Project by mbiame cameroon national youth council

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace-work-fatherland MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

MICRO-PROJECT ON THE CULTIVATION AND MARKETING OF MAIZE AND BEANS

PRESENTED BY: MBIAME NEW VISSION MULTIPURPOSE FARMING AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION MBVEN SUB DIVISION, BUI DIVISION PROJECT SUBMITTED FOR FUNDING BY MINADER WITHIN THE FRAME WORK OF THE YOUNG FARMERS SUPPORT PROJECT 2014

DECEMBER 2013 1.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE APPLYING ORGANISATION. 1.1

PROJECT TITLE

The project title is the cultivation and marketing of maize and beans by Mbiame New Vission Multipurpose Farming and Development Association in Mbven Sub Division of Bui Division. 1.2

PROJECT FOCUS AREA The project focus area is crop production of two crops speculation in Mbiame-Mbven Sub Division of Bui Division where the Association possesses parcels of land.

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NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE APPLYING ORGANIZATION: MBIAME NEW VISSION MULTIPURPOSE FARMING AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION DATE OF REGISTRATION: 20th Jun 2013 REGISTRATION NUMBER: 16/AR/A2/E26/PS/118 STATUS: Association LOCATION: Mbiame Mbven Sub Division Bui Division North West Region C/o Sub Divisional Delegation of Agriculture and Rural Development Mbiame- Bui Division

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NAME AND CONTACT OF GROUP REPRESENTATIVE NAME: Wirba Usmaila Tata ADDRESS: Mbiame, Bui Division

CONTACT: (237) 76 392 661/ (237) 55 206 025 BANK ACCOUNT: No 23776392661 M.T.N MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER ACCOUNT CAMEROON. TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET: 6,355,000FCFA -contribution expected from MINADER: 5,135,000FCFA - Beneficiary contribution: 1,200,000FCFA 1.5 PROJECT DURATION: 3years 1.6 PROJECT STARTING DATE: March 2014 2.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT 2.1

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT The project is about the cultivation and marketing of maize and beans by Mbiame New Vision Multipurpose Farming and Development Association base in Mbiame, in Bui Division. The association possess large piece of land at Mangori village of Mbiame, Mbven Sub Division which the project shall be executed. Maize and beans shall be cultivated in the said piece of land. Various members of the association are experienced farmers of the speculations from childhood and possess each portion of land here and there in the Sub Division where they have been doing farming individually before coming into an association. Most of the group members are young people whose ages from about 16 to 35 years. Land preparation for the project shall as from January 2014 and the purchase of seeds and other inputs shall be in February 2014. The association intends to purchase improved seeds of maize and beans and use appropriate organic fertilizers and fertilization techniques in order to insure high yields. Maize shall be done in association with beans.

To ensure that project objectives are attained without failures especially crop production and management the association member shall be properly trained on proper cultivation techniques of the crops by the field staff in a locality that shall also ensure proper backstopping of the association in all technical problems that the association shall face. The members of the association shall cultivate over 10ha of land with maize and beans for 1years. The association has potentials of acquiring more land in order to increase cultivated areas to about 50ha within 3years if the group is assisted. The projects envisage the construction of storage cribs for communal storage of the crop. Beside members shall also store the harvest in their local barns at their various places but the group leader or group farm master shall ensure the collection of statistics for recording in the group backstopped by the technician. Marketing shall be in the local market although contracts could be made for buyers to come to the group house and purchase the produce. Being a typical area where corn and beans constitute a staple food only part of the production shall be sole. This is in order to ensure that all members livelihood is improved through the availability of food for the family and the elimination of hunger which always strikes in the area due to insufficient corn and beans in the barns of people. BRIEF SITUATION ANALYSIS

2.2 2.2.1

INFORMATION ON TARGET ASSOCIATION

The Mbiame New Vision Multipurpose Farming and Development Association, is made up of 14 active members in Mbiame, Mbven Sub Division whose livelihood depend on farming. The Association is registered by the Senior Divisional Officers for Bui with the registration number 16/AR/A2/E26/PS/118 of 20th Jun 2013.

