Groups boost women smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change

Global Community Engagement & Resilience Fund , a Geneva based organisation working on preventing violent extremism and supporting community resilience in some countries of the world, including Nigeria,Global Community Engagement & Resilience Fund , a Geneva based organisation working on preventing violent extremism and supporting community resilience in some countries of the world, including Nigeria, has supported Emergency & Risk Alert Initiative to strengthen resilience of women...

The plight of smallholder women farmers is currishly despicable despite their contributions to reducing the risks of food insecurity, famine and starvation in the country. These included the testimonies by the beneficiaries that 28 women smallholder farmers have been trained on climate change hazard, vulnerability, impact and risk reduction. This knowledge has also been stepped down to others in the community by the beneficiaries.

According to the Executive Director of Emergency & Risk Alert Initiative , Gbenro Olajuyigbe, the project was free and did not make any financial demand on the beneficiaries. The target is poor women small farm holders who are vulnerable and needed support in terms of capacity, seeds and pro-poor actions in order to reduce their vulnerability and enhance their resilience.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.

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