3,000 widows supported through RIU Nigeria capacity building of ADA

1 March 2011

One of the ways we have addressed social exclusion is through working with Abanbeke Development Association (ADA) - a membership association for rural widows in Obudu, Cross Rivers State. The association seeks to break the social and economic barriers that hinder the development of widows, orphans and other people in need by empowering women to take action to attain economic self-reliance and overcome barriers such as lack of access to land and discrimination from local economic opportunities and participation in local economic and social decision making.

Fish, Peas and Cassava on the menu

10 January 2010

In 2009, following the reviews, we made a number of changes to our programme, concentrating on areas of work which showed most promise. We have also identified a number of research questions we wish to answer. These questions concentrate more on the processes we are applying than the commodities we are working on, as these lessons will be more transferable.

Aquaculture – capacity development

10 January 2010

We facilitated a one-day Zonal Aquaculture Workshop in Zaria, Kaduna State on 19 November, 2009, our second Zonal Workshop. This continued the planned skills development workshop series for fish farmers in designated zones of the country. The workshop was hosted by the National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS) at their campus in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.