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ANNUAL NATIONAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING KOGI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

ANNUAL NATIONAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING KOGI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT P.M.B. 1067 ALONG ABUJA-OKENE HIGH WAY, email: Kogiadponline@yahoo.com Tel: No : 08067090462 INTRODUCTION

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ANNUAL NATIONAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING KOGI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

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  1. ANNUAL NATIONAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING • KOGI STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT • P.M.B. 1067 ALONG ABUJA-OKENE HIGH WAY, • email: Kogiadponline@yahoo.com Tel: No : 08067090462 • INTRODUCTION • In Kogi State, Extension is a component under the Agricultural Service Sub-programme. • It has a mandate to disseminate improved agricultural technologies to 222894 farm families of the state. • The new extension approach is participatory. • 2012 Extension support indicators

  2. A. 2012 Extension support indicators

  3. B. DETAILS OF EXTENSION PUBLICATION PRODUCED • Title Collaborators • Bulletin Nil Nil • Guides NIL NIL • Leaflets NIL NIL • C. RADIO PROGRAMME PRODUCED AND AIRED • Program Title/Topic Media House Duration • 1. Improved Agronomic practices Radio Kogi • On the production of maize, rice & cassava (FM 94.00) 30 min • Safety precautions in the use of Agrochemicals Radio Kogi 30min • CONSTRAINTS • Lack of fund and radio production equipments

  4. D. TELEVISION PROGRAMME PRODUCED AND AIRED • Program Title/Topic Media House Duration • 1. Non-chemical storage of cowpea NTA Lokoja 30 min • 2. Improved Agronomic practices in the • Production of rice, maize and cassava NTA Lokoja 30 min

  5. E.TRAINING PROGRAMME

  6. F: TECHNOLOGIES RECENTLY INTRODUCED Title Source Comment 1. Purdue improved cowpea storage (PICS)ProgreenA reliable technology Through Purdue University USA • IT93K-451-1 IITA Ibadan It is an acceptable • variety • G. DIAGNOSTIC/THEMATIC SURVEY CONDUCTED • Title Collaborators Major findings Remarks • NIL

  7. GENERAL: BRIEF REPORT ON • FADAMA III Component IV: • 1No Zonal supervision mission (North Central) at Lokoja • World Bank supervision mission Ilorin. Non release of fund for trial. • ii. NPFS- Crop enterprise established in 2012 • Rice 42ha, cassava 26ha, maize 4ha, Sorghum 5ha, soyabean 4ha, • Livestock enterprise 2No boriler module given to some groups. • Infrastructural facilities- land development – 127.6ha • Assess road 4km • Fisheries cage fish culture 6No • South – south cooperation • Hatchery building 1No • Drip irrigation technology 4No • Repair of earthen pond – 1No

  8. iii.RTEP Maintenance of existing cassava multiplication farm 35ha Maintenance of cassava value chain project farm • (IITA) 50ha • FLOOD • 9 LGA affected by flood in Kogi State and washed away thousands of hectares of Rice, Yam, Mazie, Cassava, vegetables and plantations farms. • v. Assessment of Extension Agents. In Sept 2012, Extension Research Persons assessed Extension Agents. The outcome is Extension inputs-raincoat, rainboot, bays tapes were given to them. All Extension Staff Trained by ARMTI and ICT training is on-going for some selected EAs. • CONSTRAINTS • Inadequate agricultural inputs especially – fertilizers • Inadequate funding • Ever reducing number of our extension staff • High EA: farmer ration

  9. ANNUAL NATIONAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING, KOGI ADP, LOKOJA PROPOSAL FOR 2012 ACTIVITIESTARGET MTRM 12 FNT 24 OFAR 5 No of farm families 222,961 No of MTP to be established 200 No of field day to be conducted 40 No of farm groups to be formed 200 No of training to be conducted 20 No of Extension publication to be produced and distributed 5 Zonal Steering committee meeting planned 4 Zonal technical committee meeting 2 Zonal REFILS workshops 1 No of Extension workers 192 No of Extension Workers (BEAs) 24 EA/Farmer ratio 1:1000 Radio programmes to be produced and aired 10 Establishment of farmer field sch. 81

  10. SOME MESSAGES TO BE PASSED TO FARMERS • Improved cassava production techniques • Production of castor • Sesame production • Cassava processing into flour and ships • Improved fish production techniques • Control of PPR in small ruminants • Improved methods of processing fish • Training programmes • Pre-season training 1

  11. EXTENSION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES

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