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By Oboh Linus, Lafia
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) a Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in collaboration with the Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN) has trained 60 persons on community oil palm nursery establishment.
Mr Ango Adamu, Executive Secretary, YMCA Mada Hills, while speaking at the 3-day training in Lafia, said it was part of the effort to build resilience for climate change-impacted communities in Nasarawa State.
The Executive Secretary said the expansion of the community oil palm nursery establishment project was informed by the outcome of the stakeholders meeting held in 2023.
He explained that the YMCA and ASSAPIN through African Activists for Climate Justice (AACJ), with support from Oxfam had last year supported the establishment of an oil palm nursery in nine communities in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
“Today, we are scaling up community nursery establishment to five additional LGAs, following the request from the stakeholders meeting we had last year by farmers to combat climate change.
“We are going to follow it up with the establishment oil palm community nursery in Tundun Adabu community in Obi LGA, Tilla, community in Keffi LGA, Alawaza, in Doma, LGA, Angwan Kafinta in Wamba, and Sarkin Noma community in Keana respectively.
Adamu, while saying he was optimistic about the success of the training, charged the participants to share the knowledge gained from the training in their various communities.
Mr Akinola Omolola, National General Secretary, YMCA Nigeria, commended YMCA Mada Hills for being at the forefront of agricultural development in the last 50 years.
“Our major work as a YMCA is to empower young people, and we go into different areas of empowerment such as carpentry, catering, and printing in different states.
“The issue of climate change and associated issues is a burning one presently, they are not only talking about agriculture but climate change smart agriculture practices,” he said
Onokela Candidus, Climate and Environmental Compliance Advisor, Burgeon Initiative for Sustainable Development, the lead facilitator of the training, said training aimed at encouraging the participants to
plant trees.
“We are training them on the modality and best practices to
manage a nursery, our emphasis majorly is on oil palm nursery establishment because it has a lot of multiply effects, it will generate income for the community,” he said.
Some participants who spoke;
Anzaku Philip and Ashiki Naomi said the training has exposed them to knowledge on how to establish and maintain a nursery, and plant trees to combat climate change in their communities.
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