Mkpado, Mmaduabuchukwu, Anugwo Stanley C. and Egbunonu
Chinwe M
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
mkpado@gmail.com; mmaduabuchukwu.mkpado@fuoye.edu.ng
13th- 16th October, 2015 @ UNECA , for Regional conference on use of
mobile devices for data collection
Outline
 Introduction
 Some Facts on Farmers Registration with
Mobile Devices in Nigeria
 Some peculiarities
 Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
 Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable to
climatic and economic shocks.
 The majority of the poor lives in rural and remote areas
and their livelihoods consist of smallholder agriculture.
 A concise thought and plan of actions that will take into
consideration the situations surrounding the local people
and their capacities are needed
Some Facts on Farmers Registration with Mobile
Devices in Nigeria
 One must be a farmer (Crop farming or animal
farming), no matter how small the farm is
 Posses a valid and recognized means of Identification
(Government Identity Card) (ID): Voters Card,
International Passport, Drivers License or Farmer’s
cooperative ID Card).
 A passport size photograph.
 One should also know the size or approximate size of
your farm before hand as you will be required to give
this info.
 A one way communication exist for now
Agricultural Ecological Zones of Nigeria
Different types of crops and livestock
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Different crops and livestock husbandry practices and different
crops and livestock breeds
Livestock- ruminants and non ruminants
Ruminants – large ruminants –dairy cattle, beef cattle
Small ruminants-sheep and goats, imams and alpacas, rabbits
Non ruminants – poultry-turkey, quails, chickens broilers,
layers local chickens
Non ruminants –pigs –local pigs, improved breeds
• Fish:
Catelegenious fish
.catfish
• Bonny fish
 tilapia, , crobrachuls
Different types of crops and livestock
Cont.
Crop classification using functional approach
• Food Crops
Cereals –rice, maize, millet, sorghum
Root and tubers
Roots-cassava
Tubers –yams, cocoyam
• Vegetables –leaf –spinach/green, cabbage,
• Fruit vegetables –carrots, cucumber, okra, tomatoes, green
beans, water melon
 Plantation crops
 Fruits pineapples, pawpaw, guava, plantain and bananas
 Beverages cocoa bean, coffee
Sample survey questions
 . Which type (s) of crops do you grow?
 (a) cereals (b) legumes (c) root and tubers (d) vegetables
(e) beverages(f) oil crops

Which type (s) of cereals do you grow?
 (a) maize (b) rice (c) sorghum (d) millet (e) wheat

Which types of farm animals do you rear?
 Which type of livestock do you rear?
 (a) Poultry (b) pigs (c) cattle (d) rabbits
 Which type of poultry do you keep?
 (a) turkey (b) quails (c) broilers (d) layers (e) local
chickens
Varied units of measurements
 land sizes: in acres, plots, chains and hectares and
 Weights: tones, Kilograms, grams
 Length- meters, centimeters, inches,
 In some places lands are commonly measured in
hectares other use acre.
Others Bags: 205kg. 50kg, tins, baskets
 Similar trend goes for weight and length
measurement.
 There will be need to provide the people with
opportunity to choose options they are familiar with.
 The computing system will convert to a unified
standard.
Illiteracy problems and multiple languages
English: (a) maize (b) cowpea (c) ground nuts (d) palm oil
(e) onions
Igbo: (a) oka (b) agwa (c) ahuekere (d) nmnau nkwu
(e) aliboshi
Yoruba: (a) agbado (b) ewa (c) Epa
(d) Epo (e)
alibasa
Hausa: (a) masara (b) wake
(c) jita
(d) manja
(e) alibasa
Some peculiarities Cont.
 Poor information communication technology skills in
the use of mobile phones
 Different Production and productivity indices
 Inputs usage and Production process
 Different Challenges of pests and diseases incidences
on farm
 Poor political will in agriculture and rural
development
 Cultural practices and some worth stereotype activities
in agriculture by gender; religious consideration!
Some peculiarities Cont.
 Poor motivation for participation in government
projects because of past disappointments experienced.
 Security issues
 Different agronomic practices and requirements for
specific crops and livestock
 Different marketing channels;
 Prices: Farm gate, whole sale, consumer prices
 Poor network services
Conclusion
 The nature of complexity of the livelihood of the
rural populace actually required some unique
consideration for accurate and effective data
collection using mobile devices in Nigeria.
 This has to do with first understanding the nature
of the agriculture as a livelihood of rural people,
 Second the ecological and seasonal variations,
 Third the language and cultural differences,
 Forth socioeconomic characteristics/outlook of
the farmers,
 Fifth the market and services structure as well as
the political and governance outlook.
Conclusion Cont.
 The paper has tried to illustrate some of these
features and possible considerations required.
 It calls on officers, organizations and farmers to
see these unique requirements as challenges rather
than obstacles.
 The paper is optimistic that well motivated staff,
sound implemented and flexible programme and
projects aimed at contributing to sustainable
development goals can met the challenges.
APPRECIATION
 THANKS