The National Senior Citizens Center (NSCC) announced that it has secured 21.6 hectares of farmland as part of its economic tree and vegetable cultivation project, Grandmothers Arise for Good Initiative, to engage women and men ages 60 and older in productive lives.
The director general of the center, Dr. Omokaro said the main goal of the project is to improve the production and production capacities of elderly people in Nigeria through agriculture using the socio-economic entrepreneurial model.
She made the announcement at the lease signing ceremony in Ushafa Municipality in Bwari District Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja
A statement signed by the centre’s head of corporate affairs, media and communications, Omini Oden, said the project will also include water, sanitation and hygiene, health and social services for 43 beneficiaries, including 40% women and 60 percent % Women work in pairs on the 21.6 hectares of land to grow peanuts, corn and cowpeas annually.
The communique states: “The beneficiaries are mostly non-retired members of the Ushafa Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society who will take the community approach to agriculture, with a tendency to pool resources from the community, private sector, government and… other partners to use to improve their agriculture.” Output, production and productivity.
“The offtake agreement is designed to meet the specific needs of consumers in target markets locally and internationally and the initiative, which has partnerships with SMEDAN, WHO, Water Aid, FCT RUWASSA and FCT PHCDA and is supported by NSCC, will introduce and promote intelligent and intelligent systems.” We promote climate-friendly agricultural practices and increase the production and production capacities of farmers and cooperatives.”
It goes on to say: “1.6 hectares of land will be set aside for the cultivation of 5,000 tree seedlings that will have economic value to mitigate the impacts of climate change by promoting watershed protection, developing canopy and furrows in schools, To soften open spaces, etc.. “Walking paths.”
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