20 /11/ 2012
1
Annual National Agricultural
Extension Review And
Planning Meeting (NAERPM)
19 th – 23 rd November, 2012.
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Participation in 2012 REFILS Activities:
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Diagnostic/Thematic Survey: None
States covered (List) NA
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Participating Organizations (List) NA
Pre-Season In-Service Training: Nil
Total numb of participants
............................. Date.................................
Numb of ADPs participating........................................
Hosting ADP
Other Stakeholders................................
Value chains Covered

S/N
1
STATES NUMBER OF OFAR
Abia 3
VALUE CHAINS
COVERED
 On farm evaluation of two improved cassava in cassava/yam/maize intercrop
 On-farm evaluation of the productivity and profitability of homestead fish farming with plastic tanks in a monoculture system
 On-farm evaluation of the acceptability of 2 improved storage method for cocoyam

2
3
6
7
8
4
5
9
Akwa Ibom 1 (one)
Anambra
Bayelsa
Cross River
Ebonyi
Enugu
Imo
Rivers
3
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
1
Nil
Agro-forestry (On farm evaluation of locally available feed materials for growth performance of edible land snails
(Achatina achania).
Fisheries. Agro-forestry ,
Crops
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
On farm evaluation of the performance of three improved varieties of maize in cassava
/maize intercrop
Nil

S/N STATES NUMBER OF MTPS
1.
Abia 1
1
1
VALUE CHAINS
COVERED
Cassava/maize/coc oyam
Yam/maize cassava/Telfairia
Yam/maize/cassava
29
28
30
Cassava/maize/swe etpotato
Cassava/maize telfairia
Cassava/maize/Egu si
2.
Akwa Ibom
2 Yam/maize
3.
Anambra

3.
4.
Anambra
Cross River
2
3
3
1
2
68
103
27
45
3
194
41
Yam/maize
Cassava/maize
Upland rice production
Cassava vegetable
Sheep and goat
Earthen fish pond farming
Concrete fish pond
Glass fish pong
Snail farming
Bee keeping
Nursery establishment for oil palm
Rabbit keeping

162
30
66
91
130
41
312
144
16
25
52
35
22
Sheep goat
Poultry production
Yam minisett
Yam/m//c/Telfairia
Sole cassava
Cassava/maize
Cassava/sweetpotat o
Late maize
Late cassava
Y/m/c/t
Y/m
Sole cassava
Vegetable gardening

5.
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6
Ebonyi
Enugu nil
14
16
32
82
52
81
53
353
27
2
C/M/E/T
Processing and utilization of cassava
Group formation
Establishment of home gardens
Establishment of school garden
Yam/cassava/maize
/egusi orTelfairia
Yam minisett/maize
Yam/Cassava/maiz e intercrop
Sole maize
Dry season vegetable production

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6 Enugu
10
6
15
26
46
35
22
8
10
Late cassava/ maize/cowoea
Upland rice
Swamp rice
Sheep and goat production
Pig production
Poultry production
Concrete homestead fish farming
Bee keeping
Plantain/banana/co coyam

7
Imo
10
1
13
48
8
16
18
41
47
11
63
40
53
Snail farming
Grass cutter domestication
Bee keeping
Forest vegetable
(‘Ukazi’) production
Erosion control
Banana/plantain intercrop
Rabbit production
Poultry production
Artificial brooding of local birds
Pig production
Rearing and management of sheep and goat
Homestead fish farming
Yam/cassava/maize
/egusi alternate row

7 48
186
42
34
1
2
45
47
1
12
Yam/cassava/maize
/egusi conventional planting
Cassava/maize/Egu si
Cassava/maize/coc oyam
Production of seed yam through yam minisett technique
Late maize/cassava/cow pea intercrop
Dry season/home gardening
Processing cassava into high quality cassava flour(HQCF)
Processing cassava into high quality cassava fufu
Processing cassava into high quality cassava starch
Processing maize into malted maize drink

7
Rivers
5
4
17
17
16
Zero
Processing of fruits into juice/jam
Use of oil palm bunch in soap making
Formation of girls’ club
MTPHIV/AIDS prevention/nutritive care
Group formation

