CASP News 2017

IFAD-CASP News CCLIMATE CHAANGE ADAPTATSION AND AGRIPBUSINESS SUPPO RT PROGRAMME (IFAD-CASP) Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE PROGRAMME SUPPORT OFFICE, KATSINA Vol. 1 No. 2, OCTOBER 2017

Chief Audu Ogbeh, OFR, Honourable Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development Chief Ogbeh Speaks at 2017 Agric Ministers' Roundtable in Morocco

he Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Fisheries, Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, was recently Development, Water and Forests. The event has in Tinvited by the Moroccan Government as Panel attendance participants from across Africa and other parts Speaker at the 9th edition of the Annual Agriculture of the world. The Forum with the theme “Agriculture, Food Forum which was held in the City of Meknes, Morocco. Security and Water Challenges” with critical examination The 9th Annual Agriculture Forum is organized by the of how to enhance efficient water management that

at the Ministers' Roundtable as Panel which is the main objective of the speaker and sharing Nigeria's FGN is Addressing Challenges of programme. Here in the savannah experience and programmes on belt of the north rainfall lasts only four efficient water management for months, and we have to feed our Agricultural production, the Hon. Climate Change in Rural Areas people”. Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh, also “Within these four months, we are s o u g h t t o d e e p e n N i g e r i a ' s Chief Audu Ogbeh encouraging double cropping, small involvement in the Adaptation of irrigations, high-yielding and short- African Agriculture Initiative (AAAI), he Minister of Agriculture and had impacted negatively on the duration crop varieties. We will earlier adopted at the conclusion of Rural Development Chief development and sustainability of continue to propagate these the high-level meeting held in TAudu Ogbeh has said that the agricultural production in the techniques to the farmers”. Marrakesh, on September 30, 2016 Federal Ministry of Agriculture and country. “Climate change is real and you by 20 ministers and 27 delegations, Rural Development in collaboration Nigeria is an agrarian state where can see its effects, erosion on the including Nigeria. with the International Food for more than 60 to 70 percent of the farms is part of it all, all these are signs T h e H o n . M i n i s t e r h e l d Agricultural Development are population lives in rural areas and are that things are not the usual way discussions and meetings with the addressing the challenges of climate mostly farmers that depend on again, and we have to seriously adapt Moroccan Government and leading change in rural areas through the subsistence means of farming for to climate mitigation measures”, he Agricultural organizations during Climate Change Adaptation and their livelihood and other family well- said. which he compared notes and sought Agribusiness Support Programme being. “Farmers must adapt, they must collaborations for improved research (CASP). The minister urged farmers in the plant good high-yielding crop in Agriculture, efficient water The Minister made the remark participating States to key into varieties, they must plant early, they management/irrigation technology while distributing High Definition CASP'S intervention by availing must also harvest early. They must for increased productivity, Agro- video cameras, computers and other t h e m s e l v e s t o t h e v a r i o u s take care of their crops by weeding, The Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, in a technology sharing and exchange; communication gadgets to the 7 opportunities under the programme. harvesting, add value to the handshake with Prof. L. Moughli of the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture and the and further strengthening the on- p a r t i c i p a t i n g S t a t e s o f t h e He said “in this era of climate processing for exports, as well as Institute of Agronomy and Soil Science. going Nigeria-Morocco fertilizer Programme in Katsina recently. change, we are working closely with adopt good storage practices. We are partnership. r e s p e c t s a l l a s p e c t s o f t h e irrigation infrastructure from existing Chief Audu Ogbeh who was farmers to get them out of poverty, Continued on page 5 While in Morocco, the Hon. environment; is to raise awareness dams and reservoirs to increase represented by the Director, Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh, also beyond the farmers' population to irrigable land for intensive crops Agricultural Land Resources and embarked on a visit to the Al public opinion leaders and economic production all year round. The Climate Change of the Ministry, Dr. Akhawayn University located in the decision makers to guarantee food ' T r a n s f o r m i n g I r r i g a t i o n Sunday Edigbo noted that the city of Ifrane – Morocco; and was security in the African continent. Management in Nigeria' – TRIMIN is communication equipment will taken on a guided tour of the The Hon. Minister featured as an on-going $560Million World Bank facilitate effective information institution's departments and on- speaker at a Roundtable on 'Water at co-founded project with the dissemination and knowledge going clean energy project and soil the Heart of Agricultural Policies: A objectives of improving access to sharing in the implementation of the testing laboratory by the University Cross Reference of National irrigation and drainage services and programme. President – Prof. Driss Ouaouicha. Experiences', alongside Ministers of t o s t r e n g t h e n i n s t i t u t i o n a l The Minister said CASP was T h e M i n i s t e r w h o w a s Agriculture from Guinea, Spain, arrangements for integrated water designed to help reduce rural poverty, Jordan and Morocco. r e s o u r c e s m a n a g e m e n t a n d accompanied on the trip by the improve food security and enhance Sharing Nigeria's experience, the agriculture service delivery. We are Director, Rural Development, Engr. the socio-economic activities of the challenges and prospects, the Hon. also promoting Good Agricultural Mudasiru Akeju; Director, Fisheries rural dwellers on a sustainable basis. Minister told the gathering: “We are Practices (GAP), for optimal water & A q u a c u l t u r e , M r . M u a ' z u He said CASP was conceived to working with the Ministries of Water utilization and introducing drought- Mohammed; Deputy Director, address the problems created by Resources and Environment in Quarantine and Head, Efficiency Unit climate change characterized by: low resistant crops.” Director, Agric Land Resources & Climate Change, FMARD, Dr. Sunday Edigbo Nigeria to utilize the vast potentials of Apart from actively participating (Green Alternative), Dr. Aisha rainfall, droughts, floods and low crop (centre) presenting Communication Equipment to SPO, Zamfara (right) while the Ndayako-Mohammed; Senior production, adding that the problems NPC, CASP, Alh. Muhammad Lawal Idah (left) looks with admiration. Technical Adviser on Investment Promotion & Agribusiness to Hon. Editorial Team We are working with the Ministries of Water Minister, Mr. Irede Ajala and the Resources and Environment in Nigeria to Technical Adviser on New Media, Mrs Chairman/Editor-in-Chief: Muhammad Lawal Idah, Editor: Abdullahi Surajo Aishat Onusi; also held several Contributing Editors: Achem B. Bello, Richard Nzekwu, Shugaba Modu Aji, Othman Yahaya, Abel A. utilize the vast potentials of irrigation productive meetings with foreign Ameh, Ummulkalthum M. Ali investors who are keen on investing in infrastructure from existing dams and All Correspondence to: The Editor, IFAD-CASP News, Programme Support Office, Olusegun Obasanjo Agriculture in Nigeria in the areas of reservoirs to increase irrigable land for Drive, GRA, Katsina, Katsina State agro-processing, machinery and post intensive crops production all year round. -harvest loss management and job A Production of Programme Support Office Knowledge Management & Communications Unit creation etc. For any information and inquiry, call: 08034273122 Source: FMARD

2 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 3 at the Ministers' Roundtable as Panel which is the main objective of the speaker and sharing Nigeria's FGN is Addressing Challenges of programme. Here in the savannah experience and programmes on belt of the north rainfall lasts only four efficient water management for months, and we have to feed our Agricultural production, the Hon. Climate Change in Rural Areas people”. Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh, also “Within these four months, we are s o u g h t t o d e e p e n N i g e r i a ' s Chief Audu Ogbeh encouraging double cropping, small involvement in the Adaptation of irrigations, high-yielding and short- African Agriculture Initiative (AAAI), he Minister of Agriculture and had impacted negatively on the duration crop varieties. We will earlier adopted at the conclusion of Rural Development Chief development and sustainability of continue to propagate these the high-level meeting held in TAudu Ogbeh has said that the agricultural production in the techniques to the farmers”. Marrakesh, on September 30, 2016 Federal Ministry of Agriculture and country. “Climate change is real and you by 20 ministers and 27 delegations, Rural Development in collaboration Nigeria is an agrarian state where can see its effects, erosion on the including Nigeria. with the International Food for more than 60 to 70 percent of the farms is part of it all, all these are signs T h e H o n . M i n i s t e r h e l d Agricultural Development are population lives in rural areas and are that things are not the usual way discussions and meetings with the addressing the challenges of climate mostly farmers that depend on again, and we have to seriously adapt Moroccan Government and leading change in rural areas through the subsistence means of farming for to climate mitigation measures”, he Agricultural organizations during Climate Change Adaptation and their livelihood and other family well- said. which he compared notes and sought Agribusiness Support Programme being. “Farmers must adapt, they must collaborations for improved research (CASP). The minister urged farmers in the plant good high-yielding crop in Agriculture, efficient water The Minister made the remark participating States to key into varieties, they must plant early, they management/irrigation technology while distributing High Definition CASP'S intervention by availing must also harvest early. They must for increased productivity, Agro- video cameras, computers and other t h e m s e l v e s t o t h e v a r i o u s take care of their crops by weeding, The Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, in a technology sharing and exchange; communication gadgets to the 7 opportunities under the programme. harvesting, add value to the handshake with Prof. L. Moughli of the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture and the and further strengthening the on- p a r t i c i p a t i n g S t a t e s o f t h e He said “in this era of climate processing for exports, as well as Institute of Agronomy and Soil Science. going Nigeria-Morocco fertilizer Programme in Katsina recently. change, we are working closely with adopt good storage practices. We are partnership. r e s p e c t s a l l a s p e c t s o f t h e irrigation infrastructure from existing Chief Audu Ogbeh who was farmers to get them out of poverty, Continued on page 5 While in Morocco, the Hon. environment; is to raise awareness dams and reservoirs to increase represented by the Director, Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh, also beyond the farmers' population to irrigable land for intensive crops Agricultural Land Resources and embarked on a visit to the Al public opinion leaders and economic production all year round. The Climate Change of the Ministry, Dr. Akhawayn University located in the decision makers to guarantee food ' T r a n s f o r m i n g I r r i g a t i o n Sunday Edigbo noted that the city of Ifrane – Morocco; and was security in the African continent. Management in Nigeria' – TRIMIN is communication equipment will taken on a guided tour of the The Hon. Minister featured as an on-going $560Million World Bank facilitate effective information institution's departments and on- speaker at a Roundtable on 'Water at co-founded project with the dissemination and knowledge going clean energy project and soil the Heart of Agricultural Policies: A objectives of improving access to sharing in the implementation of the testing laboratory by the University Cross Reference of National irrigation and drainage services and programme. President – Prof. Driss Ouaouicha. Experiences', alongside Ministers of t o s t r e n g t h e n i n s t i t u t i o n a l The Minister said CASP was T h e M i n i s t e r w h o w a s Agriculture from Guinea, Spain, arrangements for integrated water designed to help reduce rural poverty, Jordan and Morocco. r e s o u r c e s m a n a g e m e n t a n d accompanied on the trip by the improve food security and enhance Sharing Nigeria's experience, the agriculture service delivery. We are Director, Rural Development, Engr. the socio-economic activities of the challenges and prospects, the Hon. also promoting Good Agricultural Mudasiru Akeju; Director, Fisheries rural dwellers on a sustainable basis. Minister told the gathering: “We are Practices (GAP), for optimal water & A q u a c u l t u r e , M r . M u a ' z u He said CASP was conceived to working with the Ministries of Water utilization and introducing drought- Mohammed; Deputy Director, address the problems created by Resources and Environment in Quarantine and Head, Efficiency Unit climate change characterized by: low resistant crops.” Director, Agric Land Resources & Climate Change, FMARD, Dr. Sunday Edigbo Nigeria to utilize the vast potentials of Apart from actively participating (Green Alternative), Dr. Aisha rainfall, droughts, floods and low crop (centre) presenting Communication Equipment to SPO, Zamfara (right) while the Ndayako-Mohammed; Senior production, adding that the problems NPC, CASP, Alh. Muhammad Lawal Idah (left) looks with admiration. Technical Adviser on Investment Promotion & Agribusiness to Hon. Editorial Team We are working with the Ministries of Water Minister, Mr. Irede Ajala and the Resources and Environment in Nigeria to Technical Adviser on New Media, Mrs Chairman/Editor-in-Chief: Muhammad Lawal Idah, Editor: Abdullahi Surajo Aishat Onusi; also held several Contributing Editors: Achem B. Bello, Richard Nzekwu, Shugaba Modu Aji, Othman Yahaya, Abel A. utilize the vast potentials of irrigation productive meetings with foreign Ameh, Ummulkalthum M. Ali investors who are keen on investing in infrastructure from existing dams and All Correspondence to: The Editor, IFAD-CASP News, Programme Support Office, Olusegun Obasanjo Agriculture in Nigeria in the areas of reservoirs to increase irrigable land for Drive, GRA, Katsina, Katsina State agro-processing, machinery and post intensive crops production all year round. -harvest loss management and job A Production of Programme Support Office Knowledge Management & Communications Unit creation etc. For any information and inquiry, call: 08034273122 Source: FMARD

