Feed the Future EnGRAIS project and the Dutch-Funded HortiNigeria has hinted of plans to host a Technical Meeting for the development of vegetable crops Agricultural Input Packages (AIP) for dissemination through the FeSeRWAM electronic platform in Lagos, Nigeria.
The two-day event scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, 11 & 12th, September 2023, holds at IBIS hotel on Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos State
According to the organisers, part of the primary objective of this technical workshop is to bring together experts and stakeholders in the agriculture sector to jointly develop comprehensive Agricultural Input Packages (AIPs) specifically tailored for main vegetable crops in Nigeria.
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These packages will then be promoted to use through the FeSeRWAM platform to empower farmers with up-to-date relevant information, contributing to improved agricultural practices and crop yields.
Besides, the workshop will be to share the concept and functioning of AIP and the FeSeRWAM platform as well as engage national stakeholders involved in advisory support to farmers for the wide promotion and adoption of AIPs and FeSeRWAM in Nigeria.
It will also enable stakeholders to collaboratively identify and validate a range of vegetable crops of strategic importance for Nigerian agriculture to be included on the FeSeRWAM, and develop comprehensive Agricultural Input Packages (AIPs) for each of the validated vegetable crops.
These AIPs should encompass planting techniques, pest and disease management, irrigation practices, and relevant best practices just as it will incorporate the latest research findings, technologies, and innovations into the AIPs to ensure their relevance and effectiveness, discuss and design strategies for effective dissemination and training approaches using the FeSeRWAM platform to maximise farmer adoption and impact.