World Food Day: CASCADE Holds Cooking Demo For Jigawa Women Farmers
By: Ahmed Aminu, Dutse
The Catalyzing Strengthened Policy for Healthy Diets and Resilience (CASCADE), has organised a food exhibition and cooking demonstration for women farmers in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
The event was part of activities marking the 2025 World Food Day, which has the theme ‘Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future’.
The day was observed on October 16 with a focus on promoting sustainable food systems and combating hunger and malnutrition.
Speaking at the event, the Project’s Health and Nutrition Technical Officer, Gara Alheri, said World Food Day serves as a global platform to spotlight collective efforts toward food security.
She explained that the demonstration featured meals prepared by women farmers using ingredients sourced from their farms and home gardens.
“The women showcased their cooking talents with nutritious meals such as orange-fleshed sweet potato porridge, vegetable rice, dambu, awara, danwake, and moringa leaves salad. The nutritional benefits of each dish were also highlighted,” Alheri said.
She noted that the initiative aligns with CASCADE’s objective of improving food security and reducing malnutrition among women and children.
In his remarks, the Nutrition Focal Person for the area, Sule Mamuda, urged women to embrace agriculture as a pathway to achieving household food security.
Also speaking, the Lead of Women in Agric, Hajiya Hauwa Killa, underscored the nutritional value of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and encouraged women to sustain farming practices that support a resilient agricultural system.