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CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 3 IFAD-CASP in Collaboration with the BAT Foundation Distributes FGN is Addressing Challenges of Climate Change in Rural Areas Continued from page 3 Livelihood Support Items to 120 IDPs Households in Yobe State by the programme in each of the empower the rural poor farmers who encouraging farmers to liberate participating States. are vulnerable to the challenges of Ibrahim Ardo themselves from poverty by doing On the pace of implementation of climate change and financially KMC Officer, Damaturu t h e s e t h i n g s ” , t h e m i n s t e r the programme he said all the ground incapacitated to enhance their living concluded. work has been concluded for the condition through the wheels of FAD-CASP, Yobe State, in On the implementation of the smooth implementation at the agriculture. collaboration with the British p r o g r a m m e , t h e m i n i s t e r ' s community level. “The goal of CASP is reduced IAmerican Tobacco Nigeria representative who is also the T h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e rural poverty, increased food F o u n d a t i o n ( B A T N F ) h a v e supervising Director of CASP C o o r d i n a t o r s t a t e d t h a t t h e security and accelerated economic distributed livelihood support expressed satisfaction that most of programme was initiated and built growth on a sustainable basis. materials to the Internally Displaced the activities captured in the 2017 upon the success recorded as well as `` The programme development Persons (IDPs) in Ajiri Bulin Annual Work Plan and Budget were the lessons learned from the previous objective is increased incomes, community in Gaidam LGAs of the successfully implemented. “ Community Based Agriculture and enhanced food security and reduced State to reduce the hardship. W e a r e h a p p y w i t h t h e Rural Development Programme vulnerability for smallholder Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, the State development so far in all the 7 States, (CBARDP). farmers, particularly women and Programme Officer, who flagged off we are hoping that most of the visible He added that the objective of the youth in the participating States,” he the distribution exercise, said the infrastructure expected to be seen gesture was aimed to support the IDPs programme is to economically said. will be ready in 2018. When you will returning to their homes hitherto He said that CASP is being deserted due to the recent insurgency see roads, culverts, and other implemented in 7 states of the situation in the State. infrastructures” savanna region in the northern part Bello explained that IFAD–CASP 'We are happy with what they Within these four of Nigeria: Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, and the BATNF collaborated to have done so far, that is why I am Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara SPO Yobe Ibrahim Bello Presenting farm inputs to IDPs in Geidam LGA months, we are address the emergency needs of the of the State rently. here to oversee and report to the which covers a total of 727 village IDPs returning to their villages by Honourable Minister on the work encouraging double areas composed of 207 village areas improving access to irrigation livelihoods in conflict affected LGA, challenged other beneficiaries done so far”, he said. cropping, small and 520 new village areas across 104 services for quick and gainful households with emphasis on those to ensure maximum utilization of the Earlier in a welcome address, the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of economic return. returning to their areas. This he noted support in boosting their economic National Programme Coordinator irrigations, high- the states He said another area of focus is to will help the IDPs to recover from activities of farming so as to nip down Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah yielding and short- Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah encourage those returning to their p o v e r t y , u n e m p l o y m e n t a n d the current food shortage being e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e v i d e o thanked the Federal Ministry of base to embrace agriculture as a quick generally improve livelihoods of experienced by the insurgency documentation of CASP activities duration crop Agriculture and Rural Development enterprise because they have passed communities. ravaged areas in the north east of the will also make the programme more for its support to the programme. country. varieties. We will through trauma. A l s o s p e a k i n g , t h e S t a t e accessible while also making the In a vote thanks, the State In his remark, the Chairman of “We need to create awareness, Agriculture Development Officer, Dr. implementation process more continue to propagate Programme Officer of Zamfara State Geidam Local Government Area, sensitize, remobilize and refocus their Musa Madaki said that each transparent. these techniques to Support Office, Alhaji Mainasara attention into farming. b e n e f i c i a r y i n t h e a f f e c t e d Alhaji Mulima Idi Mato called on the women folk in his domain to support Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah the farmers Shehu noted that the equipment will `We are going to support them in communities would receive 4 bags of said the media facilities will be used be used effectively for the purpose of terms of production activities, 50 kg UREA and NPK fertilizers, 2 the government's policy on girl child education by encouraging their by the Knowledge Management and proper documentation, awareness capacity building, knowledge bags of 25kg rice seeds which is female wards to attend schools as Communications Officers engaged raising and dissemination of transfer, sharing of best practices and equivalent to 50kg of improved rice government has put in place all the information. organised markets,” he said. seeds and 2 liters of herbicides. necessary measures to promote girl The State Programme Officer Mallam Isa Lawan, the village child initiative that will enhance rebuild their lives once again. sense of maturity in the process of received 4 goats one male and three urged the beneficiaries to use the head of Ajiri Bulin, expressed his better and quality of life fot the In another development, the collecting their shares so as not to females each. supportive materials for their self- gratitude on behalf of his people to womenfolk in the country. programme also distributed similar create chaos for the Programme to be The District Head of Ngalda development not to divert them for IFAD-CASP for injecting a new lease The Chairman commended IFAD- items including goats and farm inputs successful. village, Alhaji Ahmadu Abdullahi who other unwarranted purposes. of life to his vulnerable community CASP for supporting the IDPs who to the returning IDPs in Ngalda While distributing the items to the was represented by Lamba Ahmadun In his address, the representative members while assuring his effort to had lost almost everything and had Village of Fika LGA. beneficiaries, the State Programme Kano expressed appreciation to the of the British American Tobacco protect the materials from being nothing to go back to their farming The distribution exercise which Officer, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello restated two organizations for the support Nigerian Foundation, Moses Dominik diverted to other purposes. activities. He said the support will was conducted at the palace of the the determination of CASP and BATF which he described as lifesaving stated that the focus of the BATNF is He also called on other sister help them to recover and go back to District Head of Ngalda, Alhaji towards supporting the IDPs to intervention. to support the Federal Government's organizations in the country to imbibe farm for livelihood. Ahmadu Abdullahi attracted people recover from the impacts of the The Village Head also applauded commitment to improve the such humanitarian service which will Earlier in a welcome address the and beneficiaries within the insurgency and encourage them to go Yobe State State Government for livelihoods of the people affected by go a long way in ameliorating the Local Government Support Officer, surroundings of the community. back to their farms. Supporting IFAD-CASP to boost the north east insurgency. hardship of the IDPs across the north Mamman Lawan Kyari, described the In his welcome address the He said each beneficiary was given agriculture in the state saying that He said the collaboration was east. gesture as a welcome development Support Officer of the Local 4 bags of fertilizer NPK/UREA with 2 such effort is creating jobs aimed to deliver agricultural inputs One of the beneficiary Mohammed that will help to alleviate the Government Habu Dambe Zakar, Bags of 25kg of rice seeds plus 2 litres opportunity among the youths and and contribute to the restoration of Umar from Balle village of Gaidam sufferings of the returnees in order to called on the opportune to exhibit a of herbicides, while the women improved food security. 4 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 5 IFAD-CASP in Collaboration with the BAT Foundation Distributes FGN is Addressing Challenges of Climate Change in Rural Areas Continued from page 3 Livelihood Support Items to 120 IDPs Households in Yobe State by the programme in each of the empower the rural poor farmers who encouraging farmers to liberate participating States. are vulnerable to the challenges of Ibrahim Ardo themselves from poverty by doing On the pace of implementation of climate change and financially KMC Officer, Damaturu t h e s e t h i n g s ” , t h e m i n s t e r the programme he said all the ground incapacitated to enhance their living concluded. work has been concluded for the condition through the wheels of FAD-CASP, Yobe State, in On the implementation of the smooth implementation at the agriculture. collaboration with the British p r o g r a m m e , t h e m i n i s t e r ' s community level. “The goal of CASP is reduced IAmerican Tobacco Nigeria representative who is also the T h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e rural poverty, increased food F o u n d a t i o n ( B A T N F ) h a v e supervising Director of CASP C o o r d i n a t o r s t a t e d t h a t t h e security and accelerated economic distributed livelihood support expressed satisfaction that most of programme was initiated and built growth on a sustainable basis. materials to the Internally Displaced the activities captured in the 2017 upon the success recorded as well as `` The programme development Persons (IDPs) in Ajiri Bulin Annual Work Plan and Budget were the lessons learned from the previous objective is increased incomes, community in Gaidam LGAs of the successfully implemented. “ Community Based Agriculture and enhanced food security and reduced State to reduce the hardship. W e a r e h a p p y w i t h t h e Rural Development Programme vulnerability for smallholder Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, the State development so far in all the 7 States, (CBARDP). farmers, particularly women and Programme Officer, who flagged off we are hoping that most of the visible He added that the objective of the youth in the participating States,” he the distribution exercise, said the infrastructure expected to be seen gesture was aimed to support the IDPs programme is to economically said. will be ready in 2018. When you will returning to their homes hitherto He said that CASP is being deserted due to the recent insurgency see roads, culverts, and other implemented in 7 states of the situation in the State. infrastructures” savanna region in the northern part Bello explained that IFAD–CASP 'We are happy with what they Within these four of Nigeria: Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, and the BATNF collaborated to have done so far, that is why I am Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara SPO Yobe Ibrahim Bello Presenting farm inputs to IDPs in Geidam LGA months, we are address the emergency needs of the of the State rently. here to oversee and report to the which covers a total of 727 village IDPs returning to their villages by Honourable Minister on the work encouraging double areas composed of 207 village areas improving access to irrigation livelihoods in conflict affected LGA, challenged other beneficiaries done so far”, he said. cropping, small and 520 new village areas across 104 services for quick and gainful households with emphasis on those to ensure maximum utilization of the Earlier in a welcome address, the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of economic return. returning to their areas. This he noted support in boosting their economic National Programme Coordinator irrigations, high- the states He said another area of focus is to will help the IDPs to recover from activities of farming so as to nip down Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah yielding and short- Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah encourage those returning to their p o v e r t y , u n e m p l o y m e n t a n d the current food shortage being e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e v i d e o thanked the Federal Ministry of base to embrace agriculture as a quick generally improve livelihoods of experienced by the insurgency documentation of CASP activities duration crop Agriculture and Rural Development enterprise because they have passed communities. ravaged areas in the north east of the will also make the programme more for its support to the programme. country. varieties. We will through trauma. A l s o s p e a k i n g , t h e S t a t e accessible while also making the In a vote thanks, the State In his remark, the Chairman of “We need to create awareness, Agriculture Development Officer, Dr. implementation process more continue to propagate Programme Officer of Zamfara State Geidam Local Government Area, sensitize, remobilize and refocus their Musa Madaki said that each transparent. these techniques to Support Office, Alhaji Mainasara attention into farming. b e n e f i c i a r y i n t h e a f f e c t e d Alhaji Mulima Idi Mato called on the women folk in his domain to support Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah the farmers Shehu noted that the equipment will `We are going to support them in communities would receive 4 bags of said the media facilities will be used be used effectively for the purpose of terms of production activities, 50 kg UREA and NPK fertilizers, 2 the government's policy on girl child education by encouraging their by the Knowledge Management and proper documentation, awareness capacity building, knowledge bags of 25kg rice seeds which is female wards to attend schools as Communications Officers engaged raising and dissemination of transfer, sharing of best practices and equivalent to 50kg of improved rice government has put in place all the information. organised markets,” he said. seeds and 2 liters of herbicides. necessary measures to promote girl The State Programme Officer Mallam Isa Lawan, the village child initiative that will enhance rebuild their lives once again. sense of maturity in the process of received 4 goats one male and three urged the beneficiaries to use the head of Ajiri Bulin, expressed his better and quality of life fot the In another development, the collecting their shares so as not to females each. supportive materials for their self- gratitude on behalf of his people to womenfolk in the country. programme also distributed similar create chaos for the Programme to be The District Head of Ngalda development not to divert them for IFAD-CASP for injecting a new lease The Chairman commended IFAD- items including goats and farm inputs successful. village, Alhaji Ahmadu Abdullahi who other unwarranted purposes. of life to his vulnerable community CASP for supporting the IDPs who to the returning IDPs in Ngalda While distributing the items to the was represented by Lamba Ahmadun In his address, the representative members while assuring his effort to had lost almost everything and had Village of Fika LGA. beneficiaries, the State Programme Kano expressed appreciation to the of the British American Tobacco protect the materials from being nothing to go back to their farming The distribution exercise which Officer, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello restated two organizations for the support Nigerian Foundation, Moses Dominik diverted to other purposes. activities. He said the support will was conducted at the palace of the the determination of CASP and BATF which he described as lifesaving stated that the focus of the BATNF is He also called on other sister help them to recover and go back to District Head of Ngalda, Alhaji towards supporting the IDPs to intervention. to support the Federal Government's organizations in the country to imbibe farm for livelihood. Ahmadu Abdullahi attracted people recover from the impacts of the The Village Head also applauded commitment to improve the such humanitarian service which will Earlier in a welcome address the and beneficiaries within the insurgency and encourage them to go Yobe State State Government for livelihoods of the people affected by go a long way in ameliorating the Local Government Support Officer, surroundings of the community. back to their farms. Supporting IFAD-CASP to boost the north east insurgency. hardship of the IDPs across the north Mamman Lawan Kyari, described the In his welcome address the He said each beneficiary was given agriculture in the state saying that He said the collaboration was east. gesture as a welcome development Support Officer of the Local 4 bags of fertilizer NPK/UREA with 2 such effort is creating jobs aimed to deliver agricultural inputs One of the beneficiary Mohammed that will help to alleviate the Government Habu Dambe Zakar, Bags of 25kg of rice seeds plus 2 litres opportunity among the youths and and contribute to the restoration of Umar from Balle village of Gaidam sufferings of the returnees in order to called on the opportune to exhibit a of herbicides, while the women improved food security. 