We were given an award at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) public presentation on the RSPO National Interpretation to Nigerian public and private sector stakeholders; an event organized by the Nigeria National Interpretation Working Group (NNIWG) at Protea Hotel in Benin City, Edo State, on April 24, 2018. This award was given in…
PIND facilitated a Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) training at the Akogun Camp in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on April 18, 2018. GAP training is a technical training which involves the establishment of a demonstration plot. The training includes the following; Land preparation; Planting activities; Pre-emergence herbicide application; Fertilizer application; Post-emergence herbicide…
Cassava Farmers listening to representative from HarvestField Industries Limited PIND held a cassava demonstration plot project commencement meeting with HarvestField Industries Limited in Akure, Ondo State, on April 24, 2018, to officially commence the series of activities which would see 6,000 farmers in Abia, Cross River and Ondo States get trained on best practices…
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the World Water Day, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), funded by Chevron Corporation, will partner with the Rotary Club of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and P&G International to host a public enlightenment event at the UBE Model Primary School and Township Primary School, Ovom, Yenagoa,…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with Cara Development Foundation and African Youth Development Foundation, will host over 120 rural women farmers in the Niger Delta to a town hall meeting on Tuesday March 6, 2018 to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. Themed ‘’Time is Now: Transforming Lives…
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), represented by Tunji Idowu, Deputy Executive Director, participated at the Nigerian Industry Petroleum Summit (NIPS) in a panel session titled “The Niger Delta Region: Tangible Steps for Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Socio-Economic Improvement through Industrial Diversification.” Other panelists included Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of…
PIND is collaborating with the Market Development Program in the Niger Delta (MADE) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to facilitate a Nigeria Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC) Training-of-Trainers workshop for farmers in the Niger Delta
PIND met with Ford Foundation, Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), Allon, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions, government representatives and other stakeholders in construction and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on February 12 and 13, 2018, for the Niger Delta Youth Employment Pathways (NDYEP) Stakeholder Roundtable and Analysis Workshop in…
PIND has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Center for Conflict and Gender Studies (CCGS) of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on February 1, 2018, to invest in peacebuilding and gender related research and capacity building in the Niger Delta region.
The training, hosted at PIND’s Economic Development Centre in Warri, was facilitated by Associate Professor Matthew Tan, an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor (Aquaculture)