technology made with local materials that removes 99% of impurities from water, as part of its broader effort to promote quality of life and livelihood
Palm Oil: Technology for Higher Profits and Better Markets
PIND’s palm oil program linked up palm oil processors in Imo State with the National Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) in Benin, Edo State, for a six-week training on how to make the NIFOR-invented digester screw press, a technology that boosts production of palm oil by up to 15% for small-scale producers.
CAPABLE Training: The ABCs of Grant Application
Beneficiary of PIND’s CAPABLE program Mr. Akpotu President Ufuoma talks about the building blocks of a solid grant application
DetailsATED Center: Making the Case for Green Building
Isona Shibata, job runner for the construction of the ATED building, designed by Sustainable Concept Buildings (SCB), tells why PIND’s ongoing construction of the ATED building is a model for environmental sustainability and how it helps spread knowledge on sustainable building practices in the local community
Nigeria targets 5bn dollar cassava export annually
Source: Smart Money