4 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 5 First IFAD/FGN CASP Implementation Jigawa State CASP Office Screens 280 Candidates for N-Agriprenuer Support h e C l i m a t e C h a n g e Support Mission Adaptation and Agribusiness Abdulkarim M. Isma TSupport Programme (CASP) KMC Officer, Dutse was conceived in order to adopt and a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e up-scale the initiatives of the completed Community Based Coordinator, IFAD-CASP, Agriculture and Rural Development NAlhaji Muhammad Lawal Programme (CBARDP), assisted by Idah says CASP will support farmers the International Fund for including women and youth to create Agricultural Development IFAD. jobs and job opportunities around The Programme is implemented value chains. in 7 States of Borno, Jigawa, Kebbi, T h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara, Coordinator made the remark during across 104 Local Government Areas a screening exercise of 280 young in the seven states and 727 Village farmers under the N-Agripreneur Areas. CASP aims to promote support scheme of the programme agriculture productivity enhance- organized by Jigawa State Support ments, integrate climate change Office in Dutse recently resilience adaptation and build on Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah the Community Development who was represented by Achem Bello, Candidates screened from Chakwaikwaiwa, Yanyanga, Bardo and Association (CDA) model as the Agribusiness Specialist of the Kayar Gazara of Taura LGA. primary entry into the community Programme noted that the candidates Groundnut Oil Extraction Plant, meant to screen 5 participants from for implementation. would benefit from the Agricultural Wheat/Rice Threshing Machines, each village area and 20 participants To ensure that implementation is Cross section of the Team members of the 1st IFAD/FGN Implementation Support Enterprise Loans Support under Power tilling, Rice Parboiling /Milling per LGA that is 280 for the state. moving in the right track, the Mission held in Katsina. IFAD-CASP. Machines and Contract Spraying “ F o r t r a n s p a r e n c y , e a c h International Fund for Agricultural He said CASP would support rural Enterprise. participant would be screened based Development (IFAD) and the wealth creation. Idah said that the programme was enterprise development through “The Programme intends to on his/her Education, Age, Gender, Federal Government of Nigeria He said that IFAD is committed to aimed at reducing poverty, boosting undertook a joint implementation support the efforts of the Federal food security and achieving V i l l a g e - b a s e d i n p u t s u p p l y develop the youth fully into and Experience. support mission to assess progress Government, States and LGAs to accelerated economic growth. enterprises, Harvesting and Post- agriculture enterprises and also “Their data would be verified and at the preparatory stage of the eradicate poverty and food insecurity “After successful completion of harvest handling enterprises, and empower them with entrepreneurial filled into the screening forms which programme with meaningful investments, the programme, child malnutrition Produce marketing enterprises. skills”, he said. would later be scored and ranked The Implementation Support/ targeted to transform rural areas into will be reduced by 25 per cent in the The young selected farmers would He further said the agriculture based on performance, then the best 2 Supervision mission began with a vibrant places that offer all people the targeted villages. receive starter pack as working enterprise screening exercise was or 3 out of 5 would be selected and 8 or robust technical presentations and opportunity to have decent job. “727,000 rural dwellers will be instruments to enable them establish 12 out of 20 for LGA while making it discussions with the programme's In his remarks, the National out of poverty by increasing their per business. “We will support them with 112 or 168 out of 280 for the state”, he capita income and the programme teams essentially to build the P r o g r a m m e C o o r d i n a t o r , access to technical, entrepreneurial, said. will also facilitate efforts to reduce capacity of the Programme Muhammad Lawal Idah, said that the finance, business and marketing Apart from the IFAD Apart from the IFAD support, erosion in farmlands. Implementation Members in line programme would strengthen the skills. We will work with all the CASP is also collaborating with other “The concept of the new support, CASP is also w i t h t h e e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d capacity of Farmers/Production organisations such as the Bank of programme is to reduce rural communities across the participating collaborating with other operational guidelines of the IFAD- Groups, Community Development Industry (BOI), under the GEEP poverty, curb unemployment by states to encourage the passion for organisations such as the CASP. Associations and the Financial programme, States Agricultural creating job opportunities for the agriculture, drive the entrepreneur- Speaking to beneficiaries of Service Associations to facilitate Bank of Industry (BOI), Youth Empowerment Programmes youth and women and at the same ship of our youth for agriculture”, he CASP at Yangora and Kofa Village under the GEEP etc. to facilitate loans for the young improved food production and time support climate smart said. He enjoined the youth to Area of Bindawa and Kusada Local productivity enhance job creation and farmers. agriculture”, he added. embrace CASP and benefit from the programme, States Government Areas of Katsina State, wealth creation, especially, for the The exercise was conducted in The National Programme opportunity by taking agriculture as a Agricultural Youth the mission team leader, Mr youth and women. each of the LGA headquarters of C o o r d i n a t o r s t a t e d t h a t serious business for a brighter future. Empowerment Oussama Ameziane Hassani, urged “CASP promotes agricultural Dutse, Kiyawa, Taura, Garki, Birniwa, implementing institutions at the Earlier, the State Support Officer, Programmes etc. to the beneficiaries to take advantage productivity enhancement and F e d e r a l , S t a t e s , L G A s a n d Guri, Auyo, Miga, Gwiwa, Ringin, Umar Abubakar listed some of the facilitate loans for the o f t h e u p - s c a l i n g o f I F A D agriculture as principal drivers, while Community levels were put in place Birnin- Kudu, Suletankarkar, Buji, intervention and take farming as a integrating climate change resilience for effective take-off and excellent agricultural enterprises chosen to be young farmers. Kafin Hausa with full support from serious business for investment and adaptation measures,'' he said. delivery of results. supported by CASP which include; the Local government Support staff Agricultural Inputs Sales Stores, and their communities. 6 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 7 First IFAD/FGN CASP Implementation Jigawa State CASP Office Screens 280 Candidates for N-Agriprenuer Support h e C l i m a t e C h a n g e Support Mission Adaptation and Agribusiness Abdulkarim M. Isma TSupport Programme (CASP) KMC Officer, Dutse was conceived in order to adopt and a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e up-scale the initiatives of the completed Community Based Coordinator, IFAD-CASP, Agriculture and Rural Development NAlhaji Muhammad Lawal Programme (CBARDP), assisted by Idah says CASP will support farmers the International Fund for including women and youth to create Agricultural Development IFAD. jobs and job opportunities around The Programme is implemented value chains. in 7 States of Borno, Jigawa, Kebbi, T h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara, Coordinator made the remark during across 104 Local Government Areas a screening exercise of 280 young in the seven states and 727 Village farmers under the N-Agripreneur Areas. CASP aims to promote support scheme of the programme agriculture productivity enhance- organized by Jigawa State Support ments, integrate climate change Office in Dutse recently resilience adaptation and build on Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah the Community Development who was represented by Achem Bello, Candidates screened from Chakwaikwaiwa, Yanyanga, Bardo and Association (CDA) model as the Agribusiness Specialist of the Kayar Gazara of Taura LGA. primary entry into the community Programme noted that the candidates Groundnut Oil Extraction Plant, meant to screen 5 participants from for implementation. would benefit from the Agricultural Wheat/Rice Threshing Machines, each village area and 20 participants To ensure that implementation is Cross section of the Team members of the 1st IFAD/FGN Implementation Support Enterprise Loans Support under Power tilling, Rice Parboiling /Milling per LGA that is 280 for the state. moving in the right track, the Mission held in Katsina. IFAD-CASP. Machines and Contract Spraying “ F o r t r a n s p a r e n c y , e a c h International Fund for Agricultural He said CASP would support rural Enterprise. participant would be screened based Development (IFAD) and the wealth creation. Idah said that the programme was enterprise development through “The Programme intends to on his/her Education, Age, Gender, Federal Government of Nigeria He said that IFAD is committed to aimed at reducing poverty, boosting undertook a joint implementation support the efforts of the Federal food security and achieving V i l l a g e - b a s e d i n p u t s u p p l y develop the youth fully into and Experience. support mission to assess progress Government, States and LGAs to accelerated economic growth. enterprises, Harvesting and Post- agriculture enterprises and also “Their data would be verified and at the preparatory stage of the eradicate poverty and food insecurity “After successful completion of harvest handling enterprises, and empower them with entrepreneurial filled into the screening forms which programme with meaningful investments, the programme, child malnutrition Produce marketing enterprises. skills”, he said. would later be scored and ranked The Implementation Support/ targeted to transform rural areas into will be reduced by 25 per cent in the The young selected farmers would He further said the agriculture based on performance, then the best 2 Supervision mission began with a vibrant places that offer all people the targeted villages. receive starter pack as working enterprise screening exercise was or 3 out of 5 would be selected and 8 or robust technical presentations and opportunity to have decent job. “727,000 rural dwellers will be instruments to enable them establish 12 out of 20 for LGA while making it discussions with the programme's In his remarks, the National out of poverty by increasing their per business. “We will support them with 112 or 168 out of 280 for the state”, he capita income and the programme teams essentially to build the P r o g r a m m e C o o r d i n a t o r , access to technical, entrepreneurial, said. will also facilitate efforts to reduce capacity of the Programme Muhammad Lawal Idah, said that the finance, business and marketing Apart from the IFAD Apart from the IFAD support, erosion in farmlands. Implementation Members in line programme would strengthen the skills. We will work with all the CASP is also collaborating with other “The concept of the new support, CASP is also w i t h t h e e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d capacity of Farmers/Production organisations such as the Bank of programme is to reduce rural communities across the participating collaborating with other operational guidelines of the IFAD- Groups, Community Development Industry (BOI), under the GEEP poverty, curb unemployment by states to encourage the passion for organisations such as the CASP. Associations and the Financial programme, States Agricultural creating job opportunities for the agriculture, drive the entrepreneur- Speaking to beneficiaries of Service Associations to facilitate Bank of Industry (BOI), Youth Empowerment Programmes youth and women and at the same ship of our youth for agriculture”, he CASP at Yangora and Kofa Village under the GEEP etc. to facilitate loans for the young improved food production and time support climate smart said. He enjoined the youth to Area of Bindawa and Kusada Local productivity enhance job creation and farmers. agriculture”, he added. embrace CASP and benefit from the programme, States Government Areas of Katsina State, wealth creation, especially, for the The exercise was conducted in The National Programme opportunity by taking agriculture as a Agricultural Youth the mission team leader, Mr youth and women. each of the LGA headquarters of C o o r d i n a t o r s t a t e d t h a t serious business for a brighter future. Empowerment Oussama Ameziane Hassani, urged “CASP promotes agricultural Dutse, Kiyawa, Taura, Garki, Birniwa, implementing institutions at the Earlier, the State Support Officer, Programmes etc. to the beneficiaries to take advantage productivity enhancement and F e d e r a l , S t a t e s , L G A s a n d Guri, Auyo, Miga, Gwiwa, Ringin, Umar Abubakar listed some of the facilitate loans for the o f t h e u p - s c a l i n g o f I F A D agriculture as principal drivers, while Community levels were put in place Birnin- Kudu, Suletankarkar, Buji, intervention and take farming as a integrating climate change resilience for effective take-off and excellent agricultural enterprises chosen to be young farmers. Kafin Hausa with full support from serious business for investment and adaptation measures,'' he said. delivery of results. supported by CASP which include; the Local government Support staff Agricultural Inputs Sales Stores, and their communities. 6 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 7 IFAD-CASP Records Success in Preparation of CASP Trains Community Development Associations Community Action Plan, CAP in Sokoto State on Community Seed Production in Yobe

