ANNUAL NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING, 19 TH – 23 TH NOVEMBER, 2012 LAKE CHAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MAIDUGURI, REPORT FOR 2012 PRESENTED BY DR. D. A. ANOGIE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, EXTENSION (REFILS COORDINATOR, NORTH-EAST ZONE)

INTRODUCTION : The Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI), Maiduguri was established by the Research Institute Order (Establishment Act) of 1975 as a multi-disciplinary Research Institute. However, following the re-appraisal of the mandates and functions of National Research Institutes in 1987, LCRI became a crop-based Research Institute with the National mandate to conduct research into genetic improvement of Millet, Wheat and Barley; improvement on the total farming systems of the North-East agro-ecological zone covering Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe and Yobe States; Conduct Agricultural extension and research liaison services with relevant Federal and State Ministries, primary agricultural producers, industries and other users of research in collaboration with National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS).

EXTENSION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TITLENO PROPOSED NO ACHIEVED COLLABORATING INSTITUTE REMARKS Diagnostic survey 11 ADPs, NIFFR & UNIMAID Report in progress. OFR 31 ADPs, CBARDP Inadequate funding. MTRM 6015 GOMBE, YOBE & BAUCHI ADPs, UNIMAID, NAERLS, NIFFR Inadequate funding on the part of the ADPs Joint Scientific Field Evaluation Field days 22 FARMERS, ADPs, NAERLS, UNIMAID & CBDA Successfully completed Zonal REFILS Workshop 52 ADPs, NARIs, FMARD,ARCN, NGOs & INPUT AGENCIES Late invitation & none invitation of other zones Pre-post season training1NilADPs, NAERLS & FARMERS. Late release of funds. Zonal Steering Committee Meeting 44NAERLS, ADPs, NIFFR, IFAD, CBARDP, FMARD Successfully completed In-house Review Meeting/Cropping Scheme 22NARIs, ADPs, ARCN, FMARD, NGOs & INPUT AGENCIES. “

EXTENSION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES CONTD’ Zonal Technical Committee Meeting 21Zonal ADPs, NARIs50% completed National Agricultural Extension Review and Planning Meeting 11NARIs, ADPs, ARCN, FMARD,INPUT AGENCIES & NGOs. successfully completed Adopted Village22ADP, FARMERSSuccessful completed Training Workshop22NAERLS,ADP,FARM ERS “ Agric Research & Training Fair --- Research Institute Field day 22NAERLS,ADP, UNIMAID,FARMERS “ World food day11NAFN,FMARD,INPU T AGENCIES,NGOs. “ Wet & dry season evaluation(zc) 11NAERLS,FMARD,A DPs “ National Agric Shows11NAFN,FMARD,INPU T AGENCIES,NGOs. “

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT S/NO TECHNOLOGY RECENTLY DEVELOPED YEAR OF RELEASE LEVEL OF ADOPTION IDENTIFIED AREAS REQUIRING IMPROVEMENTS 1 Millet Variety: LCIC MV-3 (SUPERSOSAT) 2011About 60% Producing enough quality seeds during off-season. 2Wheat Variety: LACRI WHIT-4 (ATILLA-GAN-ATILLA) %Seed increase to meet farmers’ need.

EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS TITLENO. PROPOSEDNO. ACHIEVED COLLABORATORS Bulletin on Value added products form millet 11UNIMAID Production of Revised Extension of Guides on Millet, Wheat and Barley 3Nil- Production of LCRI Newsletter21Staff of LCRI

RADIO PROGRAMMES TITLENO PROPOSED NO. ACHIEVED PARTICIPATING AGENCIES CHANNELS Farmers’ Programme (Filin Manoma) 1(13episodes ) LCRI Research Scientists, Borno ADP, and Farmers FRCN (Peace FM) Radio documentary on Millet Production 11““ News coverage33BRTV & FRCN (Peace FM)

TELEVISION PROGRAMMES TITLE NO PROPOSED NO. ACHIEVED COLLABORATORSCHANNELS Tuwon Zuma 1(13 episode) 1(13episod es) ADP staff & Scientists NTA Network center, M/guri Documentary on Wheat Production 11““ Documentary on Millet Production 11““ News coverage 31““

TRAINING WORKSHOPS TITLECATEGORY OF TRAINEES NO OF TRAINEES COLLABORATORSDURATION Training of women on value added products from Millet & wheat Women farmers from adopted villages 52LCRI Staff2 days Capacity Building of Extension Personnel for Effective Implementation of Agric. Transformation Agenda(ATA) Extension personnel of the ADPs in the North East Zone 15NAERLS & ADPs3 days

ADOPTED VILLAGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TITLENO PROPOSED NO ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGIES PROMOTED REMARKS Demonstration of Technology Package for the production of Millet and Cowpea in two adopted villages. 26 Improved millet and cowpea varieties, fertilizer rate and spacing Successfully completed Demonstration of Technology Package for the production of Maize, Sorghum and Groundnut in two Secondary Schools. 22Improved varieties of hybrid maize, medium maturing Sorghum and groundnut “

CONSTRAINTS (1) Inadequate and sometimes late release of funds both at Research Institutes and ADP levels. (2) Inadequate number of extension personnel to service the farmers thus making the extension farmer ratio to be low (3) Inadequate quantity of farm inputs such as fertilizers and agrochemicals limit increased production. (4) Farmers’ inability to access loan facilities from credit institutions affected extent of agricultural production. (5) Some farmlands were destroyed by flood that occurred this year. (6) The insecurity in the North east zone affected extent of agricultural production this year.

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