INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AND TRAINING
P.M.B. 5029, MOOR PLANTATION IBADAN
(www.iart-ngonline.org)
REPORT OF ACTIVITIES AND RECENT TECHNOLOGIES
A Presentation at the 39th Steering Committee Meeting of ResearchExtension-Farmers-Input-Linkage System (REFILS) Held at the
Ogun State ADP at the Ogun State Housing Corporation Headquarters,
Ibara, Abeokuta
7th – 8th November, 2012
National Mandates
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National Mandates.
(i)
(ii)
Soil and Water Management Research
Genetic Improvement of Fibre Crops (Kenaf, Jute)
Joint/Zonal Mandates
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Genetic Improvement of maize, grain legumes
Livestock Improvement
Farming Systems Research and Extension/REFILS Coordination in Southwest Zone.
Location
Head Office: Moor Plantation, Ibadan.
Outstations: Across the broad agroecologies: Ile-Ife, Orin-Ekiti, Ikenne, Ilora, Kishi and Ballah.
Experimental Sites: Amakama, Umuahia (Abia State), Mokwa (Niger State), and Eruwa (Oyo
State)
Adopted Villages:
NARP Era: Moloko-Ashipa (Ogun State), Oniyo (Oyo State)
AROC: Orisumbare (Oluyole L. G.) and Apete (Ido L. G.)
Adopted School:
United Christian Secondary School, Omi Adio.
United Senior Secondary School, Ijokodo.
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RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Table 1: Research and Extension Activities Conducted Till Date
S/no Activity
1 No. of On-Station applied research
2 No. of On-Farm applied Research:
3 In-house Research Review/Cropping Scheme
Workshop
4 No. of Zonal Technical Committee Meeting
Conducted
5 Extension Review and Planning Meeting
attended
6 No. of Zonal Steering Committee meetings
conducted
7 Zonal REFILS workshops conducted
8 Zonal REFILS workshops attended
9 No. of MTRMs Participated in
10 No. of Diagnostic Survey Conducted
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
No. of training workshops conducted
No. of training workshops attended
No. of Extension Bulletins (titles) printed
No. of Extension Guides (Titles) printed
No. of leaflets (titles) produced
No. of Posters (Titles) produced
No. of Radio Programmes (Titles) produced
and aired
No. of Radio Documentaries (Titles)
produced and aired
No. of Television Programmes (Titles)
No. of Television Documentaries (Titles)
No. of Field/Open Day organized
No. of agric shows attended
Target Achievement Achievement
(%)
87
15
1
10
8
1
11.5
53.3
100
2
1
50.0
1
0
0.0
4
3
75
1
5
96
2
1
0
48
0
100
0
50.0
0
8
26
52
1
4
48
12.5
15.4
92.3
-
-
-
10
0
2
2
5
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
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Table 2: Information on New Technologies and OFAR Trials
23. Technologies ready for
Target Locations
OFAR 2012
(i) Vitamin A fortified hybrid maize 3 States (Oyo, Ogun, Osun)
varieties. (Pre-release OFAR)
States Tested
No. of Trials
3
(ii) Veticompost
The 5 Agro-ecological
zones
Oyo State
6@2
locations per
State
4
(iii) Water harvesting technology
2 States per each of the 5
Agro-ecological zone
10
(iiv) Cowpea Variety (Ife98-12)
4 States SW Agroecological Zone
Maize Variety
(iv)Maize Variety: Ile-1-OB
(v)Maize Varety: SW 6-OB
(vi) BR 9928 DMR
(vii)BR9943 DMR
S.W. Agro-ecological zone
S.E. and S.W. Agroecological Zones
3 States
Kenaf Varieties
(i) Ifeken DI 100
Southwest and North
Central Agro-ecological
zones
Southwest and North
Central Agro-ecological
zones
Kwara, Oyo
and Niger
(ii) Ifeken DI 400
20 @ 2
locations per
State
Oyo, Ondo,
8@2
Ogun and Edo locations per
State
Oyo, Ogun
6 @ 2 per
and Edo
State
6@2
locations per
state
Kwara, Oyo
and Niger
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Table 3: Newly Released Technologies
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(i)
List of Technologies released
in 2012
Ife Maizehyb-1
(ii)
Ife Maizehyb-2
(iii)
Ife Maizehyb-3
(iv)
Ife Maizehyb-4
Forest and Southern
Guinea Savannah
Forest and Southern
Guinea Savannah
Forest and Southern
Guinea Savannah
Forest and Southern
Guinea Savannah
Table 4: Attributes of Recently Released Technologies
A) Technology: Improved Crop Varieties
Maize Variety
Ife Maizehyb-1
Year of Release: 2012
Ife Maizehyb-2
Year of Release: 2012
Ife Maizehyb-3
Year of Release: 2012
Attributes
 Adaptation: Forest and Southern Guinea
Savannah.
