| ID: | 82680 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Title: | Nigeria - Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) – November 2023 |
| Description: |
(Right) Ogundayomi Felix Ade Makisun inspected cocoa bean quality with (Left) Christopher Joseph, his LIFE-ND trainee. Felix is a cocoa bean aggregator at the Alade Idanre Multi-purpose Union in Ondo State, supplying beans to larger buyers like Tulip Cocoa Processing Limited. He's also a LIFE-ND-appointed trainer for young cocoa farmers in the region. He mentors young cocoa farmers, like Christopher Joseph, to use good agricultural practices (GAPs) to enhance productivity and quality. Increased production of premium beans is a win-win for both buyer and farmer, multiplying income for both. “I train my incubatees how to use good agricultural practices to produce quality beans that meet international standards. I am proud to say that they are doing it. Having sustainable access to more high-quality beans has helped me expand my business.” The IFAD-funded Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises – Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project in southern Nigeria helps rural youth and women make a living from agriculture. The project uses an incubator model to help unemployed or underemployed rural youth and women develop entrepreneurial skills, enabling them to sustainably enhance their incomes and food security, and embrace agriculture as a business. The goal of LIFE-ND is to transform the rural economy of the oil-rich Niger Delta region by harnessing the potential of agriculture to create income-generating activities for 25,500 rural young people, women-headed households, and people with disabilities (incubatees). Incubatees are mentored by established private-sector incubators along key agricultural value chains. |
| Size: | 15.24 MB; 6176 x 4117 pixels; 523 x 349 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1634 x 1089 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Andrew Esiebo |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Andrew Esiebo |
| Categories: | New from West and Central Africa |
| URL: | www.ifad.org |
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