NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & RESEARCH LIAISON SERVICES NORTH-CENTRAL ; [email protected]@naerls.gov.ng

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

& RESEARCH LIAISON SERVICES

NORTH-CENTRAL

www.naerls.gov.ng; [email protected]

PRESENTED AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING 19 – 23rd November, 2012

Zaria

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North Central Zone at NAERLS Badeggi C/O NCRI, Bida

This office is responsible for the Niger, Plateau, Nassarawa, Benue, Kogi, Kwara States and the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja).

North West Zone at NAERLS Samaru C/O IAR, Zaria

This office is in charge of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Zamfara and Sokoto States

South South Zone at NAERLS, P/Harcourt

This office is in charge of Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo Delta and Rivers States

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South East Zone at NAERLS Umudike c/o NRCRI,

This office covers Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States.

South West Zone at NAERLS, IbadanC/O IAR&T Moor Plantation

This office caters for Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Osun States

North East Zone at NAERLS Maiduguri C/O LCRI

This office handles activities in Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Bauchi and Gombe States.

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WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGSActivity Venue Expected Participants Remarks

1. Annual In-house

Review

Zaria NARI’s, ADP’s, Universities, NGO’s, Farmers

1

2. Zonal REFILS

workshop

NW, NE, NCZ, SSM SW, SE

NARI’s, ADP’s, Universities, NGO’s, Farmers

6

3. Zonal Technical

Review Meeting



2 * 6

4. Zonal Steering

Committee Meetings



6

5. Joint Scientific Field

Evaluation



As invited

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B. TRAININGSTitle Collaborato

rsCategory of Trainees

Venue Date

1. Concept, principles and practice of Agricultural value Chain

NISER,IFPRI,WARDA

ADP’S, NARI’s, NGO’s

NAERLS Headquarters and Zonal Offices

1st Qtr 2013

B. TRAININGSTitle Collaborato

rsCategory of Trainees

Venue Date

2. Use of Internet for Agriculture and Rural Development



1st Qtr 2013

3.National training on yam production for Export

NRCRI, Umudike and Nigeria Export Promotion council

ADP’S, NGO’s, Farmer groups

Niger ADP/ Nasarawa ADP

2ndt Qtr 2013

B. TRAININGSTitle Collab

oratorsCategory of Trainees

Venue Date

4. FORMATION, BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT OF FARMER GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT



1st Qtr 2013

5.National Workshop on Advanced Radio/TV Post-production (Editing)

NTA Kaduna, FRCN Kaduna

NARIs, ADPs and FCAs

NAERLS Conference Hall, ABU, Zaria

May 2013

B. TRAININGSTitle Collaborators Category

of Trainees

Venue Date

6. Web 2.0 communication enhancement training

To build capacity in information and communication through web 2.0

NARIs, ADPs

NAERLS Conf. Hall, ABU, Zaria

March, 2013

7. Effective Extension Communication Methods and Techniques

To equip participants with requisite knowledge and skill for effective transfer of agricultural technologies to farmers

NARIs, ADPs, NGO’s

LCRI Maiduguri

April 2013

B. TRAININGSTitle Collaborators Category of

TraineesVenue Date

8. Pre-season training Agricultural Extension Staff

9.Sheep and goat fattening

LCRI Maiduguri

NAPRI, LVRI

ADPs, NGO’s

LCRI Maiduguri

NW, NE

B. TRAININGSTitle Collaborators Category

of Trainees

Venue Date

9. Participatory processes and facilitation skills for site managers and facilitators of adopted villages

- Improve facilitation and communication skills of participants, -Improve capacity to organize and work with farmer groups -- improve capacity to package and disseminate agricultural information

NARI’s NAERLS Conf. Hall, ABU, Zaria

MARCH 2013

Media- Bulletin1. Folk Traditional Mass Media as an alternative Communication Strategy in Extension

English

2. Tiger nut production SMS’sEnglish

3. Management of Reproduction in Sheep SMS’sEnglish

4.Commercial quail production in Nigeria SMS’sEnglish

5. Harvesting, processing and marketing of

grasshopper

SMS’sEnglish

7. Harvesting, Processing and utilization of

quelea birds

English

Media- RadioTitle/Topics Language Broad.

Station Collab

1. Rural and urban commodity prices collection and broadcast

English/ 3 major Nigerian languages

FRCN FRCN

2. Means of alleviating the effect of climate change on livestock production


FRCN FRCN

3. On-farm feed milling for small scale poultry production


FRCN FRCN

4. Animal Welfare/Well-being


FRCN FRCN

5. Quail Production English/ 3 major Nigerian languages

FRCN FRCN

Media- TelevisionTitle/Topics Languag

eBroadcasting Station

Collaborators

1. Climate change and agricultural production

English NTA IAR

2. Documentaries English NTA NARI’s

ADOPTED VILLAGES

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Loc. Activities/Technologies to

be promoted

1st

Quart

2nd

Quart

3rd

Quart

4th

Quart

NE Demonstration of improved

management practices of

millet and cowpea varieties

using MTP

X X

NCZ Demonstration of improved

management practices of rice

and maize varieties using

MTP

X X

ADOPTED VILLAGES

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be promoted

1st

Quart

2nd

Quart

3rd

Quart

4th

Quart

NW,

NCZ,

SW,

SE,

SS

Training on group dynamics,

leadership ,membership roles

and responsibilities

X X X X

SW Entrepreneurship training on

rearing of sheep & goat

X

ADOPTED VILLAGES

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be promoted

1st

Quart

2nd

Quart

3rd

Quart

4th

Quart

NW,

NCZ,

SW,

SE,

SS

Training on vaseline making

for income generation

X X X X

NW Establish poultry skill centre X

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)

Title Objective Collab

orator

s

Locat

ion

1. Agricultur

al

Performan

ce Survey

(APS) of

2013 Wet

and Dry

Season

- Assess the 2013 wet and dry seasons

agricultural performance and make

forecast for the seasons.

