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KOGI AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Kogi State Agricultural Development Project
was established in 1991 under Edit No. 12
following the creation of new states and the
bifurcation of the parent ADPs of Kwara and
Benue States. It is the major implementing
organ of the States Agricultural
Development Programmes.
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HIS
EXCELLENCY GOVERNOR OF KOGI STATE
ALH. IBRAHIM IDRIS DURING ONE OF
VISIT TO KOGI ADP DURING THE
DISTRIBUTION OF RICE BOXES WITH
FERTILIZER TO FARMERS IN KOGI STATE
FREE OF CHARGE
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1.1 MISSION AND MANDATE
Kogi ADP has the ultimate mission of tapping
the abundant agricultural resources of the
state to make the state the food basket of
the nation. Operating with this
determination and within the framework of
the broad objectives set out for all ADPs in
the country, the programmes of the project
are aimed at achieving the following:-
1. Raising the standard of living of the
rural populace through increased income from
higher agricultural productivity;
2. Reducing drudgery to make farming
attractive to the youth to check rural
urban influx;
3. Making Kogi State self sufficient in food
production
4. Improving the distribution of farm inputs
to farmers and provision of water pumps,
tubewells, washbores and canals for small
scale irrigation.
Providing rural infrastructure, such as
feeder roads, rural markets and portable
water supply.
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2.0
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
The ADP has an executive committee
called Agricultural Development
Project Executive Committee (ADPEC)
chaired by His Excellency the
Executive Governor of Kogi State.
Other members include Hon.
Commissioner for Agric., Hon
Commissioner for Finance, Hon.
Commissioner for Commerce, and
Secretary to the State Government
among others. At the ADP level, the
Project Management Unit (PMU) which
includes all the sub-programme heads
is headed by the Managing Director
who is responsible for the
day-to-day management of the
project. The project has six
directors on GL. 16 and Four (4)
Zonal Managers on GL. 16.
Apart from its headquarters in
Lokoja, Kogi ADP is operational in
four zones namely: Zone A with
Aiyetoro Gbedde as the zonal
headquarters, zone B with Ayangba
as the zonal headquarters, zone C
with Koton-Karfe as the zonal
headquarters and zone D with
Alloma as the zonal headquarters.
1.3 STAFFING
Kogi ADP total staff strength is
about 685, majority of which were
deployed from the old States of
Kwara and Benue, following the
creation of states in 1991.
Staff categories:
1. Junior (GL. 01 06) = 223
2. Intermediate (GL. 07 10) = 281
3. Senior (GL. 12 15) = 170
4. Project management = 11
Total = 685.
1.4 FUNDING STRUCTURE
Apart from regularly payment of
staff salaries and allowances, the
state government provides overhead
costs through monthly grant/imprest
and capital funds in form of
counterpart fund to the ADP for the
implementation of externally
supported programmes such as RTEP
and Fadama programmes. The External
Donor Agencies are the World Bank,
International fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD), Food and
Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and
African Development Bank (ADB) among
others.
2.0 ACHIEVEMENT RECORDED UNDER THE
ON-GOING PROGRAMMES
2.1 PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE ON RICE
PRODUCTION
The objective of the programme is to
increase rice production to meet
local demand and export. Under the
scheme, Federal Government allocated
a total of 3,500 Rice-Boxes
(R-BOXES) for distribution to
farmers in Kogi State at 50%
subsidy. The State Government under
the leadership of His Excellency Alh.
Ibrahim Idris, the Executive
Governor of the State paid the 50%
balance in addition to 3,500 bags of
fertilizers amounting to N18million
only. The implication of this is
that the 3,500 R-BOXES along with
the fertilizers were distributed
free of charge to rice farmers in
the state.
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RICE BOXES (R-BOXES) WITH
FERTILIZERS DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS
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2.2
NATIONAL SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR FOOD
SECURITY (NSPFS)
This programme is sponsored by the
Federal Government of Nigeria and
managed under Universal Trust Fund (UTF)
by Food & Agricultural Organisation
(FAO). The first phase was
implemented in three (3) sites in
the state. They are Aiyetoro Gbede
in the West Senatorial district,
Osara in the Central Senatorial
district and Agbaduma in the Eastern
senatorial district
In this programme, approved funds
from FAO/FGN are usually disbursed
to the beneficiaries accounts
through the APEX executives on
modular basis in form of loan.
Beneficiaries are expected to pay
back the loan which is recycled to
other beneficiaries on revolving
basis.
Following the successful
implementation of the pilot phase,
the Federal Government has approved
the expansion of the programme from
three (3) sites to cover nine sites.
These sites are:-
S/No LGA
1. Lokoja
2. Okene
3. Yagba East
4. Dekina
5. Olamaboro
6. Ajaokuta
7. Adavi
8. Ijumu
9. Ofu
Also, over 1000 hectares of
maize/cassava were cultivated at the
sites, 1000 broilers, 2,400 crates
of eggs, among others.
2.3 SOUTH
SOUTH COOPERATION PROGRAMME
To make the implementation of the
NSPFS programme robust, ten Chinese
technicians in different areas of
agriculture were posted to the
state. His Excellency graciously
provided a befitting residential
accommodation for all the Chinese
technicians.
Major breakthrough recorded by the
ten Chinese technicians and their
ADP counterparts along with
participating farmers include:
a) Hatching of 438No day old chicks
through local hatchery technology
and training of 168Nos farmers on
hatchery of day-old-chicks across
the State.
b) Hatching of over 15,600
fingerlings at the project
headquarters for distribution to
interested farmers.
c) Establishment of 3nos fish
hatchery centres at Bagana, Alloma
and Lokoja respectively.
d) Training of 132No participants on
bee keeping from Federal College of
Education, Okene and Anglican
Diocese of Lokoja.
e) Establishment of 1 small scale
feed-mill for production of
livestock feeds.
f) Construction of 1no micro-earth
dam at Icheke.
