BACK TO OFFICE REPORT ON
STRENGTHENING RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FROM CLIMATE DISASTER
FLOODING THROUGH THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SYSTEM NETWORK PUBLIC EXTENSION WORKERS TRAINING AND
FARMERS
HELD AT THE BORNO STATE ADP CONFERENCE HALL
ON 1ST _ 2ND DECEMBER, 2022.
SUPERVISION TEAM
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NAME
Mr Sanusi Nadada
Mr Stephen Adaa
Mr David Anyam
Miss Imelda Effiong
Mr Olu Fasan
Mr Ndam Mallam
PHONE NO.
08036192860
08083256785
07037764403
08037038046
08025465706
08059611589
ORGANIZATION
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BORNO STATE FMARD AND ADP OFFICIALS
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Bukar Musa
Elisha Dzakwa
PHONE NO.
08080339368
08022189040
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Darman Mohammed
Jiya Jauni Mustapha
07081235434
08022707357
DESIGNATION
FMARD Coordinator
FMARD Extension
Desk Officer
PM ADP
Director Extension
ADP
TECHNICAL SESSION
The training was attended by 15 participants in total, 10 Extension workers were from Borno
State ADP while the remaining 5 were from FMARD Borno State Office. The training was
basically using focus group discussions, where 3 groups of 5 participants were formed. They
were mandated and given term of reference to deliberate, interact, brainstorm on the major
causes, consequences and mitigation measures to avoid and reduce climate change (Global
warming) especially flooding in our country. Recently flood destroyed thousands of
farmlands and houses worth billions of naira, This interactions (training) will help by
providing workable recommendations, in order to avoid future reoccurrences.
Each group had made their presentations and later a harmonized draft was adopted as
follows;
CAUSES OF FLOODING
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Excess rainfall (Intensity and duration)
Overflowing of rivers and dams
Deforestation
Over grazing
Mining activities
Wrong cultivation techniques
Low infiltration of water
Damages of waterways and drainages
Urbanization (Building on water ways)
CONSEQUENCES OF FLOODING
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Losses of human lives
Losses of crops and livestock
Reduce the incomes of the farmer thereby affects their livelihood
Resulting to food insecurity
Damages of properties and structures
MITIGATION MEASURES OF FLOODING
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Afforestation
Dry season farming
Planting of alternative crops that can survive on the affected areas
Planting of cover crops
Construction of waterways, drainages, dykes
Government should emphasized on early warning to prone areas
Construction of more dams
Relocation of affected communities prone to flooding
Flood Risk Insurance Scheme
Government should ban the Interlocking of public places and even the private
houses.
CONCLUSION
The training came to an end after unanimously adopted the harmonized draft, and all departed
to their various destinations.
SANUSI NADADA
CAS (TIAS)
5TH DECEMBER, 2022.
Group Leader Making his
Presentation
Group Picture
Cross-Section of the Participants
Focus Groups During Interaction
Borno State FMARD Coordinator
Delivering His Speech
PM ADP Borno State Giving Training
Allowance To The Participants