ONDO STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AKURE

ONDO STATE

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT, AKURE

REPORT OF THE YEAR 2012

AND

PROPOSAL FOR YEAR 2013 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

PRESENTED AT THE

ANNUAL NATIONAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING

HELD AT

NAERLS, ZARIA

DATE: 19th - 23rd NOVEMBER, 2012

BACKGROUND:ADP ZONES:

ZONE I (Northern part of the State - covers 8 Local Governments)

ZONE II (Southern part of the State - covers 10 Local Governments)

Staffing Situation:Target Achievement

a. Headquarters 16 8

b. Zones 8 6

c. Blocks 198 119

a. Headquarters (Vehicles)

b. Zones

c. Blocks (Motorcycles)

Target Achievement

218 132

Mobility Situation:

2012 Extension Support Indicators:S/N Activities Target Achievement

1. MTRM conducted 12 9

2. FNTs 26 19

3. OFAR Trials 5 5

4. Farm families 180:000 1:1782

5. No. of MTPs 260 -

6. Field Days 144 -

7. Agric Shows 2 -

8. No. of group formed 1,296 902

9. No. of training per year 20 13

10. Extension Publication produced Lumps -

11. Zonal Steering Committee Meeting 3 3

12. Zonal Technical Meeting 1 1

13. Zonal REFILS Workshop 1 1

14. No. of EAs 144 99

15. No. of BEAs 36 22

16. EA/Farmer ratio in the State 1:1000 1:1782

Details of Extension Publication Produced:Title Target Achievement Collaborator

1. Lowland rice package.

2. Upland rice package.

3. Maize package.

4. Cassava package.

5. Maize/cassava package.

6. Okro

7. Cowpea

8. Pineapple

9. Plantain/banana

10. Leafy vegetable

10,000 -

Radio Programme Produce and Aired:Programme title Frequency Broadcast station Duration

- Production techniques on crops viz; maize, yam, cassava, cocoa etc.

- Livestock production and maintenance e.g. poultry birds, rabbits, sheep and goat etc.

3 quarters:

39 episodes

FUTA Radio

30 minutes per episode

Television Programme Produced and Aired:Programme title Frequency Broadcast station Duration

-Production techniques on crops viz; maize, yam, cassava, cocoa etc.

-Livestock production and maintenance e.g. poultry birds, rabbits, sheep and goat etc.

-Fisheries: Pond construction, maintenance, fish processing etc.

3 quarters:

39 episodes

Ondo State Radiovision Corporation (OSRC) 30 minutes

per episode

Training Programmes:Title Organizers Categories

of traineesDate No. of

TraineesCollaborators

Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria

University

of Nigeria,

Nssuka

Ext. staff 11th -14th March, 2012

8 ADPs/AESON

Orientation and review training on FFS

ADP ”

23rd -24th April, 2012

27 FGN & AfDB

Training of farmers’ led facilitator

”Farmers 18th -19th

July, 201234 ”

NPFS Women training

”Women farmers

21st -24th Aug., 2012

268 ”

REFILSNARIs

REFILS’ families

13th -17th Feb., 2012

8 ODSG

Cont’d:

Training Programmes: Title Organizers Categories

of traineesDate No. of

TraineesCollaborators

Sensitization of Women Farmers Group on integrated farming.

ADP Women farmers

26th Apr-24th May, 2012

1,602 ODSG

Capacity building for Ext. Officers

ARMTI Ext. Officers

June-Nov 10 ”

Demand Driven Course Training (NPFS)

ADP Farmers 14th-26th June, 2012

201 FGN & AfDB

Establishment and Management of Training (NPFS)

ADP Farmers 17th-27th July, 2012

186 ”

Constraints: Inadequate field staff, inadequate fund release.

Technologies being Promoted: Title Year Source Level of

Adoption Comments

- Okra/ Cassava Intercrop 2012 FUNAAB, Abeokuta.

40% Adoption is ongoing.

Use of Animal manual for Sweet Potato production. 2012 IAR&T, Ibadan.

30% Ditto

Feeding of Rabbit Weaners with Feed containing 40% Fermented Cocoa Pod Husk in replacement of Maize.

2012 IAR&T, Ibadan.

35% Ditto

Cultivation of Cowpea Variety IT90K 277-2 2012 FUNAAB, Abeokuta.

10% Low adoption was due to in availability of seed.

General : Brief Report on:Components Reports

FADAMA III, Component IV

Activities carried out include, but not limited to;- Extension visits were made to the members of the FUGs by Extension Officers for advisory services to them.- Training of Facilitators (Attendance of Mid Term Review of the project, Sixth (6)World Bank/ FGN Supervision Mission of Fadama III Project, used to assess the implementation progress of all components of the project since the inception and draw up plans for the remaining period of the project. Attendance of Technical Meeting of PMs/MDs and DTSs of ADPs with the National Fadama Coordinating Office (NFCO) Principal Officers for discussion on the implementation status of Fadama III Component IV, challenges and way forward).- Commencement of full utilization of the ICT Clinic Internet facility and Generating set supplied to the project the at the ADP Headquarters. - Supply of Six (6) motorcycles for Extension Agents by the National Fadama Coordinating Office (NFCO). - Implementation of Value Addition Programme for a selected FUG ( Palm Oil Processing FUG at Ode Omi, Irele LGA of the State) where palm oil processing equipment were procured, new building erected and borehole drilled for water provision.