Hayatu Jibo Dallatu Ibrahim Ardo KMC Officer, Sokoto KMC Officer, Damaturu

one-day training workshop on Community Based reparation and imple- Seed Multiplication was organized for Community mentation of Community Development Associations under the Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a pre- A P Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme requisite in CASP implementation in Yobe State. arrangement. The International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD The training which took place at the Civil Service Union has over the years pioneered the use of Conference Hall, Damaturu had participants from 11 Local community action plan as a veritable Government Areas of the State. and participatory tool used in The Programme State Support Officer, Ibrahim Bello in building the capacity of community his address stated that the training was organized in members to enable them take action collaboration with the National Agricultural Seed Council, in accordance with their defined NASC to build the capacity of the benefitting communities objectives and needs. on seed production and seed management system to Recently, the Sokoto State Support enhance their impacts in farming communities Office of IFAD-CASP also made a Ibrahim Bello noted that one of the key objectives of breakthrough by conducting the CASP is to sensitize and train communities on improved best community Action Plan exercise production practices and adaptation measures to address among the various groups of the the impact of climate change risks. programme's beneficiaries. This is to He said farmers everywhere depend on seeds as a allow community members to define, One of the women beneficiariy writing down her preference during CAP fundamental input to crop production. “We are determined identify, select and prepare a formulation in Wamakko LGA Sokoto State. to ensure that our farmers get quality seeds, we are working framework for implementation of closely with them and allow them carry out activities by activities decided by the community brighter future ahead of the Sani expressed satisfaction to IFAD themselves to achieve effective community seed programme execution and a great for supporting CASP to boost their itself. multiplication, he said. hope that, the objectives of the productivity in cultivation of food Addressing a large gathering of The State Support Officer further stated that the training beneficiaries in Rabah Local programme would be achieved. crops which has a direct impact in will help the farmers to become registered growers who can Government Area, the State He said the State will provide improving their life standard. supply seeds to other farmers, or alternatively, it will enable CASP Farmers at one of the Community Seed Programme Officer, Alhaji Aminu support to farmers along the 3 In Wamakko Local Government Multiplication Plot in Yobe State. farmers to become self-sufficient in producing seeds for Aliyu Dogon Daji stated that the selected value chain crops of rice, Area, the turnout of farmers was quite their own use. the seed crop and the seeds. exercise was conducted to allow millet and wheat. “CASP will explore impressive as the target beneficiaries The NASC representative said that improved seeds members of the various groups to various opportunities to boost food expressed their feelings and desire in “This is a good starting point for improved food security are highly resilient to drought and free of mechanical identify and specify what will be done, production and increase income of the conduct of the community action and increased seed availability”, he said. who will do it, how will it be done and the benefitting communities as soon plan process. Sagir A Yakubu, the representative of National damage or injury; they have high yield and are viable the resources to achieve it. as they perfected their action plans”, The communities identified Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) explained that, seeds are with high germination and free from disease infections Alhaji Aminu Aliyu explained that he added. activities based on priority and needs the most essential aspect in crop production considering the and good maturity period among others. the programme has given voice to the The state Programme Officer along the 3 crops being promoted in fact that, bumper harvest largely depends on the application Mr Steven Bassey, an Agricultural Development and communities to describe what they explained that the 3 value crops were the State. of improved seeds at the level of crop planting. Productivity expert from NASC, demonstrated to the wants to accomplish, and also identify selected based on their comparative I n e a c h o f t h e 1 2 L o c a l ”So in this regard, for farmers to experience a bumper farmers how to prepare their land for the cultivation and the activities that are required within advantage, priority and interest of the Government Areas participating in harvest, they should consider applying a high yield production of crops which is expected from the a specified timeline and also the farmers. the programme each Community improved seeds at first instance. Seed is the first participants as professional seeds growers as well as resources, either people, material or A cross section of beneficiaries Development Association has determinant of future plant growth, and is one of the master when to apply fertilizer in their farms. f u n d s t h a t a r e n e e d e d f o r who took part in the exercise told targeted 30 hectares for millet, 25 keys to success”, he said. He pointed out that, the distance between a stand of a implementation. “The focus is to carry CASP News that IFAD had given them hectares for wheat and 50 hectares for Sagir added that, the use of high breed seeds help to sorghum and millet should be 50 centimeter and the everyone along and decide what to do a new life by allowing them to make rice to be put into cultivation. reduce the amount of seeds planted by farmers in recent ridges is expected at 75 centimeter while application of to overcome problems in order to choices of what they want to achieve CASP will provide inputs support, times because high breed seeds do not need to be planted in fertilizer would be done 2 to 3 weeks after sowing and improve the people's lives”, he said. and how to do it. capacity building and training on small quantity when compared to normal conventional two crops per stand. The exercise has yielded a positive Malama Aisha from Rabah stated improved agricultural practices and seeds and above all it is the product of agricultural research He further maintained that, NPK fertilizer should be results that saw the selected that the women have spoken and their various adaptation measures against directly from agricultural research institutes. applied at the initial stage while UREA fertilizer is to be needs were also considered. She said the climate risks. The programme will communities humbly indicating their He also emphasized that the objective of seed quality applied after six weeks of planting and the selected farm members of her group were quite also provide support for agricultural immense interest to actively par take control in seed production is to produce high quality seeds for such purpose should be 400 metres from others to in the programme. impressed with the opportunity. enterprise particularly for women and that meet the National Certification Standards set for both prevent physical admixture. This development has signaled a Another farmer, Muhammadu youth. 8 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 9 IFAD-CASP Records Success in Preparation of CASP Trains Community Development Associations Community Action Plan, CAP in Sokoto State on Community Seed Production in Yobe

Hayatu Jibo Dallatu Ibrahim Ardo KMC Officer, Sokoto KMC Officer, Damaturu

Minister of Agric. & Rural Dev. Chief Audu Ogbeh discussing NPC CASP, explaining some points to Hon. Minister of Agric. & The State Agric. Dev. Officer, Zamfara State, Salisu Yahaya, SPO Borno (right) and other officials of CASP during distribution with NPC CASP at the 2017 National Agric Show Ground when Rural Dev. Chief Audu Ogbeh when the Minister visited CASP explaining some points to the NPC, Alh. Muhammad Lawal Idah of livehood support items to IDPs in collaboration with BATF in the Minister visited the CASP Stand. Stand at the 2017 National Agric Show. at the CASP Stand during the National Agric Show. Maiduguri.

IFAD Country Programme Officer, Oussama Ameziane Hassani SA to the Hon. Minister, FMARD, Appeh Auta, making a remarks Hon. Minister of Agric. & Rural Dev. Chief Audu Ogbeh (right) President NAFN, Senator Abdullahi Adamu discussing with the discussing some ponits with the Perm. Sec., Katsina State MOA & during the 1st IFAD-CASP Implementation Support Mission at with the Perm, Sec. FMARD, Dr. Bukar Hassan taking a walk to FAO Representative, Mr. Suffyan Sanusie Koroma, during the NR, Alh. Ahmed Idris Tinau during the 1st IFAD-FGN ISM at PSO, Katsina. 2017 World Food Day celebration at the National Agric Show mark the 2017 World Food Day Celebration in Abuja. Katsina. Ground, Abuja.

HRH, the Emir of Keffi, Alh. Dr. Shehu Usman Yamusa, Maryam Joshua, CDA Gender from Fakai LGA, taking a ride with Special Adviser to the Katsina State Governor on Agriculture, Dr Minister of State, Ministry of Agric. & Rural Dev. Senator congratulating the Perm. Sec. FMARD, Dr. Bukar Hassan, on the nd Abba Abdullahi, (2 right) launching the distribution of Heineken Lokpobiri discussing points of encouragement to prestigious Award given to the Ministry for Excellence and her motorcycle after collection at Birnin Kebbi. motorcylces to CASP Local Government Support staff. farmers in Bayelsa State. Support to the Nigerian Farmers Foundation, organisers of the Annual National Agric Show.