2
S/N
1.
STATES NUMBER.
Abia
Akwa Ibom
1
5
VALUE CHAINS
COVERED
Livestock:
Domestication of cane rat (grass cutter)
Land preparation and cultural and practices and in yam cassava based intercrop.
Seed yam production through minisett technique
Health management in pigs and small ruminants

2
3
4
5
Akwa Ibom 5
Anambra
Bayelsa
Cross River
3
Nil
3
Hutch construction and maintenance in rabbit production
Pond construction
Pre-stocking, fattening stocking of culturable fishes
Production of body cream
Sit selection, land preparation and maintaining of plantain/banana.
Management of bee hive colonies
Cassava processing into garri,chips, flour,etc
Soil conservation methods
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-

6
7
8
9
Ebonyi
Enugu
Imo
Nil
Nil
7
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Raising of pullets
Best practices for sweetpotato production
Control of leaf curl in telfairia
Control of leafspot disease in telfairia
Compouding of floating fish feed
Rivers Nil

QUARTER
FIRST QTR
SECOND QTR
THIRD QTR
FOUND QTR.
NO. PARTICIPATING
STATE
6
Nil
Nil
Nil
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-
-
NO. PARTICIPATING
NARIS
2
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
-
-
-
Nil

QUARTER
1 ST HALF
2 ND HALF
NO. PARTICIPATING
STATE
Nil
NO. PARTICIPATING
ADPs
Nil
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Nil

TYPEOF EXT PUBS.
NO
GUIDES 20
VALUE CHAINS
COVERED
Cassava production & processing, yam production, sweetpotato production
& marketing, cocoyam production, potato production, Ginger production & marketing, Rizga production, Improved
Bee Keeping. Recipes for Yam, cassava,
Sweetpotato & cocoyam
REMARKS.
In circulation & being distributed.
BULLETINS
OTHERS (Posters) 12 Trainings on NRCRI
Technologies, Yam production, Cassava technologies, Ginger production, Potato production, Adopted
Village & School
Accepted & presented in International & national conferences.

TYPE OF BROADCAST NAME OF PROGRAM BROADCAST
STATIONS
RADIO OUR FARMER (English
& Pidgin English)
VISION AFRICA
104.1 FM, UMUAHIA
Ginger Drink
Production
Snail Farming
Climate Change &
Agriculture
Improved Cocoyam
Production
NDEWONU NDI ORU
UBI
Uzo esi akoputa ji I
FREQUENCY OF
BROADCAST/yr
Each 3 times
Uzo esi akoputa ji II
Igwe eji ako akpu

1.
2.
3.
4
5.
S/N ACTIVITIES MEDIA FREQUENCY/YR
News items Radio/TV
Feature Articles
Interviews
Instructional TV
Programmes
Newspaper Clips
BCA Radio and
Television, FRCN
Network programme,
Vision Africa 104.5 and
Pacesetter FM 103.4, AIT
TV. and NTA
Institute Newsletter.
National Digest.
Ambassador Newspaper.
Nation Newspaper. Daily
Champion.
Radio & TV - Institute’s
Media, AIT, FRCN,
Guardian Newspaper,
BCA.
NTA 21, Umuahia
32
15
10
40
Guardian, the Nation,
Daily Independence,
Leadership, Vanguard,
Daily Trust, Daily
Champion, Rising Sun,
Business Daily, Daily Sun.
30

VILLAGES
VALUE CHAIN
Ubaha Oriendu,
Umuahia North LGA
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato &
Cocoyam
Amawom, Ikwuano
LGA
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato &
Cocoyam
Akoli Imenyi, Bende
LGA
Cassava
TECHONOLGIES
PROMOTED cassava/Maize/Melo m, Yam minisett maize intercrop,
Improved
Sweetpotato,
Improved Cocoyam production.
cassava/Maize/Melo m, Yam minisett maize intercrop,
Improved
Sweetpotato,
Improved Cocoyam production.
Improved Cassava adoption
REMARKS
Activities are on going
Activities on hold for
2012 due to land dispute
Ongoing

