Access to safe and clean water resources and good water management practices are huge issues in the Niger Delta that contribute to a high rate of water-borne diseases b with its attendant health and economic impacts.
Use of old fashioned methods for production and processing rather than efficient technologies is a constraint to value chain actors in the region.
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.
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.
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.
Smallholder farmers’ businesses tend to fall below their profit potentials because of poor agronomic practices and lack of access to new technologies and market.
This report aims to highlight the different forms and drivers of domestic violence in the Niger Delta, with a particular focus on Rivers state. Through greater awareness and engagement on the issue across sectors, community leaders, policy makers and practitioners work together to address the underlying drivers of domestic violence, as well as strengthen prevention…
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…
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.
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.