As part of the need to boost cassava production in the Niger Delta and enhance local processing capacity to feed the industrial market, PIND partnered with Ere-Egwa Farms, Edo State Government, and Edo State Farmers’ Cooperative Agency to establish a cassava farmers out-growers’ scheme on 3,000 hectares of land in Edo State and establish a…
Efficient technologies seek to increase and enhance the efficiency and profitability of Palm Oil Farmers in the Niger Delta region. In line with improving technology, improving access to resources and facilitating system change in the palm oil sector, PIND facilitated the introduction and promotion of the Adjustable Palm Fruit Harvester, the Small-Scale Processing Equipment (SSPE), and the Malaysian…
Fish smoking is an integral part of life in the riverine communities of the Niger Delta. Smoking prolongs shelf life, enhances flavour, reduces waste and increases protein availability. Smoked fish has fully developed as an alternative market to fresh fish. In the Niger Delta region, approximately 50,648KG of smoked catfish is consumed weekly either as…
GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION (GESI) PROJECT OVERVIEW: At the center of PIND’s 2020–2024 strategic plan is the achievement of gender equality and empowerment of poor women and girls, persons with disabilities, and the most vulnerable populations. PIND strives to ensure that the people of Nigeria’s Niger Delta have access to decent jobs, economic opportunities,…
Project Description On September 1st, 2015 the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs’ responsiveness to conflict in the Niger Delta. As a result of this agreement, UNICEF and PIND are collaborating a five-month…
Harvesting of palm trees’ fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is one of the major constraints of the oil palm industry in Nigeria; 50% of FFB are wasted for want of climbers and the cost involved. As a result of the drudgery involved in harvesting, processing and milling equipment are underutilised because of the trough period; the mills…
What is P4P? Our Partners for Peace (P4P) project is a platform in the Niger delta where people with different backgrounds and perspectives can come together to understand and address the root causes of conflict and build peace. Through P4P, we seek to build social capital around peace-building and promote peace in the Niger Delta…
Multi-stakeholder Platforms for Peace building are partnerships that support and enable socio-economic development programs to improve the standard of living for communities in the Niger Delta. These platforms empower communities to achieve a peaceful and enabling environment for equitable economic growth in the Niger Delta. These platforms include: Partners for Peace (P4P) P4P is…
Elections in Nigeria are usually accompanied by violence and unrest consequently, every election season there is an increase in the number of deaths, kidnappings, destruction of public and private properties. PIND in partnership with Academic Associates PeaceWorks implemented a non-violent election project in three States in the Niger Delta – Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States.…
In the 1960s, Nigeria was the world’s leading producer of palm oil. Though the country still remains one of the largest producers, it now meets domestic demand through imports. There are two primary types of palm oil – Technical Palm Oil (TPO) and Special Palm Oil (SPO). The Niger Delta’s 9 states account for roughly…
