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Fifty women from Tudun Biri Community in Igabi Local Government Area of ​​Kaduna State participated in a training on climate-smart vegetable production.

The training was organized by the Anti-Sexual Violence Lead Support Initiative (ASVIOL) with the support of the French Embassy in Nigeria.

The three-day training program, which concluded last weekend, focused on five vegetable varieties: cabbage, cucumber, okra, lettuce, and tomato, using improved hybrid seeds. The training combined theoretical instruction with hands-on practical exercises in nursery establishment, transplanting, mulching, supporting, pest and disease control, and post-harvest handling.

Participants received agricultural inputs such as high-quality seeds, seedling trays, coconut fiber, watering cans, sprayers, biofertilizers, ropes, and protective equipment to facilitate their application.

An illustrated training manual was also developed to support women with low literacy skills. Hausa 

Organisers say a post-training evaluation showed a 147 per cent increase in knowledge levels compared to the baseline. The programme also reached a symbolic climax when the village chief planted saplings with the participating women, a gesture seen as strengthening community support for the initiative.

“This project has been a blessing for our people,” said community leader Bararabe Iweala. “Our women now have the knowledge and support to better farm, provide for their families and even earn an income. We are grateful to the French Embassy and the ASVIOL support programme for providing this opportunity to Tudun Biri.”

The Seeds of Hope project aims to address the interconnected challenges of economic vulnerability, gender inequality and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Tudun Biri State, a community recovering from a severe drone attack carried out by the military in December 2023.

 Kaduna