Ernest Ihedigbo, Private Sector Specialist at Feed the Future Agricultural Extension Activity takes participants through a Keynote Presentation titled - Mainstreaming #AgriculturalInsurance and Weather Advisory Services in Smallholder Farming. #MSMEs4AgricExt #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Insurance #SDGs

The representative of the Minister of Nig Federal Ministry of Agriculture &Food Security, Dr. Deola Lordbanjpu, the Federal Director of Agricultural Extension delivers the ministers address at the Insurance Round Table. #MSMEs4qgricExt #Foodsecurity #SDGs #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange

“In the face of climatic risks, small-scale producers and MSMEs have near negligible access to a common business product to mitigate risk that is a given in many other sectors, insurance.  There are a few insurance products that we will discuss today that were developed with

Group photo session with representatives of Government Ministries, Private Sector Partners and MSMEs at the Insurance round table in Abuja #Nigeria #MSMEs4AgricExt #Insurance #ClimateResilience #FoodSecurity #SDGs #zerohunger

“The government’s objective is that every farmer should be able to key into insurance services.  However, there is a disconnect between agricultural programs and local government needed to make insurance accessible, affordable, and viable for the smallholder farmer” The

Professor Ifeyinwa Achike, University of Nigeria Nsukka leads working group sessions on how publica and private sector partners can create agricultural insurance and weather advisory service desks at community level. ✅Leveraging on digital tools and infrastructure ✅Training

Participants and stakeholders take turns to contribute on what kinds of collaborations and partnerships among stakeholders can facilitate the desired uptake and adoption of insurance and weather advisory services in smallholder farming. #MSMEs4AgricExt #Insurance

Earlier, we heard from Commissioners of #Agriculture / representatives of the Commissioners of Agriculture from 36 states in #Nigeria at the National Impact Workshop as they took turns to inform participants of their plans to scale the impact of Feed the Future Agricultural

[#PHOTONEWS] Earlier last week, Government Representatives, Development partners, the academia and MSME change agents participated in a National Impact Workshop for Feed the Future Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services, in Abuja #Nigeria. #MSMEs engaged by Feed the Future Agricultural Extension Activity

#HappeningNow The commissioning of a Model 5 Million Juveniles per quarter production centre in Calabar, Cross River State #Nigeria. #MSMEs4AgricExt #FoodSecurity #Zerohunger

Earlier, representatives from Feed the Future Extension Activity in #Nigeria, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Life ND joined the Honourable Minister of Nig Federal Ministry of Agriculture &Food Security Sen. Abubakar Kyari, CON, the Honourable Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Sen. Dr Aliyu S. Abdullahi, CON and other high-level

#PhotoNews The commissioning of a 20 million Juvenile capacity per annum hatchery in Cross River State #Nigeria by representatives of the Government of Nigeria, led by @NGFMAFS, Feed the Future, International Fund for Agricultural Development , LIFE ND, Cross River State and the Private Sector in Cross River State

More #photos from the Launch event of LIFE ND / Feed the Future Extension Activity's Model Fish hatchery, commissioned by the Honourable Minister of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Abubakar Kyari, with a production capacity of over 20 Million juveniles per