His Exellency, Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, Governor of Kebbi State, Alh. Atiku Bagudu launching the IFAD- National Programme Coordinator, Alh. Muhammad Lawal Idah Representative of the NPC CASP, Othman Yahaya delivering an appreciating well-wishers at the launching and distribution of CASP Vehicles and Presentation to LG Support Staff in Birnin in a group photograph with CASP States Rural Infrastructure Opening Remarks during CASP Driver Performance and Vehicles and Motorcycles to LG Support Staff of the Programme. Kebbi, Kebbi State. Officers during CASP AutoCard Training held at Kaduna. Efficiency Training organised by PSO recently. 10 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 11 on the objectives of the IFAD-CASP Programme Support Office Sensitizes Local programme so that, the target farmers would have a better understanding of the entire programme as it relates to Government Agents on CASP Implementation the improvement of crop cultivation and products marketability. he Programme Support Office, T h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e explained that the Local Government He explained that CASP will I F A D - C A S P , r e c e n t l y Coordinator noted that, the recent Support Office is critical with the impact on 727, 000 persons to reduce organized a sensitization and assessment report of the IFAD/FGN responsibilities of providing technical T poverty, increase food security and awareness raising campaign exercise Supervision Mission calls for need for support and coordination of create jobs to production and for the Local Government Agents t h e s t a f f t o r e d o u b l e t h e i r p r o g r a m m e a c t i v a t e s a t t h e enterprise groups with particular across all the seven participating commitments and effort towards community level. consideration for women and youth. States. The objective of the exercise successful implementation of the He told the participants that He also reassured of total support was to raise awareness on the programme. LGSOs are also responsible for and cooperation to all the staff while p r o g r a m m e ' s o b j e c t i v e s , "We will not condone any act of formation of farmers groups, data assuring them of the provision of all implementation arrangements, roles, laxity and nonchalant attitude collection, and facilitation of the necessary supporting materials to responsibilities and results expected towards the realization of IFAD-CASP Community Action Plans among execute their responsibility diligently. from programme activities. goals and objectives. Every state is a others Earlier, Idah directed all the Heads The exercise was conducted in stakeholder in the realization of the “I urge all of you to read and of components from the National Sokoto for (Sokoto, Kebbi and objectives of the IFAD-CASP u n d e r s t a n d t h e P r o g r a m m e Head Quarters to deliver their National Programme Coordinator, Alh. Muhammad Lawal Idah explaining points of Zamfara States), Dutse for (Jigawa, programme. documents and transmit same to the interest during Sensitization and Awareness Campaign for LGs Support Staff at presentations to Local Government Borno and Yobe States) and in Katsina ``So I want you to stop at nothing C o m m u n i t i e s f o r t h e i r f u l l Dutse, Jigawa State. Staff Officers, explaining the full for participants from Katsina State. in taking the IFAD-CASP programme understanding and acceptance of the details of IFAD/CASP Programmes so of the Local Government Agents campaigns across all the participating In his remark in Sokoto, the to greater heights,” he said. Programme. If you know your as to enable them acquire more include; Local Government Support local governments. National Programme Coordinator, He further stated that, the local responsibilities clearly, then you will knowledge about the Programme. Officer, Business Development Agent, Traditional and Community Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal Idah, government staff are the main pillars be able to carry out your duties While in Damaturu and Katsina, Agriculture and Climate Change leaders also took part in the exercise urged Programme staff at the Federal, of the Programme charged with the effectively”, he said. t h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e Agent, Institution Development and pledged their support to the States and Local Government levels to responsibility of working more closely Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal Idah Coordinator, re-emphasized that the Agent, Gender and Youth Agent, programme. work hard for the realization of CASP with the target beneficiaries. also emphasized on the need to ensure awareness raising campaign was Local Government Data Agent and Harisu Ibrahim Gidan Soja of goals and objectives. Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal Idah the sensitization of the communities targeted to fully educate the Local Local Government Accountant. Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State lauded G o v e r n m e n t O f f i c e r s o f t h e A cross section of the participants the efforts of CASP for the bottom up P r o g r a m m e t o e n a b l e t h e m w h o s p o k e t o C A S P N e w s approach. He said people were happy understood CASP implementation demonstrated good understanding of with the way the sensitization was and general activities of each t h e m o d u s o p e r a n d i o f t h e organized as a participatory one with component and sub-components. Programme. full examples and demonstrations. All the Heads of Components and Meanwhile, the States Support Hamisu Ibrahim told our Sub-Components of CASP gave Offices have equally conducted correspondent in Gusau, Adamu Ila detailed explanations on the activities similar activities at the community Tsafe that he was happy with the of each component with detailed level where the Local Government administrative structure of the IFAD- e x p l a n a t i o n o f r o l e s a n d Support officers showed their CASP from the national office down to responsibilities of staff at the Federal, knowledge power by delivering good the community level. State, LGA and the Community explanations on the programme. He said the introduction of social Levels. Women, youth and the aged media pages to communities The State Programme Officers p e o p l e p a r t i c i p a t e d a c t i v e l y benefiting from the programme along with their PIUs members also throughout the enlightenment would surely enhance productivity. made significant contributions which further enlightened the participants on work ethics, diligence and I urge all of you to read and understand the accountability. The SPOs enjoined the Local Government Officers to apply Programme documents and transmit same to the knowledge they acquired to guide the Communities for their full understanding and direct the communities well for and acceptance of the Programme. If you know the success of CASP. your responsibilities clearly, then you will be The Programme had engaged 7 able to carry out your duties effectively. staff in each of the participating LGA CASP Community Sensitisation and Awareness Creation in Bendu Village, Kebbi State. across the 7 States. The composition 12 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 13 on the objectives of the IFAD-CASP Programme Support Office Sensitizes Local programme so that, the target farmers would have a better understanding of the entire programme as it relates to Government Agents on CASP Implementation the improvement of crop cultivation and products marketability. he Programme Support Office, T h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e explained that the Local Government He explained that CASP will I F A D - C A S P , r e c e n t l y Coordinator noted that, the recent Support Office is critical with the impact on 727, 000 persons to reduce organized a sensitization and assessment report of the IFAD/FGN responsibilities of providing technical T poverty, increase food security and awareness raising campaign exercise Supervision Mission calls for need for support and coordination of create jobs to production and for the Local Government Agents t h e s t a f f t o r e d o u b l e t h e i r p r o g r a m m e a c t i v a t e s a t t h e enterprise groups with particular across all the seven participating commitments and effort towards community level. consideration for women and youth. States. The objective of the exercise successful implementation of the He told the participants that He also reassured of total support was to raise awareness on the programme. LGSOs are also responsible for and cooperation to all the staff while p r o g r a m m e ' s o b j e c t i v e s , "We will not condone any act of formation of farmers groups, data assuring them of the provision of all implementation arrangements, roles, laxity and nonchalant attitude collection, and facilitation of the necessary supporting materials to responsibilities and results expected towards the realization of IFAD-CASP Community Action Plans among execute their responsibility diligently. from programme activities. goals and objectives. Every state is a others Earlier, Idah directed all the Heads The exercise was conducted in stakeholder in the realization of the “I urge all of you to read and of components from the National Sokoto for (Sokoto, Kebbi and objectives of the IFAD-CASP u n d e r s t a n d t h e P r o g r a m m e Head Quarters to deliver their National Programme Coordinator, Alh. Muhammad Lawal Idah explaining points of Zamfara States), Dutse for (Jigawa, programme. documents and transmit same to the interest during Sensitization and Awareness Campaign for LGs Support Staff at presentations to Local Government Borno and Yobe States) and in Katsina ``So I want you to stop at nothing C o m m u n i t i e s f o r t h e i r f u l l Dutse, Jigawa State. Staff Officers, explaining the full for participants from Katsina State. in taking the IFAD-CASP programme understanding and acceptance of the details of IFAD/CASP Programmes so of the Local Government Agents campaigns across all the participating In his remark in Sokoto, the to greater heights,” he said. Programme. If you know your as to enable them acquire more include; Local Government Support local governments. National Programme Coordinator, He further stated that, the local responsibilities clearly, then you will knowledge about the Programme. Officer, Business Development Agent, Traditional and Community Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal Idah, government staff are the main pillars be able to carry out your duties While in Damaturu and Katsina, Agriculture and Climate Change leaders also took part in the exercise urged Programme staff at the Federal, of the Programme charged with the effectively”, he said. t h e N a t i o n a l P r o g r a m m e Agent, Institution Development and pledged their support to the States and Local Government levels to responsibility of working more closely Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal Idah Coordinator, re-emphasized that the Agent, Gender and Youth Agent, programme. work hard for the realization of CASP with the target beneficiaries. also emphasized on the need to ensure awareness raising campaign was Local Government Data Agent and Harisu Ibrahim Gidan Soja of goals and objectives. Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal Idah the sensitization of the communities targeted to fully educate the Local Local Government Accountant. Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State lauded G o v e r n m e n t O f f i c e r s o f t h e A cross section of the participants the efforts of CASP for the bottom up P r o g r a m m e t o e n a b l e t h e m w h o s p o k e t o C A S P N e w s approach. He said people were happy understood CASP implementation demonstrated good understanding of with the way the sensitization was and general activities of each t h e m o d u s o p e r a n d i o f t h e organized as a participatory one with component and sub-components. Programme. full examples and demonstrations. All the Heads of Components and Meanwhile, the States Support Hamisu Ibrahim told our Sub-Components of CASP gave Offices have equally conducted correspondent in Gusau, Adamu Ila detailed explanations on the activities similar activities at the community Tsafe that he was happy with the of each component with detailed level where the Local Government administrative structure of the IFAD- e x p l a n a t i o n o f r o l e s a n d Support officers showed their CASP from the national office down to responsibilities of staff at the Federal, knowledge power by delivering good the community level. State, LGA and the Community explanations on the programme. He said the introduction of social Levels. Women, youth and the aged media pages to communities The State Programme Officers p e o p l e p a r t i c i p a t e d a c t i v e l y benefiting from the programme along with their PIUs members also throughout the enlightenment would surely enhance productivity. made significant contributions which further enlightened the participants on work ethics, diligence and I urge all of you to read and understand the accountability. The SPOs enjoined the Local Government Officers to apply Programme documents and transmit same to the knowledge they acquired to guide the Communities for their full understanding and direct the communities well for and acceptance of the Programme. If you know the success of CASP. your responsibilities clearly, then you will be The Programme had engaged 7 able to carry out your duties effectively. staff in each of the participating LGA CASP Community Sensitisation and Awareness Creation in Bendu Village, Kebbi State. across the 7 States. The composition 12 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 13 Zamfara State Government Commends IFAD-CASP turn, will be expected to train the Rural Development Programme, nities have access to much needed beneficiaries of the programme at CBARDP. credit, which formal financial Adamu Ila t h e S t a t e C o m m i s s i o n e r o f t h e L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t a n d He further stated that the service providers do not readily KMC Officer, Zamfara Agriculture and Natural Resources Community levels. programme will focus on the provide to the farmers”, he added. commended the State Government The National Programme promotion and strengthening of FSAs The Training was facilitated by a he Zamfara State Government for the payment of 2016 counterpart Coordinator who declared the and Accumulating Savings and Credit Rural Finance Specialist, from has commended the Climate fund, saying the Ministry would workshop opened, stated that CASP Services Associations (ASCAs) to Nairobi, Kenya, Miriam Cherogony, TChange Adaptation and continue to monitor and supervise the would build and develop on the expand the savings culture and who had exposed the trainees to Agribusiness Support Programme; programme as contained in the experience of the Financial Service increase their outreach. “CASP is various aspects of the FSAs on the CASP for its intervention on the programme manual. Associations (FSAs) in completed strengthening these financial sustainable operations of the FSA development of agriculture and Alhaji Mainasara Shehu Bakura, improvement of livelihood of the the State Programme Officer IFAD- Community Based Agriculture and institutions to enable the commu- model at the rural communities. rural communities. CASP said that they have successfully The State Deputy Governor, implemented the programme in the M a l a m I b r a h i m W a k k a l a state in the past 30 years through the IFAD-CASP Reminds its Beneficiaries to Muhammad, made the remark at the provision of basic social amenities to premises of CASP State Support rural communities. Office in Gusau during the launching He said that CASP programme Plant Quality Seeds to Boost Yields and distribution of 3 Toyota Hilux to which was built from lessons learnt Adamu Ila the State Office and 98 motorcycles to from the former IFAD-Community KMC Officer, Zamfara Local Governments staff working Based Agriculture and Rural under the programme. Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala development Programme, CBARDP a r m e r s i n t h e s t a t e Malam Wakkala Muhammad Deputy Governor, Zamfara State was aimed to improve the livelihoods particularly the benefiting stated that CASP has a special place in and living conditions of rural Fcommunities under IFAD development activities as the Muhammad praised the effort of communities with emphasis on CASP programme have been programme is specifically addressing IFAD-CASP for the inclusion of 5 women, youth and other vulnerable reminded to always plant quality climate change issues and adaptation. additional local government areas groups. seeds. and 70 village areas across the state to He said that the state remains He stated that in 2016 the state Mr Anthony Orokoyo, the focused on its drive to support the benefit from the programme. government had paid its counterpart National Seed Council Specialist, gave programme to address various He said the state government fund of over N42 Million for the advice during the farmer field day at challenges posed by the climate would continue to accord more programme to carry its activities and Fantaru Village of Bungudu Local change situations. attention towards ensuring full h o p e d t h e t e m p o w o u l d b e The Deputy Governor said that security and create more job maintained. Government Area of Zamfara State. under new IFAD-CASP programme, opportunities especially for the Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Dan, the Orokoyo said that for high yield, the climate change unit would surely teeming youth in the rural areas. Permanent Secretary Ministry of farmers should always use farrow 58 guide farmers to plant their crops in He congratulated the beneficiaries Agriculture thanked the Deputy or farrow 59 rice seed in upland areas. good time, adding that government and charged them to make best use of Governor Malam Ibrahim Wakkala He explained that for the rice to be would continue to pay its counterpart the motorcycles for the purpose they Muhammad Liman and all the ready for harvest, it needs only Aisha, a farmer from Mawiasa village area harvesting her fund to sustain the programme. are meant. important personalities that attended between 80 to 85days, adding that on improved variety of cowpea. M a l a m I b r a h i m W a k k a l a Earlier, Eng. Lawal Jibril Jangebe, the occasion. one hectare, a farmer can get up to fifty bags ``We will visit other areas to quantity of fertilizer. Alhaji Mainasara Shehu Bakura, ascertain the level of achievement on According to some farmers PSO Trains Financial Service Association Officers the state programme officer IFAD- cowpea, sorghum seed planted from interviewed by the Knowledge CASP, who was represented by the various demonstration plots across management and communication he Programme Support Agricultural Development Officer the state. Officer of the programme, Mallam Office, IFAD-CASP has Alhaji Yahya Salisu Gada said the new ``The farmers will also be Ibrahim Garba and Sanni Yahya Tconducted Training of IFAD programme focuses its supported with chemicals and farmers from Fantaru commended Trainers (ToT) workshop for a t t e n t i o n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l fertilizer. both the National Seed Council and Financial Service Association enhancement with emphasis on `Ì urge farmers to always work IFAD with their effort for providing officers and Local Service Providers commercial agriculture on cash crop hand in hand with agent officers them improving seed. from the 7 participating States as namely rice, sorghum and cowpea. under the programme for proper They have now seen the part of its continuing efforts in the He said that the programme with guidance and my office will closely differences that exists between quality learning process to equip the officers collaboration with Seed Research monitor the activities of both local seed and none quality seed pledging to with practical knowledge on key Institute and National Seed Council government staff as well as farmers work with extension workers to with a view to achieving the set components of the FSA Model and would continue to make quality seed improve on their farming activities. available to farmers to enhance food objectives,'' he said. The field day was attended by other emerging issues. security in the country. Alhaji Aminu Bello Auki, Director Bungudu Local Government Support The objective of the workshop Alhaji Yahya Salisu Gada who o f A g r i c u l t u r e , T s a f e L o c a l Officer Alhaji Abubakar Fulani, Mr. was to train the states' Officers and commented on the farmer field day Government Area and owner of the Idowu Gambo of the premier seed a the Local Service Providers on the expressed happiness with what he saw plot used farrow 58 seed described subsidiary of Obasanjo Farms, the documentation, concept, and Cross Section of Participants during the FSAs’s Train the Trainers (ToT) on the ground saying, very soon the his experience on farrow 58 as the best programme agent, and farmers within methodologies of the FSA who, in Workshop held at Al-Bustan Hotel, Katsina. team would visit other areas. with high yield that needs only small and outside the area. 14 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 15 Zamfara State Government Commends IFAD-CASP turn, will be expected to train the Rural Development Programme, nities have access to much needed beneficiaries of the programme at CBARDP. credit, which formal financial Adamu Ila t h e S t a t e C o m m i s s i o n e r o f t h e L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t a n d He further stated that the service providers do not readily KMC Officer, Zamfara Agriculture and Natural Resources Community levels. programme will focus on the provide to the farmers”, he added. commended the State Government The National Programme promotion and strengthening of FSAs The Training was facilitated by a he Zamfara State Government for the payment of 2016 counterpart Coordinator who declared the and Accumulating Savings and Credit Rural Finance Specialist, from has commended the Climate fund, saying the Ministry would workshop opened, stated that CASP Services Associations (ASCAs) to Nairobi, Kenya, Miriam Cherogony, TChange Adaptation and continue to monitor and supervise the would build and develop on the expand the savings culture and who had exposed the trainees to Agribusiness Support Programme; programme as contained in the experience of the Financial Service increase their outreach. “CASP is various aspects of the FSAs on the CASP for its intervention on the programme manual. Associations (FSAs) in completed strengthening these financial sustainable operations of the FSA development of agriculture and Alhaji Mainasara Shehu Bakura, improvement of livelihood of the the State Programme Officer IFAD- Community Based Agriculture and institutions to enable the commu- model at the rural communities. rural communities. CASP said that they have successfully The State Deputy Governor, implemented the programme in the M a l a m I b r a h i m W a k k a l a state in the past 30 years through the IFAD-CASP Reminds its Beneficiaries to Muhammad, made the remark at the provision of basic social amenities to premises of CASP State Support rural communities. Office in Gusau during the launching He said that CASP programme Plant Quality Seeds to Boost Yields and distribution of 3 Toyota Hilux to which was built from lessons learnt Adamu Ila the State Office and 98 motorcycles to from the former IFAD-Community KMC Officer, Zamfara Local Governments staff working Based Agriculture and Rural under the programme. Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala development Programme, CBARDP a r m e r s i n t h e s t a t e Malam Wakkala Muhammad Deputy Governor, Zamfara State was aimed to improve the livelihoods particularly the benefiting stated that CASP has a special place in and living conditions of rural Fcommunities under IFAD development activities as the Muhammad praised the effort of communities with emphasis on CASP programme have been programme is specifically addressing IFAD-CASP for the inclusion of 5 women, youth and other vulnerable reminded to always plant quality climate change issues and adaptation. additional local government areas groups. seeds. and 70 village areas across the state to He said that the state remains He stated that in 2016 the state Mr Anthony Orokoyo, the focused on its drive to support the benefit from the programme. government had paid its counterpart National Seed Council Specialist, gave programme to address various He said the state government fund of over N42 Million for the advice during the farmer field day at challenges posed by the climate would continue to accord more programme to carry its activities and Fantaru Village of Bungudu Local change situations. attention towards ensuring full h o p e d t h e t e m p o w o u l d b e The Deputy Governor said that security and create more job maintained. Government Area of Zamfara State. under new IFAD-CASP programme, opportunities especially for the Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Dan, the Orokoyo said that for high yield, the climate change unit would surely teeming youth in the rural areas. Permanent Secretary Ministry of farmers should always use farrow 58 guide farmers to plant their crops in He congratulated the beneficiaries Agriculture thanked the Deputy or farrow 59 rice seed in upland areas. good time, adding that government and charged them to make best use of Governor Malam Ibrahim Wakkala He explained that for the rice to be would continue to pay its counterpart the motorcycles for the purpose they Muhammad Liman and all the ready for harvest, it needs only Aisha, a farmer from Mawiasa village area harvesting her fund to sustain the programme. are meant. important personalities that attended between 80 to 85days, adding that on improved variety of cowpea. M a l a m I b r a h i m W a k k a l a Earlier, Eng. Lawal Jibril Jangebe, the occasion. one hectare, a farmer can get up to fifty bags ``We will visit other areas to quantity of fertilizer. Alhaji Mainasara Shehu Bakura, ascertain the level of achievement on According to some farmers PSO Trains Financial Service Association Officers the state programme officer IFAD- cowpea, sorghum seed planted from interviewed by the Knowledge CASP, who was represented by the various demonstration plots across management and communication he Programme Support Agricultural Development Officer the state. Officer of the programme, Mallam Office, IFAD-CASP has Alhaji Yahya Salisu Gada said the new ``The farmers will also be Ibrahim Garba and Sanni Yahya Tconducted Training of IFAD programme focuses its supported with chemicals and farmers from Fantaru commended Trainers (ToT) workshop for a t t e n t i o n o n a g r i c u l t u r a l fertilizer. both the National Seed Council and Financial Service Association enhancement with emphasis on `Ì urge farmers to always work IFAD with their effort for providing officers and Local Service Providers commercial agriculture on cash crop hand in hand with agent officers them improving seed. from the 7 participating States as namely rice, sorghum and cowpea. under the programme for proper They have now seen the part of its continuing efforts in the He said that the programme with guidance and my office will closely differences that exists between quality learning process to equip the officers collaboration with Seed Research monitor the activities of both local seed and none quality seed pledging to with practical knowledge on key Institute and National Seed Council government staff as well as farmers work with extension workers to with a view to achieving the set components of the FSA Model and would continue to make quality seed improve on their farming activities. available to farmers to enhance food objectives,'' he said. The field day was attended by other emerging issues. security in the country. Alhaji Aminu Bello Auki, Director Bungudu Local Government Support The objective of the workshop Alhaji Yahya Salisu Gada who o f A g r i c u l t u r e , T s a f e L o c a l Officer Alhaji Abubakar Fulani, Mr. was to train the states' Officers and commented on the farmer field day Government Area and owner of the Idowu Gambo of the premier seed a the Local Service Providers on the expressed happiness with what he saw plot used farrow 58 seed described subsidiary of Obasanjo Farms, the documentation, concept, and Cross Section of Participants during the FSAs’s Train the Trainers (ToT) on the ground saying, very soon the his experience on farrow 58 as the best programme agent, and farmers within methodologies of the FSA who, in Workshop held at Al-Bustan Hotel, Katsina. team would visit other areas. with high yield that needs only small and outside the area. 14 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 15 many ways. IFAD-CASP Targets 727,000 “We are grateful to NiMET; this year, the agency has gone down to the CASP Sensitizes Farmers on 2017 Seasonal villages, so that our farmers are aware Beneficiaries in 7 Northern States of the onset of the rains to enable them Rainfall Prediction (SRP) in the States have climate information on the onset and cessation dates of the growing h e C l i m a t e C h a n g e season,'' he said. Adaptation and Agribusiness Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah, the TSupport Programme (CASP), National Programme Coordinator of in collaboration with the Nigeria IFAD-CASP, who was represented by Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has Modu Shugaba Aji, Agricultural conducted a sensitization workshop Development Coordinator of IFAD- on 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction CASP, said that the programme had across all the Local Govt Areas in the provided farmers with advice, while seven participating States of Borno, mitigating climate change effects on Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe farming. and Zamfara. “We are bringing to the notice of The sensitization workshop to farmers the effects of climate change. was organized to support and Climate change is real; people need to acquaint farmers on the need to take take cognizance of climate change in advantage of the Seasonal Rainfall whatever they are doing, particularly CASP Agric. Dev. Coord. Shugaba Modu Aji (1st left) explaining some points to the prediction in planning their farming Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State (2nd left) Perm Sec. FMARD and Senator in agricultural activities. activities for the 2017 rainy season. Abdullahi Adamu during the Commemoration ..... “We are partnering with many The SRP requires the farmers to organisations and research institutes, use the NiMeT official presentation Representative of the NPC Mr. Richard Nzekwu, making a remarks at the SRP Sensitization Dutse, Jigawa State. he Climate Adaptation and want to educate them on how to go especially NIMET, to predict rainfall. as a reference point on the onset and A g r i b u s i n e s s S u p p o r t into farming as early as possible. “Our farmers now know when the cessation date of the growing season, information to farmers in support of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency TP r o g r a m m e ( C A S P ) , a “ W e a r e p r o v i d i n g t h e m rain will start and when it is going to length of the growing season and also sustainable agriculture. (NiMet) produces the Seasonal programme of International Food infrastructure that will allow them to end, so they are able to plan with this the amount of rainfall needed by “This measure will surely Rainfall Prediction (SRP) in and Agriculture Development engage in double or triple farming, knowledge and achieve their crop crops for optimum yield and bumper eliminate all forms of unfortunate fulfillment of its responsibilities to (IFAD), is targeting 727,000 farmers pest control, crop processing and calendar,'' he added. harvest during the year's farming results that could emanate from poor provide critical climate information in seven northern states to revive marketing, while adding value to their Idah said that the schemes of season. or non-availability of enough climate and advisories in support of science their livelihoods. produce so that they can be in the IFAD-CASP for farmers included The National Programme information e.g, rainfall to expect a based decisions in the climate- Dr Sunday Edigbo, Director, business. c l i m a t e c h a n g e m i t i g a t i o n Coordinator, Alhaji Muhammad bumper harvest at the end of the day”, sensitive sectors such as the Agricultural Land Resources and “We have also intended to programmes and desertification Lawal Idah, while declaring open the he stressed. agriculture. Climate Change, Federal Ministry of provided 9,159 jobs for the youth in control measures. training workshop in Kebbi The Climate Change Specialist of According to him, “NiMeT in Agriculture and Rural Development, these areas which include Financial Others are encouraging the e x p l a i n e d t h a t C A S P w i l l the Programme, Mr. Richard collaboration with CASP will made this known to CASP News on Service