World Bank demands crèches for farming nursing mothers

World Bank Task Team Leader for the FADAMA III Programme, Prof. Adetunji Oredipe, has advocated the establishment of crèche facilities by state FADAMA offices to cater to the needs of nursing mothers engaged in farming activities. He made the call while speaking at the 9th World Bank/FGN Joint Supervision Mission in Enugu recently. Oredipe, who […]

World Bank Task Team Leader for the FADAMA III Programme, Prof. Adetunji Oredipe, has advocated the establishment of crèche facilities by state FADAMA offices to cater to the needs of nursing mothers engaged in farming activities.

He made the call while speaking at the 9th World Bank/FGN Joint Supervision Mission in Enugu recently.

Oredipe, who was represented by a member of the task team, Prof. Caroline Afolami, said the measure had become imperative because of the increasing number of women participating in the FADAMA III project.

He said prompt attention should be given to the establishment of crèche facilities before the FADAMA III programme came to an end.

He said policymakers were concerned about the measures that should be put in place, as part of efforts to sustain the FADAMA projects after the end of the programme.

“The establishment of crèche is an area that needs intervention before the programme comes to an end on Dec. 31, 2019.

“Part of the project is the creation of processing clusters where women can also work. What we are saying is that when mothers engage in FADAMA projects, provision should be made for the care of their children.

“This is because most farmers go to farm with their children. In a cluster, we need to create a small place for the children to receive attention within the work environment,” he said. 

(NAN)