 Days to maturity. 99days.
 Tolerant to Leaf blight, Leaf rust, Leaf spot,
Ear rot, Downy mildew and streak
 Grain colour: White
 Potential Yield: 6 – 6.5ton/ha
 Protein content: 9 – 12%
 Adaptation: Forest and Southern Guinea
Savannah.
 Days to maturity. 89days.
 Tolerant to Leaf blight, Leaf rust, Leaf spot,
Ear rot, Downy mildew and streak
 Grain colour: White
 Potential Yield: 6 – 6.5ton/ha
 Tolerance to root & Stem lodging
 Adaptation: Forest and Southern Guinea
Savannah.
 Days to maturity. 89days.
 Tolerant to Leaf blight, Leaf rust, Leaf spot,
Ear rot, Downy mildew and streak
 Grain colour: Yellow
 Potential Yield: 6 – 6.5ton/ha
 High Pro-vitamin A (7.2-8.8µg/g)
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 Adaptation: Forest and Southern Guinea
Savannah.
 Days to maturity. 99days.
 Tolerant to Leaf blight, Leaf rust, Leaf spot,
Ear rot, Downy mildew and streak
 Grain colour: Yellow
 Potential Yield: 8 – 9ton/ha
Ife Maizehyb-4
Year of Release: 2012
Radio Programmes
Weekly Radio Programme:
Agbe Asejere on Premier F. M. at 6:15 p.m.
42 editions aired so far in the year.
Topics Treated on Radio Programme in the last Three Months
•
Pest and Disease Management in Sheep and Goat Production
•
Dry Season Maize Production using stem borer resistant varieties.
•
Spraying techniques in cowpea production.
•
Soy Iru Processing.
•
Essential cultural practices for good harvest in crops farming.
•
Cowpea harvesting and preservation techniques
•
Maize harvesting and preservation techniques.
•
Management of egg drop syndrome in poultry layer enterprise
•
Soybean harvesting and preservation technique
Proposals.
In addition to the planned release of newly developed technologies, the Institute proposes the
underlisted activities in the year 2012.
Table 5: Proposed Activities for 2013
S/N Activity
1 No. of On-Farm applied Research:
Target
Remark
42
12 for newly released maize, 6
for cowpea variety and 24 for
Roselle product technologies.
Breakdown in Table 4.
6
2 In-house Research Review/Cropping
1
Scheduled for February, 2013
2
One to be held before the
Scheme Workshop
3 No. of Zonal Technical Committee
Meeting
4 Extension Review and Planning Meeting
Zonal REFILS Workshop
1
to be attended
5 No. of Zonal Steering Committee meeting 4
Quarterly
6 Zonal REFILS workshop
Scheduled for February, 2014
1
(26th Anniversary of REFILS
in Southwest
7 Zonal REFILS workshops attended
3
In three agro-ecological zones
8 No. of MTRMs to be Participated
48
Average of 8 per State for 6
States excluding Edo and Delta
States
9 No. of Diagnostic Survey to be
2
Conducted
In 2 State that has shown
interest (Lagos and Ondo
States)
10 No. of training workshops to be
1
conducted
For SMSs BEAs and
Component Heads of
Southwest ADPs
11 No. of training workshops to be attended
12 No. of Extension Bulletins (titles) to be
-
printed
13 No. of Extension Guides (Titles) to be
10
printed
6 to be produced on Roselle
Products and 4 on QPM maize
(English and Yoruba)
14 No. of Radio Programmes (Titles)
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Weekly Programme (Agbe Asejere
on Premier F.M. to continue
15 No. of Television Programmes (Titles)
10
16 No. of Field Days to be organized
4
For the newly released maize
varieties
7
17 No. of agric shows to be attended
2
8