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MICRO EARTH DAM CONSTRUCTED AT
ICHEKE |
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FARMER TRAINED ON
KEROSENE LAMP INCUBATOR FOR HATCHING
OF DAY-OLD CHICKS AS DEMONSTRATED BY
CHINESE TECHNICIANS UNDER
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LAYERS RAISED FROM
DAY-OLD CHICKS HATCHED USING THE
LOCAL HATCHERY TECHNOLOGY AS
DEMONSTRATED BY CHINESE TECHNICIANS.
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2.4 NATIONAL
FADAMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (NFDP)
Kogi State is presently
participating in the NFDP programme
sponsored by the ADB. The programme
is aimed at ensuring all year round
production of high value crops using
Community Driven Development (CDD)
approach. The overall objective is
to increase the income productivity
of Fadama farmers through
infrastructure development, capacity
building, advisory services and
environmental management. A total of
ten (10) LGAs have been selected for
the programme based on their
ecological advantage.
Achievements under the Fadama
programme include:
a) Formation of 10nos Local Fadama
Development Committees (LFDC) in all
the participating LGA.
b) Formation of 36nos Fadama
Community Associations (FCA)
c) Formation and registration of
800nos Fadama User Groups.
d) Establishment of 3ha sprinkler
irrigation scheme.
e) Drilling of 15nos tubewells/wash-bores
for small scale irrigation.
f) Preparation of 50ha for farmers
engaged in dry season farming.
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TUBEWELL
IN ONE OF THE FADAMA FARMS |
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To compliment the Fadama programme,
His Excellency approved the
development of the back of River
Niger, particularly along Lokoja
Kotonkarfe axis for Fadama farming.
A total of 500ha of Fadama land
based on ecological advantage have
been developed in the following
locations: Kotonkarfe, Lokoja,
Geregu, Ofoke, Koriko I & II,
Abejukolo, Icheke, Bagana, Inye,
Odolu/Oforachi, Ichekene,
Ejule-ojebe, Aiyetoro and Odo-ere.
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2.4 ROOT AND
TUBER EXPANSION PROGRAMME (RTEP)
Kogi State is the second largest
producer of cassava in Nigeria,
producing over 2.84 million metric
tones annually, is also implementing
the RTEP.
RTEPs major goal is to facilitate
increased production of cassava,
yam, potatoes and cocoyam as well as
processing and marketing of their
products. Concrete achievement
recorded under the programme by the
ADP includes:
a) Establishment of 40 hectares of
cassava, 5 hectares each of yam,
sweet potatoe and cocoyam
multiplication farms to promote
availability of improved planting
materials.
b) Supply of 2100 improved cassava
cuttings to the 21 LGAs of the State
for multiplication and distribution
to farmers within the Local
Government Area. Also the ADP
supplied Dan Muse LGA in Katsina
State with over 120 bundles of
cassava cuttings in the year 2005.
c) 2nos modern cassava processing
centre have been established at
Ayangba and Aiyetoro-Gbedde.
d) A total of 25nos similar centres
have been proposed for 5 LGAs under
the RTEP 2nd Tri-term
implementation.
e) A total of 3Nos
exhibitions/workshop have been
organized to bring processors, end
users and equipment fabricators
together to accelerate improved
processing and marketing of cassava
produce.
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CASSAVA MULTIPLICATION FARM OF ONE
OF THE BENEFITING GROUPS
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RTEP ASSISTED
CASSAVA PROCESSING CENTER |
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PRESENTATION OF CHEQUE TO THE
CHAIRPERSON OF ONE OF THE BENEFITING
GROUPS OF RTEP PROGRAMME BY THE HON.
COMMISSIONER FOR AGRIC. & NATURAL
RESOURCES, KOGI STATE |
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2.6 BENISEED/GUINEA
CORN PROGRAMME
Under the scheme, the State
Government purchased and distributed
free of charge 1,800 bags of
improved sesame seeds and 3,250 bags
of improved varieties of guinea corn
to farmers to facilitate increased
production.
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BENISEED
(SESAME) DISTRIBUTED TO
FARMERS FREE OF CHARGE |
2.7 OTHERS
A total of 2000 litres of assorted
agrochemicals were sold to farmers
at highly subsidized rate in
addition to other farm implements.
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2.8 FISHERY
PROGRAMME
The fishery programme of ADP became
a child of necessity as the State
Governor is Agriculture friendly.
Hence on one of his visit to ADP
headquarters, he was taken to a
mini-hatchery project that impressed
him. In his usual humane nature, His
Excellency thought about the common
masses, especially the youth, in
order for them to be gainfully
employed to avert social vices in
the state, he directed the ADP to
train youth throughout the state on
fish production.
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HIS
EXCELLENCY AT KOGI ADP
DURING HIS VISIT TO KOGI ADP
FISHERY PROJECT AND FISH
HATCHERY EQUIPMENT |
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SOME BROOD
STOCK IN ONE OF THE PONDS |
The training was conducted in the
three (3) senatorial districts of
the state and about 1000 youth
benefited from the training free of
charge at government cost.
2.9
PLANTAIN/BANANA PROGRAMME
The State Government being
agriculture friendly established
plantain/banana plantation in the
three senatorial district of the
state. The locations are Bagana
(Eastern), Idofin (western) and
Osara (Central) senatorial districts
in collaboration with the National
Centre for Genetic Resources and
Biotechnology (NACGRAB) to alleviate
poverty and create employment
amongst the youth.
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PLANTAIN/BANANA SUCKER |
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THE
COORDINATOR OF THE PROGRAMME IN ONE
OF THE LOCATIONS |
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