In line with our theme, Growing Together, August 2025 was another month of impactful interventions for the Foundation, marked by farmer training, field demonstrations, strategic partnerships, and gender-focused initiatives. Across Ogun, Kaduna, Niger, and the FCT, our teams and partners worked closely with farmers to expand knowledge, distribute quality inputs, and deepen access to inclusive agricultural opportunities.
From sesame to tomatoes, hybrid vegetables to home gardens, August 2025 showed the power of collective learning. Each training was not just about inputs and techniques, but about farmers gaining confidence, finding support close to home, and knowing they are not alone in their journey.
For us, the real impact lies in these stories: a sesame farmer ready to try foliar fertilizer for the first time, a woman farmer seeing her dream of training come true, a community no longer needing to travel miles for seed. This is how small steps become big changes, one farmer, one hub, one community at a time.
With more than 440 farmers directly reached, and multiple collaborations forged with private and public stakeholders, the Foundation continued to demonstrate the power of the Farmers’ Hubs as centres of resilience, innovation, and rural transformation.
Farmer Trainings, Demonstrations, and Input Access
On 29 August, the Kwali Hub in partnership with the Cardiovascular Foundation convened over 70 sesame farmers in Tunga Sarki, Kwali Area Council, Abuja. Farmers were trained on the use of organic foliar fertilizers, Super Gro (1lt) and NPK Gel, and shown step-by-step how to dilute, mix, and apply them. Subsidised pricing made adoption easier, and participants left motivated to apply their new skills in the ongoing farming season.
In Ogbolooko Village, Obafemi Owode LGA, Ogun State, a community outreach session was held on 21 August, engaging 19 farmers (12 men and 7 women). The interactive dialogue centred on best practices to boost productivity and improve yields. Farmers expressed strong interest in sourcing quality seeds directly from the Konadun Village Hub, reducing the burden of long-distance travel for essential inputs.
Further north, on 11 August, BAYER SEMINIS in collaboration with the Samaru Hub, Sabon-Gari LGA, Kaduna State, hosted a Green Field Day at the Division for Agricultural Colleges (DAC), ABU Zaria. Farmers were taught good agronomic practices, greenhouse seedling raising, and the benefits of hybrid vegetable seeds. The Shika Hub Manager provided additional demonstrations on seedling trays. The field day drew 102 participants (67 men and 35 women), reflecting high enthusiasm for modern horticulture techniques.
At the Fatom-Sule Agriservices Hub in Niger State, a two-day training and input distribution event (6 and 8 August) mobilised 74 farmers (48 women and 26 men). With tomato seedlings donated by Purity Agrochemical and product demonstrations by SARO Agrochemical Company, farmers gained both planting materials and practical input-use knowledge. This mobilisation, done in partnership with local churches, ensured wider community reach.
Meanwhile, on 7 August, RAINBOW Agro Science led a farmers’ training at Pampaida Hub, Ikara LGA, Kaduna State. With 78 farmers (50 women and 28 men) present, the session focused on safe and effective use of crop protection chemicals, including correct dosage application.
Women’s Empowerment and Strategic Partnerships
On 4 August, the Foundation joined the launch of the Renewed Hope Initiative FCT Kuje Pilot Project, an effort designed to empower women and women with disabilities in agriculture. This event created avenues for high-level engagement with key government and community leaders, including the Mandate Secretary of Agriculture, the SA to the Minister of Agriculture on Women and Youth Development, and local women leaders.
With support from the Foundation through Ajima Farmers’ Hub, six women received ₦500,000 scholarships each to undergo a four-month training programme in sustainable vegetable production, which commenced on 7 August.
The same week, delegates from EGI, Jagaban of Enterprise, and Dr. Harish, together with project lead Mrs. Stella Adetunji, visited the Gwagwalada and Kuje Hubs. They expressed appreciation for the Foundation’s interventions and signalled readiness to collaborate, particularly in strengthening vegetable and bio-fortified food value chains such as orange-fleshed sweet potatoes.
A Snapshot of Impact
By the end of August, FSSS had directly engaged 441 farmers across six hubs in five states, covering a wide spectrum of interventions from organic fertilizer adoption and hybrid seed use to women’s empowerment and crop protection awareness.
| Metric | Result |
| Farmers Reached | 441 |
| Women Participants | 140 (32%) |
| Training & Demo Events | 6 |
| States Covered | Abuja, Ogun, Kaduna, Niger, FCT |
| Strategic Partners Engaged | Cardiovascular Foundation, BAYER SEMINIS, SARO, Purity Agrochemical, RAINBOW Agro Science, Renewed Hope Initiative, EGI |
Looking Ahead
September will see the Foundation expanding its youth-focused programming, leveraging partnerships to scale hub services. The momentum of August reveals a simple truth: resilient food systems are built through knowledge-sharing, inclusive access, and community-driven solutions.
At the Foundation, we remain steadfast in our mission, and to meet farmers where they are, empowering them with tools and knowledge to create pathways toward sustainable livelihoods.