The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape of Zamfara (ACRESAL), in collaboration with NGO Focal, has carried out training and sensitization on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) for key stakeholders in the state .
The training was carried out in the 2 watersheds of 3 local government areas (LGAs) of the Zamfara ACReSAL project with the objective of improving the knowledge and skills of extension agents, community interest groups (CIGs), committees of local government project implementation (LGPIC) and farmers. and community leaders on GST and CRA practices.
In his remarks, Zamfara State Project Coordinator, ACRESAL, Nasiru Bello, said the training was also aimed at promoting the adoption of SLM and CRA practices among farmers and farming communities in the project area.
“This training would also improve the resilience of farming communities to climate change and variability, strengthen the capacity of extension agents, CIG, LGPIC and community leaders to support the implementation of GST and CRA practices,” he stated.
He emphasized that it would encourage collaboration and coordination among stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of GST and CRA practices.
The training covered key topics such as conservation agriculture, agroforestry, integrated soil fertility management and climate-smart agriculture, among others.
The Nigeria Tribune reported that the training is expected to contribute to the overall objective of the ACReSAL project, which is to improve the livelihoods of rural communities in Zamfara State through sustainable agriculture and natural resource management practices.