The association meet once per twice per month in a general assembly meeting during which they deliberate on matters affecting the group and also carry out other activities like thrift and loans, jangi, planning for farming and assistance to members in need. The association is well organized with an executive that runs the affairs of the association during meetings and out of session. The members are very committed to the group and the executive ensures that decisions taken are implemented by all. Adequate records are also kept. 2.2.2

INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENT It comprises the physical, socio-cultural, economic and institutional environment. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT The project shall be executed by all the association members at the association farm and individual farms located here and there in the sub divisions. The sub has two distinct seasons- the dry and rainy seasons. The dry season runs from November to March while the rainy season starts in March with the planting of maize and beans by all farmers. The rainfall, temperature and altitude are very favourable for maize cultivation. The soils are feraltic with humus which make it good for maize cultivation. All the valleys and river banks here have alluvial soils that are also very good for maize cultivation. SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. The entire sub division is made up of Nso people who are Tikaris with a paramount Fon as the Traditional Ruler. Being a business center, people of other tribes have come to live in the sub division making it highly cosmopolitan. The Fon Fondom has the following traditional set-up: The Paramount Fon of Mbiame is there as the overall traditional head, the Yaas, The Shufais, the Fais and the

Sheys. This traditional set-up is controlled by the Nwerong and Ngiri traditional societies who always make sure that the traditional norms are respected. For example, the “the country Sunday s” where farming is prohibited ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT The main economic activity of the environment is farming. Smallscale animal production is also undertaken, stores are dotted all over the place with a lot of “buyam sellam” taking place. In the sub division, there is one large central market where large scale buyers of foodstuff like maize and beans come. There are also smaller markets in each of the villages where smaller buyers go and buy and bring to the big market and sell to large buyers from Kumbo, Bamenda, Yaounde, and Douala and even beyond the country. INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT This sub division is found in the seat of Mbven headed by a Divisional Officer and his auxiliary (Fon of Mbiame and village heads). Educational establishment can be seen here as well as health institutions and religious bodies. The Catholic dominates in the environment, followed by the Presbyterians, Muslims, and Baptists.

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LINGAGE OF THE PROJECT TO OTHER ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE OR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS. This project is linked to other development initiatives or local development plans in the following ways: 

There will be an increase in the activity of buying and selling of maize and beans in the locality because through the project, the production is going to highly increase. The poultry and piggery

sectors shall no longer suffer from lack of feed as the maize production shall be sold to dealers in these sectors 

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Transporters are highly linked to this project considering that they shall be the ones to convey the produce from farm to storage barns as well as to the markets. Input dealers are not left out as they are directly connected to the project from whom the farmers shall purchase fertilizers, pesticides, and equipment for use in the farms.

INFORMATION ON THE ECONOMIC POTENTIALS OF THE PROJECT The economic potentials of the project will be highly visualized in terms of the following aspects: 

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Available fertile land own by members of the Association is a strong economic potential because the project can be extended to a large number of people implicated. High demand in maize and beans in most towns of the country and the neighboring countries.

PROJECT JUSTIFICATION Several reasons justify the necessity of this project. 

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The people of Mbiame depend on Fufu-corn which is a dish made out of maize for their livelihood. In fact maize plays an important role in the ceremonies in this Fondom and it is a staple food of the people. So without maize, the existence of a Mbiame man is Void. Due to this dependency on maize in this locality, the cultivation of maize is a norm, so each farmer in the Fondom masters the production techniques and problems related to maize production. Since the fall of cash crop prices at the world market alternate sources of income were sought by the people. Beans production provides cash to the rural population. In fact the

price of such produce is very encouraging and people make their life from the production of beans. For this reason, the project is very vital. 

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2.4 2.4.1

Maize is a staple food of the people and every family depends on it for a livelihood and has therefore gathered a lot of experience in the production of the crop. The crop is produce both for economic purpose that is for sale and for house consumption.

GLOBAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE GLOBAL OBJECTIVE The principal objective of this Association is to raise the income level of beneficiary members through the cultivation and commercialization of maize and beans

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There is high demand of maize in the market from sellers around major towns of our country like: Douala, Yaounde, Limbe, and Buea and even beyond our frontiers. This means that if the project is sponsored, there will be an available market for the produce.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 

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Increase the scale of production from 10ha and maize yields per ha from about 2tons at the farmers level to 3tons. Further build the capacity of association members on appropriate techniques of maize and beans cultivation. Pest and disease control, storage, marketing and record keeping.

