Nigeria – DANGOTE engaged in progressive training sessions

COLEACP’s Field Training Workshop method – training for Dangote Farms

At the end of January, COLEACP facilitated training on crop protection, safe use of pesticides and the Field Training Worksohp method for Dangote Farms Limited in Nigeria. The company grows tomatoes with over 5,000 smallholders in the area around Kano, processing the crop into tomato paste for the domestic market.

The extension staff who took part in the training are planning to make use of the skills they acquired to impact both junior staff during in-company training, and Dangote Farms’ 5000+ smallholder outgrowers.

Dangote Farms’ Extension Manager Mr Tajuddeen Abubakar drew attention to the “unique teaching methodology and skills” of COLEACP’s expert trainers, and stated that:

“We have benefited immensely from the training and we are determined to impact our target outgrowers, smallholder farmers and other agronomist and extension officers in the organisation via a step-down training.”

COLEACP expert Talabi Olufolajimi paid tribute to the dedication of the participants at Dangote Farms “for such a glamorous display of professionalism and commitment and willingness to learn even on a Sunday when you were supposed to rest after an intensive week at work”.

During the face-to-face training sessions, particular attention was paid to Covid-19 measures with the use of face masks, hand sanitisers and social distancing.