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At inception, Babban Gona started and provide support for 100 members in Kaduna State, Nigeria. [10] Babban Gona currently has its operations in 15 states namely; Abuja, Adamawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Bauchi, Plateau and Jigawa states. [11] The company has provided support for over 110,000 smallholder farmers since its inception. [12] [13]
One Acre Fund is a social enterprise that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty. Headquartered in Kakamega , Kenya , the organization works with farmers in rural villages throughout Kenya , Rwanda , Burundi , Tanzania , Uganda , Malawi , Nigeria ...
A farmer and his cow. The majority of herders in African countries are livestock owners. Livestock farming is a part of Nigeria's agriculture system. In 2017, Nigeria had approximately over 80 million poultry farming, 76 million goats, 43.4 million sheep, 18.4 million cattle, 7.5 million pigs, and 1.4 million of its equivalent. [26]
A smallholding or smallholder is a small farm operating under a small-scale agriculture model. [2] Definitions vary widely for what constitutes a smallholder or small-scale farm, including factors such as size, food production technique or technology, involvement of family in labor and economic impact. [3]
A child is checked for signs of malnutrition in Katsina State, Nigeria, March 2011 . In Nigeria, several subsequent governments have implemented different policies in an attempt to develop the rural areas and alleviate the poverty rate that has become a prominent decadence in such areas. However, very little success has been recorded so far.
A farmer and his cow. The majority of herders in African countries are livestock owners. Livestock farming is a part of Nigeria's agriculture system.In 2017, Nigeria had approximately over 80 million poultry farming, 76 million goats, 43.4 million sheep, 18.4 million cattle, 7.5 million pigs, and 1.4 million of its equivalent. [1]
After finishing school, Ikegwuonu worked for an NGO dealing with HIV among farmers. [7] In 2003, when he was 21, he founded the Smallholders Foundation, to provide information to farmers on sustainable practices; [5] [7] [8] [9] he later added an interactive radio show, [10] with farmers using solar-powered handsets with a Wi-Fi connection to communicate with the broadcasters. [11]
Nigerian farmers (8 P) O. Agricultural organizations based in Nigeria (2 C, ... Pages in category "Agriculture in Nigeria" The following 25 pages are in this ...