Alluvial Partners Mastercard Foundation, trains 50 Women in tractor operations to improve farming practice

Alluvial Agriculture, an integrated farm management company has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to train 50 Nigerian women in tractor operation, which will improve farming activities.

The training program falls under the Alluvial’s Community Block Farming Project which aims to develop the skills of young women and make them successful farmers and entrepreneurs is also expected to equip the young women with the skills and right tools to successfully manage tractor operations business.

According to Alluvial, the objective of the training is to facilitate the inclusion of young women in tractor operations, a male-dominated career as part of efforts to create decent work for young women in the high-demand aspect of the agriculture value chain.

Speaking on the project, Naona Usoroh, program manager, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Commercial Manager, Alluvial Agriculture, stated that the training is in line with the vision of Alluvial Agriculture to impact directly 2 million farmers across Africa over the next five years.

She revealed that the applications were made open to young women aged between 18 and 35, resident in Nigeria, and closed on May 17, 2021. Usoroh said the successful applicants would also undergo a 3-week long boot camp with various activities aimed at capacity enhancement.

“Beneficiaries who complete the training will be presented with a Certificate of completion, in addition, the beneficiaries will be able to access post-training work opportunities on any of Alluvial’s various community block farms where mechanization services are required.