1 NGN (NIGERIA NAIRA = .0024 USD (U.S. DOLLARS) | 1 USD = $410.50 (FIVE-YEAR AVG.)
Ten Years in the Niger Delta (2010 - 2020): Our Scorecard After ten years of helping to break the cycle of poverty and conflict in Nigeria' Niger Delta region, we are proud to highlight some of our salient contributions to strengthening and stabilizing the region.
Reducing Poverty 614,503 farmers and enterprises reached with information/services on agricultural and business best practices by PIND-USAID-co-funded MARKETS II project, FCDO-funded MADE (Market Development) project and PIND's market development interventions
Powering Coastal Communities Smallholder farmers and enterprises now have access to a functional service market for the supply of technical and business support services, quality inputs and improved technologies on a fair and affordable commercial basis. This service market was weak and almost non-existent before our interventions
396,454 of the reached smallholder farmers and enterprises improved agricultural practices, and adopted innovative climate-smart technologies and earned a net increase in income of NGN 23.7 Billion
Over 2,600 service providers facilitated by PIND coordinated a joint market-response to the pandemic threat that helped reduce the impact on the farmers and enterprises
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There is now a stable commercial supply chain for quality agricultural inputs and improved farming, harvesting, post-harvest and processing technologies for farmers and processors in the market sectors we work in
new full-time jobs facilitated in sectors supported by PIND
USD 4.6 Mil. | NGN 17.9 Bil. investments leveraged into the agriculture & enterprises sector for innovations and business growth
1,082 underserved and off-grid coastal businesses & households accessed clean energy technologies for the very first time Accelerated the market uptake of solar energy cabin based micro and mini grids as an 'energy for development' solution for off-grid communities that is attracting a host of financing routes such as community funding, private sector investments and donor grants
Nurturing Youth Employment 4,355 young people gained market-relevant skills for employment in emerging growth sectors
1,933 youth linked to waged employment and enterprise start-ups in emerging growth sectors
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