- Identify constraints militating

against increase agricultural

productivity.

- Provide feedback for improved

research and policy directive

NARI’

s,

ADP’s

Natio

nwide

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)Title Objective Collab

orators

Locat

ion

Agricultural

Performan

ce Survey

Livestock

- Livestock Census

- Assess the 2013 livestock

performance and make forecast for

the seasons.

- Identify constraints militating against

increase livestock productivity.

- Provide feedback for improved

research and policy directive

NAPRI

NVRI

NITR,

FDLPC

S,

NIAS,

NBS,

Natio

nwide

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)Title Objective Collab Locat

2. Value

Chain

Analysis of

Rice in

Nigeria

- To evaluate the perception,

understanding and socio-economic

characteristics of the various

participants (actors, supporters and

promoters) in the Domestic rice value

chain.

- Mapping the value chain actors and

participants along the chain.

NCRI

Badegg

i, ATA

RVC/

NRDC

Africa

Rice,

IFPRI,

Acros

s six

ecolo

gical

zones

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)Title Objective Collab Locat

2. Value

Chain

Analysis of

Rice in

Nigeria

- To identify major constraints which

affects performance of each level of

rice value chain.

- To determine the value added by

each actor along the rice value chain.

- To assess the preference and

consumption patterns of domestic

rice consumers.

NCRI

Badegg

i, ATA

RVC/

NRDC

Africa

Rice,

IFPRI,

Acros

s six

ecolo

gical

zones

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)Title Objective Collabo

rators

Locati

on

1. Analysis of

diary value

chain in

Northern

Nigeria

- To identify and analyse the main activities

and actors (and their functions) of the diary

value in N. Nigeria

- To develop a value chain map with clear

indications of the various marketing

channels.

- To establish value chain transactional

relationships between the various actors.

- Generate policy inputs for the growth and

development of diary sub-sector in the

country.

NAPRI,

Shika,

NVRI,

Vom,

ATA,

NLDP

ILRI

Northe

rn

Nigeria

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)Title Objective Collabo

rators

Locati

on

4. Level of

Adoption of

New Rice for

Africa

(NERICA)

Among Small

holder upland

rice farmers in

Northern

Nigeria.

- Determine the level of awareness among

farmers in the study area

- Assess the level of adoption of the

technological package among the target

farmers

- Identify the socio-economic benefits

derived by participating farmers.

- Examine the determinants of adoption of

NERICA by farmers in the study area.

- Identify constraints hindering the adoption

of NERICA by farmers in the study area

NCRI

Badeggi

NW,

NE

AND

NCZ

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)5. Private

Sector Lead

Extension

Approach To

Promote Dairy

Enterprises: An

Investigation

Into The

Viability And

Sustainability.

- Estimate the number, location and

capacity of dairy farmers within the

selected states.

- Identify the existence, number and

membership of milk producers’

cooperative associations in the area.

- Identify the small-holder milk production

practices in the area.

NW,

NE

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)5. Private

Sector Lead

Extension

Approach To

Promote Dairy

Enterprises: An

Investigation

Into The

Viability And

Sustainability.

- Identify milk production practices in selected

integrated farm in each selected state.

- Determine the resource use efficiency in milk

production in selected integrated farm in each

selected state.

- Evaluate the strengths and weakness of small-

holder milk producers in the area.

- Evaluate the strengths and weakness in milk

production of selected integrated farm in each of

the selected states.

- Identify the pattern of annual fluctuations in

numbers and distribution of cattle in the area.

NW,

NE


6. An

evaluation

of the

quality and

impact of

agricultural

information

disseminati

on in

Nigeria

- To identify the traditional and

emerging agricultural information

sources.

- To establish the level of use of

these agricultural information

sources.

- To identify farmers’ preference and

perception of the quality of

agricultural information.

Zonal

NARI’s

NW,

NE,

NCZ,

SE,

SW,

SS


6. An

evaluation

of the

quality and

impact of

agricultural

information

disseminati

on in

Nigeria

- To determine farmers’ preferred

channels for agricultural

information.

- To determine the effect of

agricultural information on

farmers’ practices.

- To identify the constraints to

agricultural use.

Zonal

NARI’s

NW,

NE,

NCZ,

SE,

SW,

SS

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)7. Effectiveness

of NAERLS

Organized

Agricultural

Extension

Training

- To examine the perceptions of stakeholders such

as subject matter specialists regarding the level

of attainment of course objectives and the

evaluation of NAERLS extension training;

- To examine the perceptions of stakeholders such

as subject matter specialists regarding the

adequacy of facilities at NAERLS training

courses.

Zonal

coordina

ting

NARI’s

ADAPTIVE RESEARCH (OSR, OFR)9.

Effectiveness

of NAERLS

Organized

Agricultural

Extension

Training

- Examine the perceptions of block supervisors

regarding the effectiveness of design and

delivery of agricultural extension training

courses material content, instructional

materials and resource persons;

- To assess the impact of selected extension

trainings on output/ productivity of subject

matter specialists.

- To document and characterize NAERLS

extension trainings terms of spatial and gender

dispositions.

- To make relevant recommendations in respect

of the above

Zonal

coordina

ting

NARI’s

Appreciation

Eba’ – Ogori, Kogi state

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