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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has partnered with the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) to train women in agriculture.

Speaking with journalists on Friday in Abuja, to commemorate the International Women’s Day, Abdulsalami Ladigbolu, president of UNESCO Read and Earn Federation (REF), said the training was initiated to improve the economic value of Nigerian women.

Ladigbolu said all wives of assistant inspectors-general and deputy inspectors-general of police across the country were trained on hydroponic agriculture programme in the United States.

He said the training would provide the required momentum to enhance indigenous farming systems for better productivity, through linkages and incentives.

Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants using a water-based nutrient solution rather than soil.

“This is believed to be aligned with the cardinal policy of President Tinubu’s administration to create sufficient food for the nation,” Ladigbolu said.

“This is also to create wealth and generate employment opportunities through value addition to the agricultural sector towards actualising the food and nutrition security in Nigeria.

“This  is a leap to complement President Bola Tinubu on his ambition towards establishing agricultural hubs across Nigeria according to his inaugural speech.”

He added that the training would help President Tinubu actualise the second objective of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).