{"id":14533,"date":"2026-06-20T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-zero-hunger-project-empowers-women-and-youth-in-nutrition-and-agripreneurship-in-ogun-state\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:25:54","slug":"iita-zero-hunger-project-empowers-women-and-youth-in-nutrition-and-agripreneurship-in-ogun-state","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-zero-hunger-project-empowers-women-and-youth-in-nutrition-and-agripreneurship-in-ogun-state\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA Zero Hunger Project empowers women and youth in nutrition and agripreneurship in Ogun State"},"content":{"rendered":"Fifteen extension Agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs in Ogun State have been trained as trainers on nutrition and agripreneurship, with particular emphasis on the vitamin A cassava variety. IITA\u2019s Zero Hunger Initiative (IITA-ZHI) project conducted the 5-day intensive training in partnership with the Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB)) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) from 5 to 9 December at the FUNAAB Cassava Processing Centre in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_25587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25587\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25587\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-Nutrition-Research-Associate-Greg-Nwaoliwe-speaking-with-the-trainees-at-FUNAAB-Ogun-State.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Nutrition Research Associate Greg Nwaoliwe speaking with the trainees at FUNAAB Ogun State.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IITA Nutrition Research Associate Greg Nwaoliwe speaking with the trainees at FUNAAB Ogun State.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nResource persons for the training included IITA-ZHI Project Training Manager Bolanle Olorode, IITA Food and Nutrition Research Associate Greg Nwaoliwe, and four staff of FUNAAB\u2019s Department of Food Science and Technology. The cassava value-addition course included:\n<ul>\n \t<li>An overview of cassava as a multipurpose crop<\/li>\n \t<li>The role of value addition in diversifying products from cassava<\/li>\n \t<li>Production techniques for making high-quality cassava flour (HQCF), yellow cassava garri, yellow cassava fufu, Casstard&#x2122;, moi-moi, puff-puff, Combo bits, and peanut burger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIITA-ZHI Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager, Oyewale Abioye, facilitated an Agripreneurship session in which he emphasized :\n<ul>\n \t<li>Understanding leadership<\/li>\n \t<li>Gender balancing in leadership<\/li>\n \t<li>Required skills in leadership<\/li>\n \t<li>Organizational and community leadership<\/li>\n \t<li>Mentorship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25595\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25595\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trainees-learning-to-make-Vitamin-A-fufu-during-the-nutrition-and-agripreneurship-training.jpg\" alt=\"Trainees learning to make Vitamin A fufu during the nutrition and agripreneurship training.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trainees learning to make Vitamin A fufu during the nutrition and agripreneurship training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nHe emphasized developing viable business plans through market research. The role of packaging and branding, which serves as a core in promoting their business enterprise to attract the desired audience, was also highlighted. Some participants also shared their experiences, particularly regarding branding and packaging.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_25593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25593\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25593\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Presentation-of-Certificate-to-one-of-the-trainees-by-FUNAAB-Prof.-Abdul-Rasaq-Adebowale.jpg\" alt=\" Presentation of Certificate to one of the trainees by FUNAAB Prof. Abdul-Rasaq Adebowale.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Presentation of Certificate to one of the trainees by FUNAAB Prof. Abdul-Rasaq Adebowale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nThe workshop highlight was the presentation of certificates to participants at the end of the training by Professor Abdul-Rasaq Adebowale from FUNAAB and the handover of starter packs for the trainees to practice what they had learned and step down the training to other women and youth.\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_25594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25594\" style=\"width: 662px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25594\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Showing-off-a-harvest-of-vitamin-A-cassava-during-the-nutrition-and-agripreneurship-training-in-Ogun-State.jpg\" alt=\"Showing off a harvest of vitamin A cassava during the nutrition and agripreneurship training in Ogun State.\" width=\"662\" height=\"418\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showing off a harvest of vitamin A cassava during the nutrition and agripreneurship training in Ogun State.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nDuring post-event interviews, participants commended the workshop organizers for the training, expressing optimism that it would go a long way to ensure nutrition and food security in Ogun State in addition to providing women with sources of income when the knowledge is eventually stepped down by the participants to members of their various cooperatives and communities.\n\n<em>Contributed by Oyewale Abioye<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen extension Agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs in Ogun State have been trained as trainers on nutrition and agripreneurship, with particular emphasis on the vitamin A cassava 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