NPFS Activities carried out include, but not limited to;-Disbursement of loans to the farmers and repayment of previous loans obtained by the farmers -Production activities by the farmers -Trainings of the farmers by the Facilitators. -Supervision of farmers activities by the Facilitators and the State Coordinator.

CBARDP Ondo State Government did not participate in the implementation of the programme.

Commercial Agric Ondo State Government did not participate in the implementation of the programme.

Fertilizer Voucher System

The Fertilizer Voucher System was effective for redemption of fertilizers under the GES Support programme.

Input Situation Ondo State Government continued to make Agro Inputs available to the farmers in the State at 30% subsidy level..

Fertilizer Ondo State Government has keyed in to the GES Support Programme of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. Fertilizer was made available to farmers under the programme. However, farmers still complained of its inadequacy more so that the fertilizer companies were not selling fertilizers to farmers outside the GES Support Programme.

Agro Chemical

Ondo State Government continued to make Agro Chemicals available to the farmers in the State at 30% subsidy level..

MTRM Situation Report

MTRMs were held on the first Monday and Tuesday of every month. Nine out of Twelve targeted were conducted. Achievement was 75%. Resource Persons were usually drawn from the Research Institute as sourced by the OFAR Team Leader from IAR&T, Ibadan. First days of the MTRMs were used for Field Visit while the second days were used for presentation of field reports, MTRM Topics,etc.

ONDO STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AKURE.

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND

PLANNING MEETING

PROPOSALS FOR YEAR 2013

2013 EXTENSION SUPPORT INDICATOR:S/N Support Activities Target

1. No. of MTRM to be conducted 12

2. No. of FNTs 26

3. OFAR Trials -

4. No. of farm families 180,0005. No. of SPAT 2606. No. of MTPs to be established 9Ha7. No. of Field Days to be conducted 1448. No. of Agric Shows 29. No. of group formed 1,29610. No. of training per year 2011. Extension Publication Produce Lumps 12. Zonal Steering Committee Meeting 213. Zonal Technical Meeting 1

S/N Support Activities Target

14. Zonal REFILS Workshops 115. No. of Extension Workers (EAs) 14416. No. of Extension Workers (BEAs) 3617. EA/Farmer ratio in the State 1:1480

2013 EXTENSION SUPPORT INDICATOR: Cont’d

Details of Extension Publication Proposals:Title Target Collaborators

Guides- -

Leaflets1. Lowland Rice package2. Upland Rice package3. Maize 4. Cassava5. Maize/cassava intercrop

2000””””

NONE

Radio & TV Programme to be Aired in 2013:Programme Title/Topic Frequency Broadcasting

StationDuration

Production Practices on different crops viz; maize, cassava, cowpea, yam, cocoa, citrus etc.

Quarterly Positive 102.FM and OSRC TV

30 minutes for each episodeProcessing, utilization, preservation

etc. of different crops as above.

Livestock: production practices e.g. poultry birds, sheep and goats, rabbits, cane rat etc.Fisheries: Pond construction, maintenance, stocking, harvesting, processing, marketing etc.

Training Programme Proposals for 2013:Title Organizers Categories of

TraineesNo. of

TraineesCollaborators

Specialized/Professional Training

ARMTI, Ext. Workers 15 ARMTI

Pre-season Training ADP Ext. Workers 123Farmers’ Training on modern technologies

ADP Farmers in the State

280

Technologies to be Promoted in 2013:Title Source Comments

Use of Poultry Manure for Cocoyam production NRCRI, Umudike. Rate of Application will be confirmed in the on-going OFAR trial in the State.

Plantain /Pepper Intercrop. NIHORT, Ibadan. Plantain intercrop with two rows of pepper.

Production of Fishes (Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon galilaeus) in floating net cage.

FUTA, Akure.

Feeding of Growing Pigs with Fermented Cassava Peels. IAR&T, Ibadan Feed will contain 20% Fermented Cassava Peels.

Technologies to be Promoted in 2013:

Title Source Comments

Use of Poultry Manure for Cocoyam production NRCRI, Umudike.

Rate of Application will be confirmed in the on-going OFAR trial in the State.

Plantain /Pepper Intercrop. NIHORT, Ibadan. Plantain intercrop with two rows of pepper.

Production of Fishes (Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon galilaeus) in floating net cage.

FUTA, Akure.

Feeding of Growing Pigs with Fermented Cassava Peels.

IAR&T, Ibadan Feed will contain 20% Fermented Cassava Peels.

Storage of Leafy Vegetables in Locally woven cane basket lined with jute materials

NSPRI, Ibadan

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