In Q3, PIND trained new poultry service providers to support the expansion of training activities to farmers in the Niger Delta and supported existing poultry service providers, village level dealers, and other market actors to train and support farmers with linkages to finance and markets. These service providers reached 3,600 poultry farmers with technical training,…
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PIND leveraged its network of aquaculture service providers to fast-track interventions slowed down by the onset of COVID-19 and expand outreach activities to more fish farmers and processors across the region, reaching a total of 1,481 (775 females) fish farmers and processors across seven States with improved knowledge of best pond management practices, access to…
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In Q3, PIND leveraged its relationships with oil palm Business Membership Organizations to onboard new agro-dealers and farm services providers who are interested in using the best management practices (BMP) model to reach more farmers in the region to stimulate their adoption of best management practices and quality oil palm seedlings. The Foundation also engaged…
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This weekly update spotlights organized violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on gang violence in Delta Stata. According to data (see map below), over 165 gang related fatalities were reported in Delta State between January 2016 and October 2020. Recent incidents indicate an increase in gang related killings in the State. Over the…
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Through a tripartite memorandum of understanding between PIND, the International Institute for tropical agriculture (IITA), and the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) signed in the quarter, PIND collaborated with the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System II (BASICS II) project to train, certify and onboard 80 new cassava seed entrepreneurs (VSEs) in…
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This weekly update spotlights insecurity in the Niger Delta with a focus on violent crimes in Ondo State. Violent criminality – including armed robbery and kidnapping for ransom – is a prevailing security threat in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), violent criminality caused over 140 fatalities in Ondo State between January 2018…
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November 30, 2020, Zoom: As Nigeria, and by extension the Niger Delta, face the disruptions in the economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic that is projected to exacerbate an already challenging situation of food security, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development launched the ‘Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services Activity’ in the Niger Delta (Specifically in Cross River and Delta States).
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CLOSED: PIND seeks to engage an Intern to support the IPDU. The Intern will provide the needed additional human resources in order to improve the quality of IPDU deliverables. The Internship opportunity is at PIND’s Economic Development Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It is expected that this assignment will run for a total of…
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This weekly update highlights kidnapping in the Niger Delta with a focus on the growing risk of kidnapping for ransom in Delta State. Kidnapping for ransom has evolved into a prevalent security threat in the State. According to data (see map below), over 130 incidents of kidnapping were reported in Delta State between January 2016…
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PIND, as an organization that consistently champions gender advocacy and the elimination of violence against women and girls, joins the World from November 25 to December 10 to mark this year’s 16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) with theme: Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect. Designed to address increased violence on women and…
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