By Rauf Oyewole
Development partner, Catalyzing Strengthened Policy Action for Healthy Diets and Resilience (CASCADE) has empowered 1,761 women while more than 600 others were trained on Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture programme.
Project Manager of CASCADE, Isaac Ishaya Audu said this during the launching of the Bauchi State Multisectoral Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition (BSMSPAN) 2024-2028 held at the Deputy Governor's Office, Bauchi.
He said that 109 women lead farmers were trained on good agronomic practices for Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) and Vegetable production.
CASCADE also supported 1,761 women with OFSP Vines and 494 women with vegetable seeds across Bauchi, Dass, Ningi, Toro and Jama'are local government areas and trained 520 smallholder farmers on vegetable production across the areas.
Audu said 682 women were supported with vegetable seeds worth N20,000 each and 316 women with OFSP vines for dry season irrigation activities across Bauchi, Dass, Toro, Ningi and Jama'are LGAs.
CASCADE also set up 10 demonstration plots and and model farms across Bauchi, Dass, Ningi and Jama'are LGAs and trained 120 vine multipliers in the State as well as trained 107 Processors on the use OFSP puree and value addition for OFSP.
The organisation also supported the conduct of essential need assessment for October 2024 cadre harmonization across the 20 LGAs in the State jointly with FAO and Federal Ministry of Agriculture.
The key activities conducted included setting up of 2 Green Houses in Dass and Ningi Local Government Areas, training of 180 Lead Farmers, Government Extension Workers, small holder farmers on use of Bio based solutions.
It distributed 118 kits of bio based solutions worth N65,000 each to women Lead Farmers, facilitated orientation of 65 Input suppliers on business linkages with lead agricultural firms and trained Poultry Mother Units on Integrated Noiler Management Practices.
In its support to Policy Implementation, CASCADE facilitated a training of ranking members of the State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) on sustainable financing of nutrition and conducted orientation of 387 members of the LCFN in implementing LGAs.
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