From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
A non governmental Organization known as Promcop+ concluded plan to support four million farmers in Nigeria including Jigawa women farmers.
The Propcom+ Country Representative, Dr. Adiya Ode, dropped the hint, during a meeting with civil society organizations and media at Three Star Hotel in Dutse, Jigawa State.
She explained that, the program was funded by Foreign, Commonwealth, Development Office (FCDO) to work on climate and agricultural sector in Nigeria with a timeof eight year.
“The program aims to support up to four million people, with 50% of them being women, to adopt and scale sustainable agricultural practices that increase productivity, income, and climate resilience while reducing emissions and protecting natural ecosystems.
Dr. Adiya Ode maintained that the Propcom+ program reinforces the UK Government’s commitment to working with the Government of Nigeria to deepen investment in the agricultural sector by helping the vulnerable build resilience and adapt to the effects of climate change.
“It will do this by working through strategic market actors to increase the productivity of smallholder farmers, improve nutrition and food security, enhance climate resilience, pursue lower emissions, and protect and restore nature, while also tackling some of Nigeria’s underlying drivers of conflict and insecurity,” Ode said.
The country representative emphasized that the program has initial focal states in Kano, Jigawa, and Kaduna in the North West, and Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states in the North East to address critical issues around animal health vaccination, bio-fortified and climate-smart crop variety, innovative and digital financial services, ICT-based tools for extension, and climate-smart agricultural technologies and innovations.
