AGRA/NAERLS CBA PROJECT WEEKLY PICTORIAL REPORT (Week 3: 13th Sept – 20th Sept) This week’s activities for the 2020 Wet Season Farming includes; Zonal Green Field Days in Kaduna State organised in Kubau, Makarfi, Lere and Kagarko Local Governments. ACTIVITIES IN PICTURES FROM KADUNA AND NIGER STATE PARTICIPATING LGAs ZONAL GREEN FIELD DAY IN KADUNA STATE The AGRA/NAERLS CBA Project organized a 4-day Green Field Days in Kaduna State from 16th – 19th of September 2020, to showcase what CBAs are doing on the field to funding agencies, partners, and other stakeholders. These field days were organized in Kubau, Makarfi, Lere and Kagarko Local Governments with an objective of exposing farmers to Good Agricultural Practices. GREEN FIELD DAY 1: The first Green Field Day event in the week took place on Wednesday, 16th of September, 2020 at Kubau for Ikara, Zaria, Soba and Kubau Local Government Areas, with 57 AEAs and CBAs, 30 farmers, 2 seed companies and NOWAIDA in attendance during the event. The Commissioner of Agriculture Kaduna State addressing the gathering at Kubau LGA during the Green Field Day event Presentation of souvenirs by the AGRA Team during the event at Kubau LGA 1 Group photograph of AEAs and CBAs from Zaria at the Green Field Day in Kubau LGA, Kaduna State GREEN FIELD DAY 2: The second Green Field Day event in the week took place on Thursday, 17th of September, 2020, at Tashar Tsamiya in Makarfi Local Government for Kudan, Sabon Gari, Giwa and Makarfi Local Government Areas with 59 AEAs and CBAs, and 28 Farmers in attendance during the event. Group photograph of some members of the management team with the Parm. Sec. Ministry of Agriculture during the event 2 L – Dr. Sani Isiaku AGRA M&E Officer and R – Alh. Sabiu Sani Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, making presentations during the occasion at Tashar Tsamiya in Makarfi LGA Cross session of invited dignitaries/stakeholders listening to presentation during the event Presentation of souvenirs to the Perm. Sec. by the AGRA Project Officer Dr. Esther Ibrahim and Mal. Ali Goni The State Desk Officer during the Green Field Day at Tashar Tsamiya in Makarfi LGA 3 Traditional dancers entertaining the dignitaries/stakeholders with their performances during the event CBA Saratu Yakubu rice mother demo plot visited during the event at Tashar Tsamiya, Makarfi LGA The Perm. Sec. Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture making observations at the rice mother demo site visited 4 GREEN FIELD DAY 3: The third Green Field Day event in the week took place on Friday, 18th of September, 2020, at Krosha (Saminaka) Lere Local Government for Kauru and Lere Local Government Areas, with 32 AEAs and CBAs, 25 Farmers and 3 seed companies: Da All Green, Premier, and Seedco in attendance during the event. Prof. Y.A. Sani (The Assistant Director Extension, NAERLS) making a presentation (Top) cross session of participants during the Field Day at Krosha in Saminaka, Lere LGA (Bottom) Group Photograph of participants with the Management Team during the Green Field Day at Krosha, Lere LGA 5 L – Participants walking to the demo site to be visited, R – Participants at the Seedco SC 719 demo site Dr. Sani Isiaku (AGRA M&E Officer) making a point at the demo site during the field day in Lere LGA GREEN FIELD DAY 4: The last Green Field Day event in the week took place on Saturday, 19th of September, 2020, at Unguwar Galadima, Kagarko Local Government for Sanga, Kaura, Zangon Kataf and Kagarko Local Government Areas with 45 AEAs and CBAs, 20 Farmers and 2 seed companies: Da All Green, and Premier in attendance during the event. Photograph of participants during the event at Unguwar Galadima, Kagarko LGA 6 Traditional dancers entertaining the dignitaries/stakeholders during the event at Unguwar galadima in Kagarko LGA CBA Magdalene W. Dogo Soybean mother demo plot visited during the event Cross session of participants at a Soybean demo plot visited during the event at Unguwar galadima in Kagarko LGA 7 FIELD REPORTS Rice mother demo plots destroyed by flood lastweek and maize mother demo plot destroyed by the herdsmen attack. Rice mother demo plots of CBA Fatima Alhaji Usman and CBA Fatima Abubakar respectively, destroyed by the flood on Friday, 11th of September, 2020 at Emiworongi Community in Gbako LGA, Niger State The maize demo plot at Tugan Malam Paikoro LGA Before (L) and After (R) the Herdsmen attack 8 .