Associations (5,000 at least), e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f w o o d l o t s , m a i n s t r e a m c l i m a t e c h a n g e Nzekwu, also urged the participants establish weather stations equipped the sidelines of the 10th Agric. Show 3,535 Enterprises and 624 Pilot s h e l t e r b e l t s , a g r o - f o r e s t r y , adaptation measures through a to use the information provided by with weather forecasting machines in in Abuja on Tuesday. Enterprises,'' he said. community nursery, participatory landscape rehabilitation approach, NiMeT on the prediction of rainfall Village Areas of the programme”. Edigbo said that IFAD-CASP was Besides, the director said that the land use planning (PLUP), reducing focused on sustainable land and other weather report issues due A cross section of the participants targeting 727,000 direct beneficiaries programme, which was operating in land degradation and promoting tree management, which encompasses to its impact on the activities of told CASP News that they will utilize and 4,362,000 indirect beneficiaries 104 local government areas and 727 crops for increased income. soil erosion control, water harvesting farmers in the country. the information they acquired to in its implementation of adaption villages in Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, Idah said that they also included technique and soil and water Nzekwu said that CASP will enhance their crop production, strategies to equip farmers, young Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara the agency's collaboration with conservation. continue to work closely with farmers taking cognizance of rainfall men and women in the seven states states, aimed at facilitating market NiMET to downscale seasonal rainfall He said the downscaling of the to help them make a good plan for predictions data which is essential in that were benefiting from the and economic development. p r e d i c t i o n ( S R P ) t o a l l t h e 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction in crop production based on the weather attaining a high yield during harvest. programme. “We assist the farmers to produce participating local councils and all LGAs of the 7 participating States predictions of rainfall every year to Highlights of the events include “The IFAD-CASP is tackling high-quality crops and link them with villages, in concert with International was part of the implementation of the boost production and enhance distribution of free rain gauge climate change effects in Nigeria; you off-takers. There are lots of off -takers Centre for Agricultural Research in Memorandum of Understanding productivity as well as minimise risks. (MetAgric) to the participants from can see floods, desertification and and we sell ourselves everywhere we the Dry Areas (ICARDA), to boost ( M o U ) s i g n e d b y t h e t w o In his remarks, the representative selected LGA for the rainfall data f a r m e r s - h e r d s m e n c o n f l i c t s ; go. agricultural production. organizations to provide climate of NiMet, Mr. Alozie, said every year collection. herdsmen in search of pasture, as “We are partnering with Nigerian He said that IFAD-CASP had also He said that IFAD-CASP also chains of cowpea, groundnut, millet, there is no pasture in the North, they Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and developed rangelands to reduce The development objectives of encouraged youths and women to maize, sorghum, wheat and rice; each are moving to the South and in the some other organisations to solve the farmers-pastoralists conflict, boost IFAD- CASP include increased participate in crop growing and of the seven states has three value process, they are clashing with challenges facing the beneficiaries l i n k a g e s t o e x i s t i n g m a r k e t incomes, enhanced food security and agricultural enterprises to enable chains to support. farmers. and increase their income. information platforms as well as reduced vulnerability for smallholder them go into value chain that would “We are working seriously to “We want to teach farmers how to “NiMet is helping us to provide conduct farmers' profiling, using ICT farmers, particularly women and g e n e r a t e m o r e i n c o m e a n d reduce poverty, increase food security do the business of farming and weather information to our farmers and GPS to capture biodata, farm size, youths, in the participating states. employment. and accelerate economic growth on a provide support for them in terms of and we utilise the information, and location, value chain crop and BVN The programme, which started in “We are promoting seven value sustainable basis,'' he said. high-yield crops and implements; we this has really helped our farmers in registration. 2015, has a six-year life span. 16 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 17 many ways. IFAD-CASP Targets 727,000 “We are grateful to NiMET; this year, the agency has gone down to the CASP Sensitizes Farmers on 2017 Seasonal villages, so that our farmers are aware Beneficiaries in 7 Northern States of the onset of the rains to enable them Rainfall Prediction (SRP) in the States have climate information on the onset and cessation dates of the growing h e C l i m a t e C h a n g e season,'' he said. Adaptation and Agribusiness Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah, the TSupport Programme (CASP), National Programme Coordinator of in collaboration with the Nigeria IFAD-CASP, who was represented by Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has Modu Shugaba Aji, Agricultural conducted a sensitization workshop Development Coordinator of IFAD- on 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction CASP, said that the programme had across all the Local Govt Areas in the provided farmers with advice, while seven participating States of Borno, mitigating climate change effects on Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe farming. and Zamfara. “We are bringing to the notice of The sensitization workshop to farmers the effects of climate change. was organized to support and Climate change is real; people need to acquaint farmers on the need to take take cognizance of climate change in advantage of the Seasonal Rainfall whatever they are doing, particularly CASP Agric. Dev. Coord. Shugaba Modu Aji (1st left) explaining some points to the prediction in planning their farming Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State (2nd left) Perm Sec. FMARD and Senator in agricultural activities. activities for the 2017 rainy season. Abdullahi Adamu during the Commemoration ..... “We are partnering with many The SRP requires the farmers to organisations and research institutes, use the NiMeT official presentation Representative of the NPC Mr. Richard Nzekwu, making a remarks at the SRP Sensitization Dutse, Jigawa State. he Climate Adaptation and want to educate them on how to go especially NIMET, to predict rainfall. as a reference point on the onset and A g r i b u s i n e s s S u p p o r t into farming as early as possible. “Our farmers now know when the cessation date of the growing season, information to farmers in support of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency TP r o g r a m m e ( C A S P ) , a “ W e a r e p r o v i d i n g t h e m rain will start and when it is going to length of the growing season and also sustainable agriculture. (NiMet) produces the Seasonal programme of International Food infrastructure that will allow them to end, so they are able to plan with this the amount of rainfall needed by “This measure will surely Rainfall Prediction (SRP) in and Agriculture Development engage in double or triple farming, knowledge and achieve their crop crops for optimum yield and bumper eliminate all forms of unfortunate fulfillment of its responsibilities to (IFAD), is targeting 727,000 farmers pest control, crop processing and calendar,'' he added. harvest during the year's farming results that could emanate from poor provide critical climate information in seven northern states to revive marketing, while adding value to their Idah said that the schemes of season. or non-availability of enough climate and advisories in support of science their livelihoods. produce so that they can be in the IFAD-CASP for farmers included The National Programme information e.g, rainfall to expect a based decisions in the climate- Dr Sunday Edigbo, Director, business. c l i m a t e c h a n g e m i t i g a t i o n Coordinator, Alhaji Muhammad bumper harvest at the end of the day”, sensitive sectors such as the Agricultural Land Resources and “We have also intended to programmes and desertification Lawal Idah, while declaring open the he stressed. agriculture. Climate Change, Federal Ministry of provided 9,159 jobs for the youth in control measures. training workshop in Kebbi The Climate Change Specialist of According to him, “NiMeT in Agriculture and Rural Development, these areas which include Financial Others are encouraging the e x p l a i n e d t h a t C A S P w i l l the Programme, Mr. Richard collaboration with CASP will made this known to CASP News on Service Associations (5,000 at least), e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f w o o d l o t s , m a i n s t r e a m c l i m a t e c h a n g e Nzekwu, also urged the participants establish weather stations equipped the sidelines of the 10th Agric. Show 3,535 Enterprises and 624 Pilot s h e l t e r b e l t s , a g r o - f o r e s t r y , adaptation measures through a to use the information provided by with weather forecasting machines in in Abuja on Tuesday. Enterprises,'' he said. community nursery, participatory landscape rehabilitation approach, NiMeT on the prediction of rainfall Village Areas of the programme”. Edigbo said that IFAD-CASP was Besides, the director said that the land use planning (PLUP), reducing focused on sustainable land and other weather report issues due A cross section of the participants targeting 727,000 direct beneficiaries programme, which was operating in land degradation and promoting tree management, which encompasses to its impact on the activities of told CASP News that they will utilize and 4,362,000 indirect beneficiaries 104 local government areas and 727 crops for increased income. soil erosion control, water harvesting farmers in the country. the information they acquired to in its implementation of adaption villages in Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, Idah said that they also included technique and soil and water Nzekwu said that CASP will enhance their crop production, strategies to equip farmers, young Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara the agency's collaboration with conservation. continue to work closely with farmers taking cognizance of rainfall men and women in the seven states states, aimed at facilitating market NiMET to downscale seasonal rainfall He said the downscaling of the to help them make a good plan for predictions data which is essential in that were benefiting from the and economic development. p r e d i c t i o n ( S R P ) t o a l l t h e 2017 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction in crop production based on the weather attaining a high yield during harvest. programme. “We assist the farmers to produce participating local councils and all LGAs of the 7 participating States predictions of rainfall every year to Highlights of the events include “The IFAD-CASP is tackling high-quality crops and link them with villages, in concert with International was part of the implementation of the boost production and enhance distribution of free rain gauge climate change effects in Nigeria; you off-takers. There are lots of off -takers Centre for Agricultural Research in Memorandum of Understanding productivity as well as minimise risks. (MetAgric) to the participants from can see floods, desertification and and we sell ourselves everywhere we the Dry Areas (ICARDA), to boost ( M o U ) s i g n e d b y t h e t w o In his remarks, the representative selected LGA for the rainfall data f a r m e r s - h e r d s m e n c o n f l i c t s ; go. agricultural production. organizations to provide climate of NiMet, Mr. Alozie, said every year collection. herdsmen in search of pasture, as “We are partnering with Nigerian He said that IFAD-CASP had also He said that IFAD-CASP also chains of cowpea, groundnut, millet, there is no pasture in the North, they Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and developed rangelands to reduce The development objectives of encouraged youths and women to maize, sorghum, wheat and rice; each are moving to the South and in the some other organisations to solve the farmers-pastoralists conflict, boost IFAD- CASP include increased participate in crop growing and of the seven states has three value process, they are clashing with challenges facing the beneficiaries l i n k a g e s t o e x i s t i n g m a r k e t incomes, enhanced food security and agricultural enterprises to enable chains to support. farmers. and increase their income. information platforms as well as reduced vulnerability for smallholder them go into value chain that would “We are working seriously to “We want to teach farmers how to “NiMet is helping us to provide conduct farmers' profiling, using ICT farmers, particularly women and g e n e r a t e m o r e i n c o m e a n d reduce poverty, increase food security do the business of farming and weather information to our farmers and GPS to capture biodata, farm size, youths, in the participating states. employment. and accelerate economic growth on a provide support for them in terms of and we utilise the information, and location, value chain crop and BVN The programme, which started in “We are promoting seven value sustainable basis,'' he said. high-yield crops and implements; we this has really helped our farmers in registration. 2015, has a six-year life span. 16 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 17 ``We cannot afford to lose the IFAD-CASP Trained Local Government programme as our IDPs returnees could not even afford the simplest farm tools IFAD Distributes 100 Motorcycles, 18-seater Bus to Boost Agriculture in Kebbi Gender and Youth Agents in Borno and the programme is ready to provide them with livelihood support Garba Muhammad Ahmed Alhaji Kaumi and build the capacity of rural women `Ì urge officers to strive hard and KMC Officer, Birnin Kebbi KMC Officer, Maiduguri and youth in the agriculture and work for the development of our women enterprise sectors to improve folk and bring to order anybody production and productivity. “Women deviating from the equality concept of he International Fund for orno State Support Office of the and youth will have access to capital and the programme,'' he said. A g r i c u l t u r e ( I F A D ) h a s Climate Change Adaptation and technical knowhow on improved farm Earlier, the State Gender and Youth distributed 100 Motorcycles and BA g r i - b u s i n e s s S u p p o r t practices as well as various agricultural Officer, Monica Ngamarju said the T Programme CASP has conducted 3 days enterprises in order to increase income, training was organized to acquaint the an 18-Seater-Bus to the Kebbi training for the Gender and Youth achieve food security and address rural gender and youth agents on the roles Government, to facilitate Community- Agents from the 9 participating Local poverty”, he said. expected of them to sensitize and Based Agricultural Rural Development Government Areas of the Programme in He said as CASP accords top most enlighten the rural women and youth on (CBARD) in the state. the State. priority to women and youth on the expanded opportunities CASP will Alhaji Lawal Idah, the National Declaring the workshop opened at entrepreneurial development; the State provide to them. Programme Coordinator of Climate the conference hall of the Borno State She added that with this the rural needs the program most considering the Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Agricultural Development Programme, fact that women and youth had suffered women can access and benefit from ADP, the State Programme Officer, a lot due to the recent insurgency. CASP interventions. Support Programme (CASP), presented Baba Ali urged the participants to the vehicles to the Kebbi Governor, c o n t r i b u t e p o s i t i v e l y t o t h e Alhaji Atiku Bagudu in Birnin Kebbi on development of rural women and the Friday on behalf of the fund. youths in their respective areas. “CASP is built on the success Baba Ali stated that the training was recorded in the previous Community organized to build the capacity of the Based Agricultural Rural Development Kebbi State Governor, Alh. Atiku