RIVERS STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
EXTENSION SERVICES REPORT FOR THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING (NAERPM), HOLDING ON 19TH 23RD NOVEMBER, 2012 AT NAERLS/ AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
1. INTRODUCTION
The primary objective of the Rivers State Agricultural Development Programme, established
on the 17th February, 1987 is to increase food crops, livestock and fisheries using the Unified
Agric. Extension and Training and Visits (T & V) System with a view to increasing
productivity and income level of the farmers.
The State is one of the most difficult to traverse, having large swamp flats cris-crossed by
rivers and creeks. Rainfall is virtually throughout the year, giving rise to a very high relative
humidity.
Farming and fishing families stand at over 480,000, a greater number of this figure engage in
cassava, yam, plantain, banana, cocoyam, maize, vegetable, oil palm, citrus, coconut, mango
and rice farming. The fishing activity embraces both capture and aquaculture.
2. OBJECTIVES
The Extension Sub-programme is responsible for the following:
 To provide farm families with relevant technical message capable of improving their
living standard and also provide feedback to management and research.
 To operate extension services based on Training and Visits (T & V) system which
motivates and brings about increase in productivity.
 To improve the knowledge and skill of staff through continuous in- service training.
3. STRUCTURE
The Organizational set-up of the Department is thus:
(a) Headquarters Level
(b)
i
General Extension Component
ii
Women-in-Agriculture (WIA) Component
iii
Communication Component
Field Level
i
3 Zones
ii
9 Operational Areas
iii
48 blocks
iv
282 Circles
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME REPORT FOR 2012
Name of ADP: RIVERS STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Postal Address ADP HEADQUARTERS, OKO-ODO, OBIO, P.M.B. 5196.PORT HARCOURT
E-mail address: riversadp@yahoo.com.
A.
Telephone: 084-489877
2012 EXTENSION SUPPORT INDICATORS
SUPPORT ACTIVITES
MTRMS
FNTS
OFARS
No of Farm Families
No of MTPs
No of field Days
TARGET ACHIEVEMENT REMARKS
Lack of funds to execute
12
programmes
22
-do26
-do5
4,480
4,480
5
-do150
6
-do90
No of Agric Shows
No of group formed
No of training per year
10
10
64
1
5
7
-do-do-do-
Extension Publication
Produce
Zonal steering committee
Meeting
Zonal Technical Committee
Meeting
Zonal refills workshop
No of Extension workers
(VEAs)
No of Extension workers
(BEAs)
EA| Farmer ratio in the state
22
-
-do-
12
2
-do-
4
1
-do-
2
282
1
56
48
9
1:1,000
1:9,300
-doHigh rate of staff turnover due to
retirements/deaths
High rate of staff turnover due to
retirements/deaths
High rate of staff turnover due to
retirements/deaths
B. DETAILS OF EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED
Title
Target
Achievement
Bulletins
Nil
1.Agric. News
12
2.Agric Magazine
1
3. Monthly Bulletin
12
4.News paper publication
12
Collaborators
Nil
Guides
1. Crops
2. Livestock
3. Fisheries
4.W.I.A (Processing/Utilization)
5.Agro-forestry
Leaflets
1.Crops
2.Livestock
3.Fisheries
4.W.I.A.(Processing/Utilization)
5.Agro-forestry
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
Constraints Lack of funds/ Collaboration from agencies
C. RADIO PROGRAMMES PRODUCED AND AIRED
Program me Title/ Topics
Frequency Broadcasting station
NIL
NIL
NIL
Duration
15 minutes
Constraints: There was no radio programme aired due to lack of funds except interviews conducted
by Radio Rivers as part of the World food Day programme
D.
TELEVISION PROGRAMMES PRODUCED AND AIRED
Program me Title/ Topics
NIL
Frequency
NIL
Broadcasting station
NIL
Duration
30 minute
Constraints: There was no programme aired during the period under review except interviews
conducted on the Director of Extension Services by the NTA, Port Harcourt on their programmes
E.
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Title
Organizers
Categories of Date
Trainees
SMSs &EAs 7/3/2012
No. of
Collaborators
Trainees
5
1. Aflatoxin and
Aflasafe awareness
training
2. Utilization of
Cassava into value
added products
NAERLS,
Umudike
WIA
component
of RSADP
BEAs
13/4/2012
9
3. Training on Rice
production
FMA&RD
Farmers
&EAs
5/10/2012
8
4. Capacity building
NAERLS,
Directors/ZMs 9-11/10/2012 2
Extension
Services
Division,
RSADP.
