NGO trains Adamawa women in sack farming

Determined to boost food production and fight high cost of living in the country, a non-governmental organisation called the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation has concluded the training of Adamawa women on sack farming.

Speaking with Arewa PUNCH in an exclusive chat on Saturday after the training, the programme manager Mr. Joseph Ibrahim said that the training is for the promotion of nature-based solutions in food production.

According to Ibrahim, “Women can play a significant role in food production and to take care of their homes and assist the family in solving other economic challenges through this process of farming.”

Ibrahim noted that due to some factors like women lacking access to land and climate change, sack farming, which he said does not require a large land is now the answer to promote agricultural activities in the country.

He pointed out that the inconsistency in rain fall is also another factor that compels Nigerians to turn to sack farming.

Also speaking with Arewa PUNCH, the Training Officer and Director Asmau’ Farms, Hajara Adamu, told our correspondent that sack farming is a unique farming concept that has been practiced for ages.

“With urbanisation, more people are now looking at ways they can tap into sack farming for food production.

 “But, since the initiative is always driven by necessity, sack farming is being adopted in the place of endless search for land.”

She added that since land and security challenges have given rise, especially in the North-east sub region of Nigeria, the adoption of sack farming becomes the only solution to food security.

She insisted that sack farming will fight poverty, enhance food security and improve environmental sustainability, and also tackle the land inheritance problems faced by women in the country.

The participants were drawn from the 21 local governments of Adamawa State.