TABLE 1: PROJECT LOGICAL FRAMEWORK 3.5 OBJECTIVES

EXPECTED RESULTS

Raise income Build level of capacities of association members on

ACTIVITIES

INDICATO PARTNERS RS

RESOURC ES

RESPON SIBILITY

Train members on maize

15 SDDARD, Didactic associatio CAPS, CSAD, materials n

SDDARD

members through the cultivation and marketing of maize and beans

maize and beans cultivation, record keeping and storage -

Increase

scale of production 10ha -

Increase yield from 1.5tons per ha to 2.5 tons per ha

and beans members husbandry and also on record keeping

DDARD

Land 10ha of preparation land prepared

SDDARD, Finances CAPS, CSAD, DDARD

Union member s

Purchase of seeds and inputs, equipment

240kg of SDDARD, Finances maize CAPS, CSAD, seeds DDARD purchased , 60 bags of NPK purchased , 20 bags of Urea purchased

Union member s

Planting

10ha SDDARD, Finances planted CAPS, CSAD, with DDARD maize and beans

Union member s

Crop maintenanc e ( fertilizatio n, weeding, disease and pest control )

Maintena nce done on 10ha of crop

SDDARD, Finances CAPS, CSAD, DDARD SDDARD, CAPS, CSAD, DDARD

Union member s

Harvesting

25tons of SDDARD, Finances maize CAPS, CSAD, harvested DDARD

Union member s

Storage

Purchase of actellic powder and bags

Union member s

SDDARD, Finances CAPS, CSAD, DDARD

2.6 IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM FOR PROJECT ACTIVITY Activities of the project will be carried out in phases and strictly supervised by the group president. 3.7 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY ACTIVITIES

TIME FRAME

Build capacities of members on maize and beans husbandry

January 2014

Purchase seeds and fertilizers

February 2014

Land preparation

January-March 2014

Planting

March 2014

Crop maintenance

April to August 2014

Harvesting

August to September 2014

Storage

September to December 2014

Sales

January to March 2014

TABLE I: IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY S/ N

ACTIVITY

TASK

Land preparation

Purchase of inputs

Clearing Ploughing / harrowing

RESPONSIBILITY PARTNERS TIME FRAME president general

CAP, SDARD

January to Land cleared, mid March stumping done, ridges formed

president general

CAP/ZEW, SDDARD

JanuaryFebruary

president general

CAP/ZEW, SDDARD

Mid March Farm planted â&#x20AC;&#x201C;mid April

CAP/ZEW, SDDARD

End of Aprilbeginning July

Ridging

-Seeds -Fertilizers

MODE OF VERIFICATION

Receipt available

-Herbicides -Equipment 3.

Planting

Maintenance

Planting proper -

Apply Farm master fertilizer (1st and 2nd application)

Good growth weed free

Harvesting

1st weeding

2nd weeding

Preservation

Marketing

Evaluation

Purchase of Farm master empty bags

CAP/ZEW

Mid August Receipt â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mid available September - Data available

President general

CAP/ZEW

September Drying grains - October

President general

CAP/ZEW, SDDARD

December- Contract January established

Use harvest President data general

CAP/ZEW, SDDARD

December

Collection of harvest data De-husking Drying proper Shelling Signing of contracts with economic operators

Use farm records

Evaluation report available

TABLE II: BUDGET BY COMPONENT PROJECT AND ACTIVITIES IN FCFA Activities

Project needs

QTY

Unit cost

Total cost

Funding source

2,500

25,000

Association members

Hoes

1,500

15,000

Association members

Files

1,000

10,000

Association members

Labour

250 man days

1,000

250,000

Association members

Maize seed

250kg

500/kg

125,000

MINADER

Beans seeds

600kg

600/kg

360,000

MINADER

Labour

150man

1,000

150,000

Association

Land preparation Cutlasses

Planting

days Fertilization

Base fertilizer ( NPK specific)

members

60bags

18,000

1,080,000

MINADER

Top dressing 20bags ( Urea)

