Nigeria is the largest cassava producer in the world, averaging an annual production of about 35 million metric tons over the last five years. About one-third of the total national output comes from the Niger Delta region where cassava production, processing, and marketing are widespread activities involving small, medium and large-scale producers and processors. Over…
Statistics show that 65 percent of the over 30 million people in the Niger Delta live in villages and generally rural communities without access to safe potable water, therefore resorting to unhygienic methods of ‘purifying’ polluted water for drinking. Many communities across the Niger Delta struggle with disease due to unsafe water; every 20 seconds…
PIND in partnership with National Crop Research Institute, Ubulu Uku Farmers Collective in Delta State, and Input Companies Notore, Harvest Field Industries, Jubaili Agrotec launched a cassava demonstration pilot project to improve farmers’ practices and ultimately improve the profitability of cassava farmers. Through our pilot demonstration project, we shared best practices in cassava farming with 200…
This project seeks to improve the management capacities of BMOs to provide better services to their members. Through our Association Strengthening intervention, we are building the organisational capacity of fish farming associations, improving their fish farming practices through demonstration ponds, connecting the farmers with local service provider experts to improve their business skills through the…
Access to finance is one of the major challenges impeding the growth and survival of start-ups, existing farming activity and SMEs. This challenge is greatly responsible for the slow growth experienced by a large number of farmers and SMEs which consequently affects access to agricultural inputs, machinery, and employment of quality management staff. In spite…
