A group, Abundance of Hope Initiative (AHI) has trained 32 women on climate smart cultivation of pumpkin leaf locally known as “Ugu leaf,” in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The training programme is being implemented in collaboration with Ugu Farmers Association (UFA).
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AHI’s Executive Director, Mr Taiye Sasona, said this during the training session on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the programme was designed to expose the participants to modern farming and enterprising skills to enable them to set up their businesses.
He said the organisation focused on agriculture and climate change to empower small holder farmers with business and market opportunities for sustainability.
Sasona said that pumpkin leaf was selected for the programme in view of its health and economic importance.
“Pumpkin leaf, from research, happens to be the vegetable with the highest health benefit after Moringa.
“The demand for this vegetable keeps increasing while the supply remains low.
“We decided to train widows on climate smart farming knowing that this will help produce pumpking leaf free from chemicals and good for export.
“This is equally to protect the environment knowing fully well that there will be no depletion of soil with chemicals,’’ Sasona said. (NAN)
