Community women from Kano and Katsina visit Zinder-Niger Republic to under study community radio and livelihood adaptation strategy |
The exchange visit to Zinder led by WOFAN Executive Director Hajiya salamatu Garba and the wife of Katsina State Governor Hajiya Fatima I. Shema, was for ideas and experience sharing on coping strategies practiced by farmers in combating the effects of climate change.
At the community radio station in Zinder the visiting women groups from Nigeria were shown round the station while officers at the station explained how community members contribute towards the operation of the radio station and how messages including agricultural related messages are generated and aired for the listening pleasure and benefit of the community members. The officer added that the community radio has given community members access to express their views on important issues concerning their general well being.
At Mata Maye in Zinder, the visiting women met groundnut oil women processors group at their centre where they explained the various processes they employ in processing groundnuts into oil. While explaining the processes they displayed several of their locally fabricated implements and machines used in oil processing. The implements include a groundnut roaster with a metal mixer used to mix and turn the groundnut while the heat from underneath the roaster roasts the groundnuts, grinding machine for grinding the roasted groundnut, kneading pans were the groundnut paste in mixed and cut into shapes before frying which is the final stage where oil is obtained. The women processors group in Mata Maye further explained that on average they process more than a bag of groundnuts per day. The oil processed is collected in drums and stored in their warehouse before being transported to the market for sale. |