Rivers State Partners for Peace (P4P) hosted a 2019 election scenarios simulation exercise for peace actors in the State on March 16, 2018. The peace actors who attended the exercise learned conflict mitigation approaches for different possible scenarios that may come up during Nigeria’s general elections in 2019. This is part of PIND’s peace building…
As part of efforts to improve the income of farmers in the Niger Delta, PIND facilitated a Nigeria Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC) and Technical Training for cassava farmers in Adofure Community in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State on March 20, 2018. The training focused on equipping farmers with knowledge on record keeping,…
PIND is facilitating a Nigeria Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC) training for farmers in Qua Odukpani in Cross River State. The training which started yesterday (March 28, 2018), is designed to improve the business skills of farmers so that they can keep records, plan their cash flow processes and farming activity for increased income. PIND had…
PIND’s Partnership and Engagement Manager, Sylvester Okoh (Middle), joined the Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Emmanuel Tibi (on Sylvester’s left in white), and the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Delta State, Austin Chikeze (in brown on Sylvester’s right), to inaugurate the committee which will be charting viable policies for agricultural development in…
From February 26 – 28, 2018, PIND facilitated a Capacity Building for Local Empowerment (CAPABLE) Market Systems Development training in Benin, Edo State, for profit and non-profit organizations and service providers in the Niger Delta. This was a follow-on training to the CAPABLE Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) training which held in Akure,…
Pictures from action research on the potentials of cassava aggregation in the Niger Delta. From April 1 to 5, PIND facilitated the aggregation and supply of 24.2 tons of Cassava from partners in Edo state to Unicane Industries, a cassava processor in Kogi state. Through this research PIND is exploring the feasibility of developing a…
PIND facilitated a cassava demonstration plot intervention in Ndielu-Ugwueke community of Isiukwuato Local Government Area of Abia State on March 15, 2018. Farmers were taught how to cut and treat stems, measure spaces for ridges and other best agronomic practices for better cassava yield and a chance to increase their income. Between 2010 and 2017,…
We facilitated a Nigeria Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC) training at the Arigidi/Akogun Camp in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on April 17, 2018. The NAEC training is designed to improve the business skills of farmers so that they can keep records, plan their cash flow processes and farming for increased income. [FinalTilesGallery…
PIND’s Partners for Peace (P4P) PREVENT Committee visited the community leaders of Anara and Ezihe Autonomous Communities in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State on April 19, 2018 to carry out a conflict assessment on the Afo Nkoro land dispute between both communities. With the PREVENT teams, PIND is increasing the engagement of…
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…