In Kubua local government area of Kaduna state of Nigeria, Solidaridad West Africa has mobilized 152 women and 276 youths to benefit from the project, this is in addition to 90 men from eight different communities.
The mobilized farmers will be trained on climate-smart agricultural practices, supported with hybrid varieties of seeds, and linked to markets for the sale of their produce for improved income.
Also, Solidaridad West Africa will introduce the farmers to the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA), an initiative supporting smallholder farmers to increase household financial assets and decrease household vulnerabilities.
In partnership with East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer and other organizations, Solidaridad West Africa implements the SDGP1 in Kaduna and Kano states.
The Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs) funds the project through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) as its contribution to achieving food security and private sector development.