SEC. SCHOOLS VALUE CHAINS TECHONOLGIES REMARKS
Ibeku High School,
Umuahia North LGA.
Santa Cruz Sec Schl.
Olokoro, Umuahia South
LGA
Weslyey Seminary, Ndoro,
Ikwuano LGA
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato & Cocoyam
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato & Cocoyam
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato & Cocoyam
PROMOTED cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production.
cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production.
cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production.
AROC in focus
AROC in focus
AROC in focus
Training of Rural Women And YouthsOn value Addition To Roots and Tuber Crops in the South East Agro – Ecological Zone

CHALLENGES
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Inadequate funding to accomplish targets.
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High cost of broadcast in the mass media
Conflicts/Problem of group cohesion in some of the villages
Sometimes elite capture in the development process
WAY FORWARD
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Prompt release of fund to meet targets.
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Special fund allocation to meet media houses charges.
Extending to other adoptable technologies outside
Institute’s mandate.
Transfer of ownership Vs exit strategy.
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Project component to include Advocacy, mobilization and capacity building
Supplemental Empowering the communities through loans/grants
Honouring commitments agreed upon by Govt
Agency,

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2
s/no.
Activity Total cost
Diagnostic Survey in 9 states of S E. Agro-ecological zone
I.
Production of 1,800 questionnaire
I.
Administration of 1,800 questionnaire, data collection, data collation data analysis and report writing, and production for all 9 states
On farm adaptive Trial OFAR
(Researcher- managed)
Farmer participatory trial on evaluation of improved cassava varieties for yield and value addition.
i) Planting materials for 9 states i) Establishment of trial(local travels and transport)
900,000
26,010,000.00
45,000.00
1,440,000.00

EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS
TYPEOF EXT PUBS.
GUIDES
NO
18
8
VALUE CHAINS
COVERED
Cassava marketing, yam mini & micro tuber production, sweetpotato marketing system, cocoyam processing & marketing, True potato seed production & marketing, Ginger production by tissue culture, Rizga marketing system,
Recipes for value addition to Yam, cassava,
Sweetpotato & cocoyam.
Budget (N)
3 million.
2 million
Igbo Versions

Budget (n) Type of broadcast Name of program Broadcast stations Frequency of
RADIO & TV OUR FARMER
(English & Pidgin
VISION AFRICA
104.1 FM, broadcast/yr
Each 3 times
English) UMUAHIA.
Cassava Salad making
Value addition to root & tubers
PACESETTER 103.5
FM, UMUAHIA.
NTA Umuahia.
BCA, Abia State
Seed yam production
Rapid
Multiplication of cassava stems through two-node cuttings
Seed Yam production through minisett
30 million.

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3.
4.
S/N
1.
ACTIVITIES
Feature Articles
MEDIA FREQUENCY/YR
Institute
Newsletter.
National Digest.
Ambassador
12
Newspaper. Nation
Newspaper. Daily
Champion.
NTA 21, Umuahia 30 Instructional TV
Programmes
Newspaper Clips
Coverage & Publicity of trainings on value addition
Guardian, the
Nation, Daily
Independence,
Leadership,
Vanguard, Daily
Trust, Daily
Champion, Rising
Sun, Business Daily,
Daily Sun.
BCA, NTA,
Pacesetter FM
103.5 Umuahia
30
6
BUDGET
1 million
2.5 million
2 million
10 million

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DEMONSTRATION FARMS 20 Demos, 4 each in the 5 S/E States N2.5 million
TRAINING OF RURAL WOMEN & YOUTHS ON VALUE ADDITION TO ROOT & TUBER
CROPS AND NRCRI TECHNOLOGIES,
Item
Amount (N)
Ingredients for Value addition
300,000
Baking materials – stoves, pans,etc.
800,000
Production of Certificates
300,000
Vehicle Fuelling & Transportation for staff
400,000
Training/lecture materials
600,000
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Sub-total = 2,400,000
DTA for Training Resource Persons per team
Trainers No. of Days Duty Tour Allow/Day
3 16,000
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Team / Value Addition Leader
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Value Addition Mixer
12,000
Value addition Assistant
Humar Bus drivers
48,000
72,000
3
3
36,000
32
12,000

