The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has begun training 600 women farmers in regenerative and climate-smart agriculture in Bauchi State.
The exercise is being implemented in collaboration with Al-Muhibbah Foundation to strengthen household food security and environmental resilience in the state.
Regenerative agriculture is a holistic farming system that reverses environmental degradation by restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and sequestering carbon to mitigate climate change.
Project Coordinator Dr Kabir Ibrahim announced this at the inauguration of the exercise on Friday in Bauchi.
He said 600 women would benefit in the first phase, with the programme targeting about 6,000 beneficiaries statewide.
Ibrahim said the beneficiaries would receive hands-on training, startup inputs, small grants, and post-training monitoring to ensure immediate implementation and sustainability.
He said empowering women in climate-resilient agriculture would not only improve household wellbeing but also stimulate local economies through surplus food production and sales.
The coordinator said the ACReSAL project prioritizes women and children, who are most vulnerable to climate change effects.
“Strengthening adaptive capacity at community level remains essential to achieving sustainable development and long-term environmental stability in the state,” he said.
Executive Director of Al-Muhibbah Foundation, Ladi Ibrahim, described the project as a major step toward restoring degraded lands, improving nutrition, and promoting women’s economic independence through sustainable farming practices.
“Such as organic vegetable production, seedling development, composting, water conservation, and preparation of organic fertilizer and pesticides,” she said.
She said beneficiaries would be exposed to modern techniques to enable them to set up backyard gardens, generate income, and transfer knowledge to other women in their communities.
