Contributing to the Expansion of the Cocoa Sector in Nigeria

As part of their contribution to expanding and improving cocoa production in Nigeria, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), on November 8, 2022, onboarded and certified 14 cocoa seed nursery operators at CRIN’s headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State. PIND’s Executive Director, Tunji Idowu,…

Understanding and implementing Cocoa Traceability systems – Perspectives from the Nigerian Cocoa Sustainability sector

Invitation to Participate in the quarterly Cocoa sustainability webinar on the  23rd of November, 2022. We write to cordially invite you to participate in the quarterly cocoa sustainability webinar, scheduled for 23 rd of November, 2022. The central theme of this edition is, “Implementing cocoa sustainability systems in Nigeria”. This webinar edition is being organized…

Perception Study to Evidence The Impacts of PIND’s Peace building Program in the Niger Delta 2020-2021

This study aimed to ascertain how PIND, through its Peacebuilding (PB) Program has impacted in contribung to a more peaceful, secure and safe environment that enables economic development in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. It also provides data for one of the key metrics of PIND’s Peacebuilding Program: a measure of the “populaon that feel safe…

Case Study: Private Sector Engagement and Social Investment in the Niger Delta

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative Foundation (NDPI), along with fact-finding partner Frontier Design announce a novel study published by Georgetown University’s Business for Impact which comprises analysis and research outcomes from ten years of investment in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region by Chevron and USAID to expand capacity and value..

Delta State Labour Market Assessment Report

DOWNLOAD THE ASSESSMENT REPORT & VIEW FULL REPORT Youth unemployment and underemployment is a major challenge in developing nation like Nigeria where youth constitute more than 60% of the nation’s population. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) whereas national unemployment and underemployment rate escalated from 37.2% to 40% in the second quarter of…

How PIND’s Market Systems Approach to Development Programming helped Farmers Build Resilience in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

PIND 2020 MARKET RESILIENCE STUDY HOW PIND’S MARKET SYSTEMS APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING HELPED FARMERS BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PIND complemented by the DFID Market Development (MADE) Program in the Niger Delta (2013- 2020) over the years have worked to build supporting market systems in the region to strengthen private…