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THISDAY • TUESDAY, JUNE 19. 2012
FEpJURE5
In ~Kano,
increased production and enhanced output market AmOng the value chains. The pro;oo is supporting Ih~ value chams of mai7.e rb and dally. The value chains an! dnrs1 fOr the sta~ because 01 tmr comparatrYe
Ag;riculture to
growth M weU as ttBr Iugh dem:trd and martel mpacities to absorb the additional production. Spo::dicaIIy. CADI' s a ((liitpida&~ fiw:-~ p<Ojoct _ _ by II-< I'<d"," ""'''Y 01 Agnculture and Walef Resource (FMAWR)
ach-antage;mel their mntribution Io;tgricultunll
the Rescue Comrry:.)~al agricul.ture
is playing a key' rple ill ilie SOClD-eCOn orruc develop ment of Kano State. Ibrahim Shuaibu writes ;~pL1y5aO!llll:al
do! in the .!iCdo-a:x:& Ollie ile of Y countries.. GcmmmenI:5 f mIIIly 0JUIlird im'eSt heB\IIly
r i _ W""''Fwllh
H.; aim of not. only amllng Irtunities but ako 1£1 sustain . Pmduq ("Iff! .
I
emmenl has'lke)'ftI into this gticulturaJ In Kana
Pmch
iJ I agqculture provide direct
and indinl(l its ~ the ea:wv:Souc P""ide8: 70 pel' Mit of
enp
1f1~t Io)the ma;onty of
"ta.tioI'\..ln rac:t-.agricu.l~ ~ n;nnstay of Kana State a5 it I)'menl opportUlUtie to over
~ popuJace. ...... "". ~SO'",!,""",g;,~......... lop ~t en tt and IS alwily. reaay to tap
ard ~ an olIvailitbie agrirultuJal poBItiaI in '~" . I.' re.. when the Idea of supportW1g - . !ItiaI agricultural pnlCtice in ~ II-< """"" GState o oGovern_ "" the \o\tdJ came up. K.no ment
d to it without
any hl!Sitation. ..
C Agnculture Ot-vdopment· rro;td (CADrl. was designed to eI1COURge
The b asle . 5 trategy 0 f this project, is to improve the
business environment •
for agncuIture to bero . m.e more successful by · g from graduaJIYshiftin subsistence to commercial • culture
ago
in mIlab!:Rtion with the lAbrId Bank and five
stall!' governments. It will help parbClpatmg small and medium 5I:ll1I!' mmmen:iaJ farmers to iIOCe95 improved 1echnoIogy, infrastructure. finance and output markets. 11le I:rasic straregy cI this project. IS ., ~ the bustness ewironmenl for agnculture to become more ~ by gradually stufting from 5U~ 10 oommerdal i!lgnculture It was beJK!'VI!'d thai the pro;ect will striVi! 10 sustainably boost the incomes of target ~, through <II value! c:hain apprtlitCh with strong emphasis on slakeholde!' participation. A typical chain will include prodlKEl'S, aseemblers/tntden;. processors, distributors, retailers and fltlaUy consumers. The pru;ect is being implemented in five stales d the feder.lbon. fliImdy: Kana. Kad~ <:rta River, Enugu and Lagos along eight vailii!' chains - dairy, mt palm. cocoa. poultry. fruit trees and aquacuJture. with maize and rice as staple;. A loIal nwnber 01 direct pro;ect bene6daries lor: Kana Stale, is estimated al IO,IXIJ bene6ciarie: 0Vef' a period of five years. Howeve!;. many households will benefit indirectly through ao:J5I!I 10 Iann lOiIds. energy and market opportunities.. 'l'hr ~ 01 the ttJntIneR.ial agricul~ ~ J'fqed fur NtgUia is 1O~ agncu1turaJ production systems and beilitlle ~ 10 mark2t fur IaJ'gJ-'led Vlllue d\aino; an'ICI18 !he snaD and I11l'dium s:aIe ~ faJn'8s in the five participating stales. Two years into the implementiltion of ~ pro;ect in the stile, it is pleasing to noll!' thai
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achieving its objectives. II has first-and famous
suctftded in provkfing a platf'otm lor smaU and lJ'Uiium scale ammerdaIl'anres 10 IIaE!& improved technology, infrilSlructurr. financr and output markets. To stimulate sustamable increa!Ie in agricultural production among Ih!o
value! dwns ~ promobon.. the ~ give; granls of N93, 451, 508:28 to 122 Commodhy Inteest Groups (Farmers Groups) m the stale to undertake various Iypt'S of agncultural production and processmg acbv.bes. 1.1lI!' grant is prtMded 10 the deBvtng &mner... proce!iI!IttS and rnarb-4ers to pn;lI1104II!' pro6bbIe ..,;aulur.>l~ohmugh_
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producbon/proa56lllg cost and outJOnUig the dft'd. of deleterious market failures. The yield of the value chams haVI!' ~ by 52 pit'r cent for nee, 14.3 per cenl for maize ;and 5.45 per call fur dauy. The pro,ect has also through sustamed :5Jen!ibzaiUI trnpnl\1:'d the busn.ss: m~dU"6d for agriculture in Kana State by gradually shifting the perception. gool and mOOVI!' of food production away from subsl5lence to ronu:nerdallOcused agriculture that is drivl!'n and sustained by profil. In Kano State. lhe prqt'd has also boost the inc'onvs 01 target benefadarie$, through a value cham approi!iCh with !IlroI'18 emphasis on stakeholder parUdpalion. Fannl!f5' attltude and behaviouT were
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""'" """""'sf"""'" of ~ ~ For "'" ('I)IIU1'IoefCition agricuJture 10 sucreed. CADP is financing the cn-.ation 01 domestic and export markets. which will support market development. awaretll'9> and know1l!'dge shanng for conunerda.l fanners.. This. irrlude market informalJon system sudlll'i muket price ~ website and information Idosb. market/ftnanciallin.kages (promotion 01 producl<l for supply chain fll'li!lnOng and use 01 crops lIS roIlattnJ), quality mntrol meIISI..I.re5 and stn:Ian:Is; food sakty. eJCChmge prograrm. agricultur.Ll trade fain and shows and, local and inlrmationai study lours. To achieve this, the pr'O)eCt has esl.ilbUshed six Madra lnfonn.Jtion I<io6b (MlKs) at Tudun Wi!Ida, Garko, Kwa. Dambatu. Sundu and OIWi!lNlU ~rkets. 1hese Jdosks will radlitlte easy i\Ca5S to reIevarlt marketing data mid 10 dioiteninate tre same in a timely marY1I'I' anv:rtg conunen:ial !annes. It will abo mc:n!it:5IP thI!'uawareness about opportunibes available for II'IiIrkehng their produce at the domestic as well as at itJr, InbemationallT\il..rkts level This effort has significantly ~ IN volume 01 ales for OUT hI!'nef.oaries across the threI!' VlI.lue chAins..