PIND Partners with Edo State Agencies to Advance Youth Empowerment through Okomu CSR Initiative
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Edo State Board for Technical and Vocational Education (BTVE) and the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) to empower 165 young people from Okomu Oil Palm Company’s neighboring communities. The agreements, signed in Benin City, serve as […]
Empowering Business Service Providers to Drive MSME Growth in the Niger Delta
The growth of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Niger Delta has been generally constrained by limited access to formal credit and significant gaps in modern service delivery. This has created a cycle of low productivity and investment unreadiness, preventing the region’s main economic drivers from reaching their full potential. To close this […]
From Demonstration to Adoption: Building Climate-Resilient Vegetable Markets in the Niger Delta
As climate volatility, flooding, and food insecurity intensify across many parts of Nigeria, smallholder farmers face mounting pressure to produce more with fewer, increasingly fragile resources. In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, these challenges are especially acute, threatening livelihoods while constraining the region’s agricultural potential. Against this backdrop, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta […]
Building Technical Capacity to Drive Agricultural Productivity in Okomu Neighbouring Communities
Corporate-community engagement across the Niger Delta is evolving beyond the provision of static infrastructure, which often overlooks the key drivers of long-term economic resilience. In a strategic shift toward human capital development, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in partnership with Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc (OOPC), hosted a specialized Training […]
PIND Equips 30 Service Providers to Catalyze Agricultural Transformation Across the Niger Delta
As part of its strategic push under Phase IV (2025–2029, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) has taken a significant step forward in unlocking systemic agricultural transformation in the region. PIND convened a two-day onboarding and orientation workshop for 30 selected entrepreneurial Service Providers (SPs) drawn from across the Niger Delta. [...] PIND Honored as SME Development Champion at the 10th SME Conference
The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) was honored with the SME Development Champion Award at the 10th SME Conference, held on Friday, June 14, 2024, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The event was organized by Wider Perspectives Limited and themed Harnessing Economic and Investment Opportunities. This recognition underscores PIND’s long-standing commitment [...] PIND Engages Seed System Actors to Strengthen Agricultural Productivity in the Niger Delta
To scale inclusive agricultural markets and deepen farmers’ access to high-quality inputs, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) convened two successful Stakeholder Onboarding Workshops between June 17 and 20, 2025, in Akure, Ondo State, and Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Held under PIND’s Market Systems Development program, these one-day workshops brought together [...] PIND Hosts Capacity-Building and Linkage Workshop for Business Development Service Providers in the Niger Delta
To bridge the gap between micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), farmers, and financial services in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) held a one-day capacity-building and linkage workshop for business development service providers (BDSPs) on June 13, 2025. Hosted in Warri, Delta State, the workshop introduced ten [...] PIND Equips 25 Service Providers to Strengthen Agricultural and MSME Growth in the Niger Delta
To accelerate inclusive economic growth in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) conducted a three-day technical training and linkage workshop for 25 Technical Service Providers (TSPs) from April 23–25, 2025, at its Economic Development Centre in Warri, Delta State. This marks the first phase of a broader initiative [...] PIND Hosts Stakeholders’ Workshop to Strengthen Market Systems Development in the Niger Delta
The Foundation for Partnerships Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) hosted a two-day Market Systems Development Stakeholders’ Workshop on December 5-6, 2024. The workshop brought together key actors from the market ecosystem, including service providers, input firms, research institutes, and government representatives. The workshop marked a significant milestone as PIND transitions from sector-specific agricultural value [...] 