Beatrice Gondyi Bauchi
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Bauchi State Chapter, has distributed cucumber seedlings to its members in a renewed effort to encourage backyard farming, enhance food security and improve household nutrition.
The exercise, which benefited 40 women journalists, forms part of the association’s ongoing backyard and sack farming initiative aimed at promoting self-reliance through small-scale agriculture.
Speaking during the distribution, the Chairperson of NAWOJ in Bauchi State, Rashida Yusuf, said the programme was designed to inspire members to embrace home gardening as a practical means of supporting their families while contributing to food production.
She noted that cultivating vegetables in home gardens would provide households with fresh, nutritious produce, reduce food costs and encourage healthy eating habits.
According to Yusuf, the initiative builds on an earlier training programme on backyard and sack farming, where members were equipped with practical skills for growing vegetables in limited spaces.
She urged the beneficiaries to make good use of the cucumber seedlings, particularly during the rainy season, to establish thriving home gardens that would improve their livelihoods and serve as models for other women in their communities.
The NAWOJ chairperson reaffirmed the association’s commitment to empowering women journalists beyond the newsroom through initiatives that promote economic resilience, sustainable agriculture and community development.
Beneficiaries commended the association for the initiative, describing it as timely and impactful, and pledged to put the knowledge and seedlings to productive use while encouraging more women to embrace backyard farming.
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