Sesame
With ‘Yield Enhancement’ as a key sustainability pillar, our efforts are made to meet or exceed estimated yield of all sesame farms enrolled on the program. Demonstration farms are established for the dissemination of best farming practices and experienced Agronomists and Extension agents deployed to provide farm advisory services. Farmers’ and trainers’ capacity get continually built as they are transformed through improved skills, knowledge and resource transfer.
The interventions are yielding results for farmers as livelihoods continue to exponentially improve across farming communities, while we continue to offtake quality sesame at market rates during harvest.
One of the demonstrations of this commitment to the sustainable development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, beyond our robust sesame outgrowers program, is the investment in a certified organic sesame farm operation Gumel, Jigawa State.
One of the demonstrations of this commitment to the sustainable development of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, beyond our robust sesame outgrowers program, is the investment in a certified organic sesame farm operation Gumel, Jigawa State.
Our group company Wacot has received the broadest scope of certifications that allow all levels of handling (farming, processing/cleaning and export) as well as the highest category which allows buyers use the term “100% organic” on all products made with its raw sesame: EOS and NOP organic certifications by ECOCERT.
This organic program has strengthened our relationship with the local communities and their leadership structures, it has also boosted our community engagements. The organic sesame project engaged not less than 500 local community indigenes (30% women) implementing critical parts of the project and contributing to preserving the soil fertility and implementing crop rotation, which prevents the increase of pests and the reduction of certain soil nutrients.
Impressions from sesame sustainability projects

Fertiliser Distribution

Farmer Sensitisation

Demo farms

Crop Monitoring