The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Business Women Group (NAWORG) in collaboration with Lagos State Government has concluded plans to offer women agropreneurs the opportunity to showcase, network and exhibit their produce to the world in its forthcoming Nigerian International Women Entrepreneur Exhibition (NIWEX) in Lagos.
The event’s theme, “Encouraging Women in Agriculture and Made-in-Nigeria Products for Economic Growth,” seeks to attract women from various agro-sector sectors from all over Nigeria to learn more effective farming techniques as there would be cross-pollination and idea fertilization at different sessions.
An executive member of NAWORG, Mrs. Helen Ogedegbe, informed reporters at a press conference in Lagos that the Lagos state ministry of information will participate in a road show to raise awareness of the august event on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 18 and 19 respectively.
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With the support of Women FM Radio (91.7), the program slated for 21st through 23rd at Lagos State Secretariat Ikeja, exhibitors would gain more knowledge from the workshops and training sessions by to be championed by seasoned entrepreneurs, industrialists, agriculturists among other giants in the agro- value chain of the economy.
Speaking also, the National Chairperson of NAWORG, Hajiya Abubakar, represented by the NAWORG co-ordinator (Lagos state chapter), Mrs. Stella Akande, who doubles as the Chairperson -for Trade & Exhibition, urged women across the country who are engaged in different crafts to identify with NACCIMA, saying, “It doesn’t take much to be a member of NACCIMA, there are a lot of benefits herein.
“A lot of women have benefited from being members of NACCIMA and by extension-NAWORG, and we want more women to come on board, we are reaching out to those even in the hinterlands. This exhibition would be of great opportunity for women in agriculture subsector in particular. They would gain access to market, distribution and others in the entire value chain among other benefits,” she maintained.
The Head of IT & Policy Development for NACCIMA, Mr. Olufemi Alatise, spoke on behalf of the organization’s Director-General, Mr. Sola Obadimu, expressing that NACCIMA aims to make the event unparalleled.
According to him, he asseverated, “NACCIMA is giving full support in logistics, technical support among others. We shall ensure that no stone is left unturned to see it meets its target.”
He urged the federal government to include climate change in its economic and policy plans if Nigeria is to manage natural disasters like floods and other unwholesome human acts that have a detrimental impact on agriculture.
“It is not enough to raise the alarm by NiMet and other agencies of government, it’s important to put actionable measures in place to see that Nigerians especially farmers do not fall victims of floods, pestilence and other acts of nature. FG must guarantee protection for farmers against killerherders and other terror groups who have posed a threat to our food security, else food crisis would continue to ravage Nigeria,” he urged.
The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, and Co-operatives in the state of Lagos, Mrs. Bashiudeem O. R., who was acting on behalf of Lola Akande, affirmed that the state government was fully supporting NAWORG. She said that the Lagos state administration would observe World Food Day as a symbol of its dedication to ensuring that the basic needs (food supply) of Lagosians and, by extension, those of its bordering States, are met.
“We are in full support of NAWORG, as we have been doing, but this time we shall do more to support every essential programs like this, because food crisis and insecurity is becoming unbecoming in the country,” she stressed.
