7,550 farmers empowered in Niger Delta

Foundation for Partnership Initiative in Niger Delta (PIND) says it has empowered 7,550 farmers across the Niger Delta region of the country. PIND’s Senior Market Adviser, Misan Edema-Sillo, who disclosed this at a workshop, said the farmers were empowered in fish, cassava and oil palm farming. He said about 75 percent of the Niger Delta […]

Foundation for Partnership Initiative in Niger Delta (PIND) says it has empowered 7,550 farmers across the Niger Delta region of the country.

PIND’s Senior Market Adviser, Misan Edema-Sillo, who disclosed this at a workshop, said the farmers were empowered in fish, cassava and oil palm farming.

He said about 75 percent of the Niger Delta region lived below poverty level, saying that their goal is to develop activities and strategies that will help to address the constraints hindering their success.

“We have empowered over 7,550 farmers with inputs and they are all active. We don’t just give them inputs and stop there, we also train them, establish them and monitor them to succeed,” he said.

He added that “for them to succeed in their farming business, PIND established them in clusters after providing inputs so that they would have access to market and veterinary services.

“We support large concentration of fish, cassava and palm oil farmers across the Niger Delta region through training, capacity building and provision of inputs. We also train the fish farmers on how to produce feeds to reduce cost,” he said.

Edema-Sillo said their intervention in the Niger Delta, supported by Chevron Plc, has reduced poverty and hostility in the region as the people now channel their energy to farming.