Rice
Transformation
Agenda
workshop for
Agricultural
personnel of ADPs
for effective
implementation of
Agricultural
Transformation
Agenda(ATA)
ABU, Zaria
Constraints: Lack of funds limited the number of training /participation in training programmes.
F. TECHNOLOGIES BEING PROMOTED
Title
Year
Source
Level of
Comments
adoption
1. Yam-Minisett/Maize 2006
Fb Cowpea intercrop
Research
Umudike,
Universities
Inst., 58%
&
Lack of inputs and agrochemicals affect level of
adoption
2006
2.
Yam/Maize/Cass./Egusi
or Telfairia intercrop
3.
Cassava/Maize 2006
intercrop
-do-
46%
-do-
-do-
80%
do-
4.
Plantain/Cocoyam
intercrop
5.
Cassava/Maize/Cocoyam
intercrop
6. Cassava/Maize/Sweet
potato intercrop
7.
Sheep/Goat
Confinement and feeding
Artificial Brooding of
Local Chicks
9. Processing/utilization
of Sweet potato roots into
Sweet potato doughnuts,
Chips, Flour and Juice
10 Dry Season Vegetable
production/Utilization
2007
-do-
50%
do-
2010
-do-
45%
do-
2010
-do-
50%
do-
2007
-do-
60%
do-
2009
-do-
23%
do-
2009
-do-
68%
do-
2006
-do-
79%
do-
H. GENERAL: BRIEF REPORT ON:
Components
Reports
FADAMA III component
The following activities were carried out under the period of review
IV
1. Support to advisory service providers
2. Training of facilitators
3. Update on ICT rehabilitation at Rivers State ADP
4. Workshop/training attended by ADP staff.
NPFS
CBARDP/CBNRMP-ND
During the period in question (review), there was no fund released from
the State, Local Government and National Programme for Food
Security (NPFS) Headquarters Abuja to carry out the implementation of
approved activities in the Sites.
The programme made modest achievement in the areas crop production,
capacity building of community members, artisanal and aquaculture
fishing.
Commercial Agric
N/A
Fertilizer Voucher System GES programme is partially being practiced with little sucess
Input situation
Fertilizer
N/A
1,200 bags of both NPK &Urea fertilizers was received and distributed
under the GES programme with little success
Agro chemical
MTRM Situation Report
No agro chemical was procured under the period in review.
List of Constraints on attendance and delivery by resource person:
1.Counterpart funds for donor-assisted programmes/projects
2.Low staff allowance
3.Lack of mobility
Contributions from the Local Government Authorities: NIL
ANNUAL NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING
MEETING
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME PROPOSAL FOR 2013
Name of ADP: RIVERS STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Postal Address ADP HEADQUARTERS, OKO-ODO, OBIO, P.M.B. 5196.PORT HARCOURT
E-mail address: riversadp@yahoo.com.
A.
Telephone: 084-489877
2013 EXTENSION SUPPORT INDICATORS
SUPPORT ACTIVITES
MTRMS
TARGET
12
REMARKS
FNTS
26
OFARS
5
No Of Farm Families
479,170
No of SPATs established
605
5 Spats/EA
No of MTPs
363
2 MTP/EA
No of field Days
90
No of Agric Shows
10
No of group formed
40
No of training per year
22
Extension Publication Produce 12
Zonal steering committee
Meeting
Zonal Technical Committee
Meeting
Zonal refills workshop
4
No of Extension workers
(VEAs)
No of Extension workers
(BEAs)
EA| Farmer ratio in the state
121
2
1
48
1:3,960
65 EAs being expected from
FMA&RD
B.
DETAILS OF EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS PROSALS
Title
Target
Guides
1. Crops
1000
2. Livestock
1000
3. Fisheries
1000
4.W.I.A (Processing/Utilization)
1000
5.Agro-forestry
1000
Leaflets
Collaborators
NAERLS
NAERLS
1.Crops
5000
2.Livestock
5000
3.Fisheries
5000
4.W.I.A.(Processing/Utilization)
5000
5.Agro-forestry
5000
C.
