Nigeria, CropLife-EUCORD Training Partnership for Nigeria

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Project details
Services:
Capacity building
Enterprise development
Value chain development
Crops:
Maize
Rice

CropLife-EUCORD Training Partnership for Nigeria, Nigeria, 2008-2010

Donors: CropLife International

Goal

  • Train young rural men in Nigeria on the safe and effective use of crop protection products
  • Improve agricultural productivity by promoting safe pesticide management practices.
  • Strengthen the agricultural value chain by encouraging responsible pesticide use.

What We Do

  • Provide training opportunities for young rural men on proper knapsack spraying techniques
  • Organize training workshops in collaboration with the MARKETS project and CropLife Nigeria
  • Promote public awareness and education on the safe and effective use of crop protection products.

Accomplishments

  • Conducted six training workshops between 2008 and 2010 in Ebonyi, Kwara, Anambra, Kano, and Benue states
  • Trained 180 participants, including contract sprayers, input dealers, lead farmers, and extension agents
  • Covered topics such as Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), safe handling of crop protection products, and sprayer calibration.