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Hilux Driver for Coordinator
NRCRI Media Reporter
NRCRI Camera/videoman
Training Monitoring & Evaluation
36,000
2 nd Value addition Assistant
R&T technologies resource person
48,000
Training Coordinator/Supervisor
48,000
36,000
48,000
3
3
3
36,000
192,000
300,000 12,000
3
3
36,000
3
Sub-total = 252,000
For the 3 Concurrent Teams =
DTA for Drivers and Cameraman
Communication cost
130,000
Vehicles repairs & servicing
250,000
Production of training Manuals
672,000
Office supplies and services, Audivisual equipment & accessories
2,052,000
TOTAL (Five Million Naira per training)
FOR 5 TRAININGS IN A YEAR FOR 2013
= N25 MILLION
16,000
16,000
12,000
16,000
12,000
Sub-total =
12,000
756,000
300,000
Sub-total =
5,000,000

VILLAGES
Ubaha Oriendu,
Umuahia North LGA,
Abia State
VALUE CHAIN
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato &
Cocoyam,
Poultry & Fisheries
Umumbo, Ayamelu LGA,
Anambra State.
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato & Cocoyam
Akoli Imenyi, Bende LGA,
Abia state
Alor, Idemini LGA,
Ananmbra State
Poultry & Fisheries
Cassava, Poultry &
Fisheries
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato &
Cocoyam,
Poultry & Fisheries
TECHONOLGIES
PROMOTED cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production.
Poultry & Fisheries cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production.
Poultry & Fisheries
Improved Cassava adoption, Poultry &
Fisheries cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production.
BUDGET (N)
20 million
To be assisted by WAAPP
20 million
To be assisted by WAAPP
20 million
To be assisted by WAAPP
20 million
To be assisted by WAAPP

SEC. SCHOOLS
Ibeku High School,
Umuahia North LGA,
Abia State.
Santa Cruz Sec Schl.
Olokoro, Umuahia South
LGA, Abia State.
Weslyey Seminary,
Ndoro, Ikwuano LGA,
Abia State.
Osina Technical College,
Ideato Noth LGA, Imo
VALUE CHAINS
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato, Cocoyam,
Poultry & Fisheries
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato, Cocoyam,
Poultry & Fisheries
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato, Cocoyam,
Poultry & Fisheries.
Cassava, Yam,
Sweetpotato, Cocoyam,
TECHONOLGIES
PROMOTED cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production,
Poultry & Fisheries.
cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production,
Poultry & Fisheries.
cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize intercrop, Improved
Sweetpotato, Improved
Cocoyam production,
Poultry & Fisheries.
cassava/Maize/Melom,
Yam minisett maize
BUDGET (N)
15 million
To be assisted by WAAPP
15 million
To be assisted by WAAPP
15 million
To be assisted by WAAPP
15 million
To be assisted by WAAPP

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FIELD DAYS AND EXHIBITION:
To be held in the 6 Sub-Stations each N1 million
= N6 million
ADOPTION & IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
Five different adoption studies to be held in 3013:
= N2.5 million.
Evaluation of extent of adoption of whitefly resistant sweet potato varieties disseminated and spread in the DFID whitefly sweet potato pilot states.
Evaluation of Youths and Farmers Participation In
Demonstration of Technologies across Locations In
South Eastern Nigeria.
Assessment Of The Constraints Militating Against
Effective Transfer And Adoption Of Root And Tuber
Crops Technologies In South Eastern Nigeria.
Impact of the training on value addition to root/tuber crops conducted by NRCRI from 2005-
2010 in the Communities trained.
Impact of Information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the dissemination of root and tuber technologies.

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NAQAS/FARMERS’ HELPLINE ICT SUPPORT FOR
EXTENSION DELIVERY = N2 Million
EXTENSION SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PRINT &
ELECTRONIC MEDIA & PUBLICATION
N3 Million.
GRAND TOTAL BUDGET FOR EXTENSION SERVICES
PROG.
= N275.8 Million
Summary:
REFILS = N88.308 Million
Extension services = N275.800 Million
GRAND TOTAL = N364.108 Million