Bagudu, handing over keys of the 18-Seater bus local government agents on gender for the Kebbi SSO at Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. equality. He said CASP placed strong Programme (CBARDP) which used emphasis on women's roles in economic community development associations productivity enhancement and areas to 14, and in each of the local empowerment and related decision- a s t h e p r i m a r y e n t r y f o r agriculture as principal drivers, while government areas there are eight making. implementation,” he said. integrating climate change resilience participating areas.” “Women and youth are at the centre According to him, the programme is adaptation measures.'' The coordinator also said that the of CASP's targeting strategy. We must also being implemented in six other Idah said the donations also served annual log plan of the fund had been work to ensure that women and youth as logistic supports to facilitate easy approved by the Federal Ministry of a r e i n v o l v e d i n a l l e c o n o m i c states: Borno,Sokoto, Yobe, Jigawa, empowerment through inclusive Zamfara and Katsina. He said about 104 movement of staff in the 14 selected Agriculture and Rural Development. f i n a n c e a n d e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l local government areas with 727 village local government areas of the state. He said that funds would be released opportunities”, he said. areas would benefit from the “In Kebbi, we have expanded the to the community associations' The State Programme Officer programme. “It promotes agricultural programme from nine local government a c c o u n t s f o r i m m e d i a t e further revealed that CASP will support Training of Women and Youth Agents in session. implementation of community activities. and you are also the one to manage and The State Programme Officer, Idah commended the Kebbi CASP Sensitizes, Assess Farmers on Community Action Plan in Katsina implement it”, he said. . Musa Hassan represented by the State Government's effort in the immediate business. He therefore advised them to The State Programme Officer Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Mohammed Kabir Atiku agricultural development, climate payment of 2016 counterpart funding, discuss at the community level to assured that CASP would continue to Ahmed Yusuf Kangiwa said that in the KMC Officer, Katsina change and infrastructures. saying that the state was the first to pay identify their needs and define how to device more ways of promoting selection exercise there are certain Musa Hassan added that all the its counterpart funding. “The payment atsina State Support Office of achieve them with the resources to fund agricultural related issues especially in criteria that are needed for each village needs attached to agriculture could be has graciously enhanced the take-off of IFAD – CASP recently them. the rural areas. to qualify, these include; accessible considered by the community as the the activities in the state.” conducted community level “Your community action plan He urged the official and the team road to the village, level of poverty of K programme is intended to boost their In his remarks, Bagudu commended sensitization, awareness raising should give and define all your activities leaders of the exercise to remain the community and potentials for production from subsistence to the fund for the donations and campaign and assessment of committed and hardworking for the irrigation in the area. He said every expressed the hope that they would go a C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t attainment of success. He equally village that qualified would benefit long way in facilitating the objectives of Associations CDAs to determine their enjoined the Community Development from all the assistance being rendered I F A D . H e c a l l e d a s u s t a i n e d b a s e a n d r e a d i n e s s t o w a r d s Associations to cooperate with the to rural communities under CASP. communication between the state and implementation of the programme. o f f i c i a l s a n d p r o v i d e f a c t u a l The selection exercise was the fund, especially in the selection of The exercise was conducted across all information. Team leaders of each conducted peacefully with the support the beneficiaries. the 17 participating Local Government group discussed with the CDA members of community leaders, members of the “Without proper and sustainable Areas of the State. on how to design community action C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t communication, the beneficiaries in the The State Support Officer, Musa plans. Associations and the respective local villages will always be the same set of Hassan, who monitored the exercise in Meanwhile, the Programme in government councils. persons, we want the benefit to spread Kafur Local Government Area, Katsina State also visited all the 17 Some of the residents of the villages to significant number of persons,” he explained that the interactive session participating LGAs for the selection of 5 visited expressed their hope of being said. He suggested that the College of is meant to discuss with the additional village areas from each local selected and pledged to contribute Education, Zuru should train farmers community to identify with their government to expand the coverage of positively for the success of IFAD- on the usage of equipment that are immediate needs with regard to IFAD-CASP Officials during N-Agripreneur Selection Exercise in katsina State. CASP. CASP. difficult for the farmers to handle. 18 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 19 ``We cannot afford to lose the IFAD-CASP Trained Local Government programme as our IDPs returnees could not even afford the simplest farm tools IFAD Distributes 100 Motorcycles, 18-seater Bus to Boost Agriculture in Kebbi Gender and Youth Agents in Borno and the programme is ready to provide them with livelihood support Garba Muhammad Ahmed Alhaji Kaumi and build the capacity of rural women `Ì urge officers to strive hard and KMC Officer, Birnin Kebbi KMC Officer, Maiduguri and youth in the agriculture and work for the development of our women enterprise sectors to improve folk and bring to order anybody production and productivity. “Women deviating from the equality concept of he International Fund for orno State Support Office of the and youth will have access to capital and the programme,'' he said. A g r i c u l t u r e ( I F A D ) h a s Climate Change Adaptation and technical knowhow on improved farm Earlier, the State Gender and Youth distributed 100 Motorcycles and BA g r i - b u s i n e s s S u p p o r t practices as well as various agricultural Officer, Monica Ngamarju said the T Programme CASP has conducted 3 days enterprises in order to increase income, training was organized to acquaint the an 18-Seater-Bus to the Kebbi training for the Gender and Youth achieve food security and address rural gender and youth agents on the roles Government, to facilitate Community- Agents from the 9 participating Local poverty”, he said. expected of them to sensitize and Based Agricultural Rural Development Government Areas of the Programme in He said as CASP accords top most enlighten the rural women and youth on (CBARD) in the state. the State. priority to women and youth on the expanded opportunities CASP will Alhaji Lawal Idah, the National Declaring the workshop opened at entrepreneurial development; the State provide to them. Programme Coordinator of Climate the conference hall of the Borno State She added that with this the rural needs the program most considering the Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Agricultural Development Programme, fact that women and youth had suffered women can access and benefit from ADP, the State Programme Officer, a lot due to the recent insurgency. CASP interventions. Support Programme (CASP), presented Baba Ali urged the participants to the vehicles to the Kebbi Governor, c o n t r i b u t e p o s i t i v e l y t o t h e Alhaji Atiku Bagudu in Birnin Kebbi on development of rural women and the Friday on behalf of the fund. youths in their respective areas. “CASP is built on the success Baba Ali stated that the training was recorded in the previous Community organized to build the capacity of the Based Agricultural Rural Development Kebbi State Governor, Alh. Atiku Bagudu, handing over keys of the 18-Seater bus local government agents on gender for the Kebbi SSO at Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State. equality. He said CASP placed strong Programme (CBARDP) which used emphasis on women's roles in economic community development associations productivity enhancement and areas to 14, and in each of the local empowerment and related decision- a s t h e p r i m a r y e n t r y f o r agriculture as principal drivers, while government areas there are eight making. implementation,” he said. integrating climate change resilience participating areas.” “Women and youth are at the centre According to him, the programme is adaptation measures.'' The coordinator also said that the of CASP's targeting strategy. We must also being implemented in six other Idah said the donations also served annual log plan of the fund had been work to ensure that women and youth as logistic supports to facilitate easy approved by the Federal Ministry of a r e i n v o l v e d i n a l l e c o n o m i c states: Borno,Sokoto, Yobe, Jigawa, empowerment through inclusive Zamfara and Katsina. He said about 104 movement of staff in the 14 selected Agriculture and Rural Development. f i n a n c e a n d e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l local government areas with 727 village local government areas of the state. He said that funds would be released opportunities”, he said. areas would benefit from the “In Kebbi, we have expanded the to the community associations' The State Programme Officer programme. “It promotes agricultural programme from nine local government a c c o u n t s f o r i m m e d i a t e further revealed that CASP will support Training of Women and Youth Agents in session. implementation of community activities. and you are also the one to manage and The State Programme Officer, Idah commended the Kebbi CASP Sensitizes, Assess Farmers on Community Action Plan in Katsina implement it”, he said. . Musa Hassan represented by the State Government's effort in the immediate business. He therefore advised them to The State Programme Officer Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Mohammed Kabir Atiku agricultural development, climate payment of 2016 counterpart funding, discuss at the community level to assured that CASP would continue to Ahmed Yusuf Kangiwa said that in the KMC Officer, Katsina change and infrastructures. saying that the state was the first to pay identify their needs and define how to device more ways of promoting selection exercise there are certain Musa Hassan added that all the its counterpart funding. “The payment atsina State Support Office of achieve them with the resources to fund agricultural related issues especially in criteria that are needed for each village needs attached to agriculture could be has graciously enhanced the take-off of IFAD – CASP recently them. the rural areas. to qualify, these include; accessible considered by the community as the the activities in the state.” conducted community level “Your community action plan He urged the official and the team road to the village, level of poverty of K programme is intended to boost their In his remarks, Bagudu commended sensitization, awareness raising should give and define all your activities leaders of the exercise to remain the community and potentials for production from subsistence to the fund for the donations and campaign and assessment of committed and hardworking for the irrigation in the area. He said every expressed the hope that they would go a C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t attainment of success. He equally village that qualified would benefit long way in facilitating the objectives of Associations CDAs to determine their enjoined the Community Development from all the assistance being rendered I F A D . H e c a l l e d a s u s t a i n e d b a s e a n d r e a d i n e s s t o w a r d s Associations to cooperate with the to rural communities under CASP. communication between the state and implementation of the programme. o f f i c i a l s a n d p r o v i d e f a c t u a l The selection exercise was the fund, especially in the selection of The exercise was conducted across all information. Team leaders of each conducted peacefully with the support the beneficiaries. the 17 participating Local Government group discussed with the CDA members of community leaders, members of the “Without proper and sustainable Areas of the State. on how to design community action C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t communication, the beneficiaries in the The State Support Officer, Musa plans. Associations and the respective local villages will always be the same set of Hassan, who monitored the exercise in Meanwhile, the Programme in government councils. persons, we want the benefit to spread Kafur Local Government Area, Katsina State also visited all the 17 Some of the residents of the villages to significant number of persons,” he explained that the interactive session participating LGAs for the selection of 5 visited expressed their hope of being said. He suggested that the College of is meant to discuss with the additional village areas from each local selected and pledged to contribute Education, Zuru should train farmers community to identify with their government to expand the coverage of positively for the success of IFAD- on the usage of equipment that are immediate needs with regard to IFAD-CASP Officials during N-Agripreneur Selection Exercise in katsina State. CASP. CASP. difficult for the farmers to handle. 18 ... CASP NEWS - October, 2017 CASP NEWS - October, 2017 ... 19 Gov Tambuwal Tasks IFAD Staff on Diligence in Programme's Implementation Hayatu Jibo Dallatu KMC Officer, Sokoto reciprocate the gesture by delivering policies that target mainly the rural good results.'' dwellers and addressing their needs''. l h a j i A m i n u W a z i r i The Governor said that the state Nagwari Tambuwal maintained Tambuwal, Governor of government would not relent in its that the ministry had so far being ASokoto State, has urged effort towards boosting farming giving all the necessary support to the members of staff of the IFAD assisted activities in the state, adding that, the IFAD-CASP Programme, so as to Climate Change Adaptation and State is in the fore front of giving out make its full implementation in the Agribusiness Support Programme, its counterpart funds on time. state a huge success. CASP to strive to be more diligent in Tambuwal commended IFAD- In his response, Aminu Aliyu t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e CASP for its invaluable services to the Dogon Daji, the State Programme Programme. people of the state in particular and Coordinator, commended the state Governor Tambuwal stated this in Nigeria as a whole, towards bolstering government for its sustained Sokoto, when he flagged off the agricultural development. cooperation and support to the IFAD distribution of motorcycles to the He however, cautioned the assisted Programmes, which he Local Government Staff of CASP, as beneficiaries against misusing the attributed to the,'' zeal and well as the presentation of vehicles motorcycles, warning that sanctions determination of the Governor on provided by the programme to the await defaulters.. agriculture''. State Support Office. Earlier, Alhaji Ummaru Nagwari He disclosed that CASP had A m i n u W a z i r i T a m b u w a l Tambuwal, the Sokoto State already earmarked N20million to explained that the state government Commissioner for Agriculture, said each Community Development in collaboration with IFAD-CASP had that ''going by the successful Association CDAs, in all the 17 Local provided the staff with all the implementation of IFAD-CBARDP Government Areas for take off of their necessary working facilities programme, the new IFAD-CASP different types of business activities He noted that, this was in order to programme will certainly be along the 3 value crops of rice, wheat ease their mobility problem, hence, successful also. and millet being promoted in the ''there is the need for them to '' This is due to the outlined State.

Sokoto State Governor Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwa presenting motorcyle to CASP LG staff in Sokoto rently.

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