Join Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) on Tuesday, January 26 at 2:00 pm WAT for a virtual roundtable, as we share our understanding and experience in the upcoming BEAM Grab the mic webinar: How MSD Enhanced Nigerian Farmers’ Resilience to COVID-19.
Precincts on economic activity in Nigeria resulting from the COVID-19 virus, endangered smallholder farmers and other enterprises in rural areas and caused severe commercial hardship in the Niger Delta region.
Currently, fresh mark is emerging about how PIND’s far-sighted collaborations to build irrepressible and stronger market systems is helping farmers and prospering the lives of others living in poverty. More particularly, how past investment in MSD is serving smallholder farmers and helping trades to continue in the region, amidst the new global crisis.
The webinar will describe ways that the system adapted to help farmers survive the ‘shock’ of COVID-19 and deliver proof from the effort of the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta’s (PIND) and UK Aid-funded Market Development in the Niger Delta (MADE) programme in the Niger Delta in facilitating a more express response.
Also, this online forum will explore the nature and progress of this market system resilience, and strengthen contacts between top firms and local service providers.
Key Speakers:
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- William Grant (DAI): Introduction to PIND Foundation and the MADE Nigeria programme.
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- Precious Agbunno (PIND Foundation): The impact of the COVID pandemic on agri-service providers and how they have adapted to keep services going for farmers.
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- Dara Akala (PIND Foundation): How PIND and MADE strengthened market systems in the Niger Delta.
- David Elliott (Gallus Edge) – Reflections on deeper market systems and their role in creating resilience.