RADIO AND TV PROGRAMMES TO BE AIRED IN 2013
Programme Title/Topics
Frequently Broadcasting station
1.Sweet potato root utilization into Doughnut
Weekly
Rivers State Television
2. Sweet potato root utilization into Juice
Weekly
-do-
3. Sweet potato root utilization into Flour
Weekly
-do-
4.Dry season Vegetable production /Utilization
Bi-weekly
-do-
5. Snail Farming
Bi-weekly
-do-
6. Artificial Brooding of Local Chicks
Bi-weekly
-do-
7. Fertilizer use on crops
Bi-weekly
-do-
RADIO PROGRAMMES
1.Advantages of intercropping
Cassava/Maize/Sweet potato
Weekly
Radio Rivers
2. Advantages of intercropping Cocoyam /Maize/
Cassava
-do-
-do-
3.Seed Yam production by minisett
-do-
-do-
4. Artificial Brooding of Local Chicks
Bi-Weekly
-do-
Duration
5. Fish Gear Maintenance
Bi-Weekly
-do-
6. Snail Farming
Bi-Weekly
-do-
D. TRAINING PROGRAMMES PROPOSAL FOR 2013
Title
Organizers
Categories of
Trainees
No. of
Trainees
Collaborators
200
NAERLS, FMA&RD
under Agricultural
Extension
Transformation Agenda
1.Skill Gap Analysis
workshop
In- House,
ADP
Extension field
staff, SMSs,
MTRM
participants
2.Pre-Season Training
-do-
All Extension 250
staff
-do-
New employees 65
-do-
3.Capacity building for new -dointakes
E.
TECHNOLOGIES TO BE PROMOTED IN 2013
Title
Source
1. Yam-Minisett/Maize Fb Cowpea intercrop
Research
Umudike,
Universities
2. Yam/Maize/Cass./Egusi or Telfairia intercrop
-do-
3. Cassava/Maize intercrop
-do-
4. Plantain/Cocoyam intercrop
-do-
5. Cassava/Maize/Cocoyam intercrop
-do-
6. Cassava/Maize/Sweet potato intercrop
-do-
7. Sheep/Goat Confinement and feeding
-do-
Artificial Brooding of Local Chicks
-do-
9. Processing/utilization of Sweet potato roots into -doSweet potato doughnuts, Chips, Flour and Juice
10 Dry Season Vegetable production/Utilization
-do-
Comments
Inst., Funds being expected
& by the FMA&RD
under the AETA
G.
DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED IN 2013
Title
1. Diagnostic survey of farm
families in Rivers State
Collaborators
-
2.Diagnostic Survey of farm
tools and machinery in Rives
State
-
Major findings
To determine the
current farm families in
the State
Remarks
3. Diagnostic Survey on farming systems in Rivers State
H. GENERAL PLANS
Components
Reports
FADAMA III component
The programme plans to carry out all activities scheduled in her annual
IV
work plan and budget for 2013, this is however dependent on the
payment of counterpart fund by the funding agencies.
NPFS
The plan work for 2013 will be implemented when fund is made
available for execution
CBARDP/CBNRMP-ND
The programme plans to carry out all activities scheduled in her annual
work plan and budget for 2013, this is however dependent on the
payment of counterpart fund by the funding agencies.
Commercial Agric
N/A
Fertilizer Voucher System GES programme will continue as more consignment are received
Input situation
Fertilizer
Agro chemical
MTRM Situation Report
Distribution of fertilizers will continue under the GES programme as
consignments are received
Distribution of fertilizers will continue under the GES programme as
consignments are received
Purchase of agro chemical for service to farmers will be made as funds
are released
MTRM activities are expected to commence as funds are released
1.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
1.0. IFAD/FGN/NDDC COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMME-ND (CBNRMP-ND)
The Programme made modest achievement during the year in the areas slated below.
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME




One hectre of yam farm established at Ubima in Ikwerre LGA
One hectre of cassava farm establish at Apani, Ikwerre LGA
Restocked a fish farm at Ozuaha
Established a rabbitry at Ozuaha
SMALL SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Activities under small scale infrastructure could not take off due to paucity of funds.
LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT
 Distinguished fishing inputs (canoes, nets, hooks, outboard engines etc) to artisanal fishing
groups in Burukiri, Isheliogono and Kuruama all in Bonny LGA
 Fishing inputs were also distributed to fishing groups in Iwoma/Nkoro, Opobo/Nkoro LGA
2.0. THIRD NATIONAL FADAMA III DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (OCTOBER 2012).
Rivers State is amongst the 37 states and among the 19 new states participating in the Third
National Development programme. On realizing the importance of this programme, the
Government took necessary steps to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria set out by the
Federal Government and the World Bank. The project started its preparatory activities in 2007
with Office accommodation acquisition and sensitization campaigns after the recruitment of core
staff. The SFCO then embarked on capacity building through participation in trainings and
workshops as well as organizing same at the state and local level in order to acquire the necessary
skills for effective take off. About twenty Local Government Areas are participating in the
project.
