ATED Demonstration Centre: A Learning Hub for Appropriate Technologies
Use of old fashioned methods for production and processing rather than efficient technologies is a constraint to value chain actors in the region.
CASSAVA: Input Companies and Agro-Dealers Increased Adoption of Good Agronomic Practices and Access to Inputs
Common constraints faced by cassava farmers in the Niger Delta include lack of access to and improper use of fertilizers and other crop protective products, poor knowledge of correct weed management practices and improved high yielding stem varieties and poor agronomic practices in general.
PALM OIL: Agro Equipment Dealers and Fabricators Improved Palm Oil Harvesting and Processing Efficiencies
When we forayed into the palm oil sector in 2012, we found palm oil farmers were losing about 50% of their available fresh fruit bunches (FFB) for processing due to shortage of and high cost of hiring climbers who face serious health and safety hazards from climbing the palm trees.
AQUACULTURE: Pool of Aquaculture Service Providers Improved Fish Farmers’ Agronomic & Business Practices
Under aquaculture, PIND’s strategy remains facilitating aquaculture service providers (ASPs) to make a business out of selling services to new and existing fish farmers on business skills and best pond management practices.
OUR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS PERFORMANCE
Smallholder farmers’ businesses tend to fall below their profit potentials because of poor agronomic practices and lack of access to new technologies and market.
What You Should Know About MIT SOLVE and PIND’s Participation
We are excited to announce that our Executive Director, Dara Akala, will join 13 other global development leaders on the judging panel for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) 2018 Solve Challenge. One of this year’s challenges focuses on proffering solutions for coastal communities to mitigate and adapt to climate change as they develop and…
Low Carbon Investment Opportunities for Expanded Growth in the Niger Delta
We attended the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)’s ‘Low Carbon Investment Opportunities in Nigeria’ workshop in Lagos on April 13, 2018, to share how our economic development programs and empirical data contribute to expanding growth in the Niger Delta, with examples taken from the palm oil, cassava and aquaculture value chain projects.
PIND Shares Business Models for Development at the Imo State Business Summit
Following invitation by the State Government, we attended the Imo State Business summit on April 27, 2018, at the Imo State Trade and Investment Center in New Owerri. The event also served as the official launch of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Policy in the State.
World Water Day 2018 Celebration
To commemorate the 2018 World Water Day Celebration, the Foundation partnered with Rotary Clubs of Districts 9141 and 9142 of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Procter & Gamble (P&G) International on March 22, 2018, for a public enlightenment event hosted at the Universal Primary Education (UPE) Model Primary School and Township Primary School, Ovom, Yenagoa,…
9th Annual Harvard African Development Conference: Discussing Africa’s Energy Transition and Diversification
On March 23 – 24, we were on a panel at the 9th Annual Harvard Development Conference held at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA, to discuss innovative business models for delivering energy to underserved communities and ways of influencing government policies toward energy efficiency in the continent. The African Development Conference (ADC) has over the…