Farmers in Nasarawa State, particularly women, youths, and persons with disabilities (PWDs), have been encouraged to adopt urban farming and hydroponic techniques to enhance vegetable production for domestic and commercial use.
This call was made by Miss Damaris Uja, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager of the Women Environmental Programme (WEP), during a training session that commenced on Tuesday morning in Lafia, the Nasarawa State Capital.
The training, which attracted around seventy farmers, was supported by Christian Aid as part of efforts to promote climate-smart agricultural practices.
Miss Uja emphasized that the initiative is aimed at helping small-scale farmers, especially vulnerable groups, to tackle the challenges of climate change. She explained that hydroponic farming offers an effective way to grow nutritious crops, such as tomatoes and peppers, without the need for large expanses of land.
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