It is expected that the project will impact the lives of about 200 Fadama Community Associations
(FCAs) and 2000 Fadama User Groups (FUGs). Consequently, the income base and standard of
living of about 24,000 households would be sustainably increased by the year 2013. The project
became disbursement effective in March 23rd 2009, and the State received her first initial
disbursement of US$600,000 in August 2009 from the IDA. Disbursement to FCAs and FUGs
started in October 2009. The state launch was carried out in December 2009. So far, the number
of FCAs and FUGs registered are 180(90%) and 2,160 (108%) respectively out of a state target of
200 for FCAs and 2000 for FUGs. LDP prepared is 155 (76%) of 200, while LDP approved is
120 which is 80% of the expected target of 150. Number of FCAs with developed LDPs is 155
which are 120%
of the state target of 150. The number of FCAs with fully implemented LDPs is 14 which are 9%
of the state PDO target of 150, while Number of LGAs with LDPs in AWPB is three and this is
75% of the state target of four.
The number of sub projects prepared is 1,860 with 1,440 approved. The sum of about N351,
274,950.00m has been disbursed to 75 FCAs and 513 FUGs and 468 Sub-projects have been
completed and 45 Ongoing. About 810 field monitoring visits and supervision have been carried
out. A lot of general challenges/constraints abound, especially that of nonpayment of counterpart
fund by both the State and Local Government Chairmen and inability of the most FCAs and
FUGs to pay their beneficiary contribution. It is therefore recommended that Local and State
governments should endeavor help the groups and pay their counterpart fund so as to enable them
draw down from the IDA Accounts.
3. NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR FOOD SECURITY
INTRODUCTION:
National Programme for Food Security began 2002 in Rivers State with the objective of assisting
farmers in achieving their potential for increasing output and productivity and consequently their
incomes. Though to achieve this said objective, the target has being through empowering small and
poor farmer communities to test and demonstrate potentially replicable production systems that
respond to their needs for improved livelihoods and food security.
The Programme is implemented in three (3) sites per Senatorial District of Rivers State.
1. Rivers West Senatorial District Sites: (Okoboh in Abua/Odual LGA; Ihuaba/Idoke in Ahoada
East LGA and Akabuka in Ogba/Egbema /Ndoni LGA)
2. Rivers East Senatorial District Sites: (Atali/Elimgbu/Eneka inb Obio/Akpor LGA; OPIRO in
Etche LGA AND Rumuada in Emohua LGA).
3. Rivers South East Senatorial District Sites: (Oyorokoto in Andoni LGA; Kpean/Baen in
Khana LGA and Umuagbai in Oyigbo LGA).
 The present nine sites were selected in 9 LGAs that met the stipulated eligibility criteria.
 Groups and Cooperatives are used as vehicle for implementation at the Site level
 The capacity of staff and farmers in technical knowledge and community-based approach
enhanced using farmer field school extension method.
 Funding is tripartite (FGN, RSG and participating LGAs which is not yet feasible in
Rivers State).
The Federal Government of Nigerian provides marching grant to the State Technical Support
and overall Coordination. The State and LGAs provide counterpart funds.
During the period in question (review), there was no fund released from the State, Local
Government and National Programme for Food Security (NPFS) Headquarters Abuja to carry
out the implementation of approved activities in the Sites.
However, the arrears of 2007 and 2008 Site fund and July – December 2010 Site enterprise
development fund released to the State in 2010 by NPFS Management
Abuja assisted greatly in the implementation of some of the 2012 quarters activities in the nine
(9) NPFS Sites.
4. TRAINING/WORKSHOP
1. 3 SMS and 2 EAS attended Aflatoxin Awareness Training at NRCRI, Umudike on 7 th March,
2012.
2. 11 EAS attended Workshop Training on Agricultural Produce Marketing Extension held in
Port Harcourt on 2nd – 6th April, 2012 organized by ARMTI.
3. ADP Staff were involved in the National Data Base Survey of farmers in Rivers State. It is still
on-going.
4. Extension Department was involved in the Agricultural Extension Transformation Agenda
(AETA) Sensitization visit to the state by the team headed by Prof. A. C. Anyanwu, Prof. C. C.
Chinaka and Dr. Festus Izuakor on 7th – 10th February, 2012.
5. WORLD FOOD DAY
Rivers State ADP participated in this year World Food Day programme held on October 16th, 2010
6. PROBLEMS MILITATING AGAINST EXTENSION WORK
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Poor funding of programmes
Inadequate mobility for field workers
Lack of incentives to field workers
High EA/Farm Family ratio (1: 9,300)
Shortage of field staff etc.
7. CONCLUSION
The Rivers State ADP is starred with funding hence the modest achievement recorded this year. It is
hoped that the situation will improve so as to enable the project realize the objective for which it was
set up.
APAPA, A.D.
Director, Extension Services