16,000

320,000

MINADER

Labour

40 man days 1,000

40,000

Association members

Moulding

Labour

100man days

1,000

100,000

Association members

Crop maintenance

Sprayers

40,000

200,000

Association members

Preemergent Herbicides

7,000

70,000

Association members

Labour

20 man days 1,000

20,000

Association members

Harvesting and transportation

Hand carts

100,000

1,000,000

MINADER

Labour

100 man days

1,000

100,000

Association members

Storage

Maize cribs

500,000

1,000,000

MINADER

Actellic liquid

20,000

100,000

Association members

Labour

50 man days 1,000

50,000

Association members

Threshing machines

100,000

500,000

MINADER

500

50,000

Association members

20,000

Association members

Threshing

Storage bags 100 Labour TOTAL

20 man days 1,000

5,585,000FCFA

TABLE III: TABLE CONTRIBUTION BY PROJECT COMPONENT IN FCFA ACTIVITIES

TOTAL BUDGET

GROUP CONTRIBUTION

MINADER

Land preparation

300,000

Planting

1,385,000

150,000

1,235,000

Fertilization

1,460,000

40,000

1,400,000

Crop maintenance

390,000

Harvesting

1,100,000

100,000

1,000,000

Storage

1,150,000

150,000

1,000,000

Threshing/ marketing

570,000

70,000

500,000

Total

6,355,000

1,200,000

5,135,000

TABLE IV: DEPRECIATION OF EQUIPMENT IN FCFA S/N

ITEM

QTY

UNIT COST

TOTAL COST

LIFE DEPRECIATION SPAN COST ( YEAR S)

Cutlasses

2,500

25,000,

12,500

Hoes

1,500

15,000

7,500

Files

1,000

10,000

Hand carts

100,000

1,000,000

200,000

Sprayers

40,000

200,000

40,000

Maize cribs

500,000

1,000,000

200,000

Threshing machines

100,000

500,000

50,000

Storage bags

100

500

50,000

TOTAL

2,800,000

TABLE V: PROJECT INCOME STATEMENT

570,000

Considering that inputs shall be used to boost production, the yield per hectare is estimated at a minimum of 2.5tons per ha. For the 10 ha that will be cultivated, a total of 25tons of maize shall be produced. Since maize is a staple food of the people and considering that besides the project farmers shall continue cultivating maize on their own without including it in the project, a total of 5tons shall be left for consumption by the beneficiaries. ITEMS REVENUE

YEAR 1

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

Sales ware maize 2,000,000 (20Ă&#x2014;100.000)

2,000,000

Sales of beans 3,575,000 (15tonsĂ&#x2014;250,000 )

3,575,000

Total gross revenue

5,575,000

Annual running cost

2,800,000

Annual depreciation

570,000

3,370,000

Results

2,205,000

Cash flow

2,205,000

4,410,000

6,615,000

(1) Expenses

Total expenses (2)

From the cash flow, it can be concluded that the project cost shall be covered at the end of the 2nd year of the project. 2.8 PROJECT RISK AND RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES PROJECT RISK

RISK MITIGATION STRATEGY

Break down of equipment

Regular servicing

Diseases and pests on crop

Preventive treatment with pesticides, farmers trained on disease identification and treatment, availability of agric staff to follow up

Transfer of the local technical staff

Rapid appropriation of technology by the association members from the technical service around in case the staff is transferred he shall be immediately replaced.

TABLE VI: LIST OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

S/N NAME

POSITION

Wirba Usmaila Tata

President

Chin Loretta Wiybam

Treasurer

Konyuy Zulkarnaini Abubakar

Secretary General

Fonkpu Hassan Wirba

Financial Secretary

Mbenkum Babara E.

Member

Kilo Baikisu Dzelamonyuy

Member

Glory Kibula

Member

Nformi Ferdinand

Member

Dinyuy Walters Shemlon

Member

Lukong leonada

Member

Ngoran Charlotte Kiven

Publicity officer

Hamza Nzewiyliy

Adviser

Hanifa Yumiy

Member

Ngo Abdulai Banfogha

Member

Ayafor Elvis

Member

Fonyuy Ivo

Member