A member of CGIAR consortium Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology 38th Annual Conference Sheraton Hotel, Lagos Tuesday 14 October, 2014.

A member of CGIAR consortium Food Value Chains: Opportunity for wealth creation and food security

A member of CGIAR consortium Soybean in Nigeria

A member of CGIAR consortium Farming as a way of life Agriculture as a business

A member of CGIAR consortium Food Value Chains

A member of CGIAR consortium Many well functioning businesses are needed to have efficient food value chains.

A member of CGIAR consortium Loan granting institutions Farm inputs and mechanization Agregators Transport Storage Processing Wholesale Retail food sales l

A member of CGIAR consortium  They are sustainable  They offer realistic opportunities for food security, job and wealth creation for young people. Why Agribusiness?

A member of CGIAR consortium Engaging Youth for Agricultural Transformation in Nigeria: The IITA Youth Agripreneurs’ (IYA) model

A member of CGIAR consortium  Unemployment Threat to national security A time bomb Introduction

A member of CGIAR consortium  IYA Formation  Start-up Introduction

A member of CGIAR consortium  Vision built on:  Use of improved technology options that will make a difference in people’s lives  Facilitating access to markets, seed distribution, crop processing, etc.  Skills development in agriculture  Business development skills The IYA-Model

A member of CGIAR consortium  Capacity Development Best-bet agronomic practices Business skills The IYA-Model  Re-orientation of youths Sensitization Educational tours and learning visits

A member of CGIAR consortium  Mentoring Assigning youths to scientists in different value- chains Technical backstopping The IYA-Model  Gender Balance System

A member of CGIAR consortium  Production of quality planting materials Maize Soybean Cassava Plantain/Banana IYA – Activities Over 5000 suckers multiplied About 35ha of cassava About 30ha of soybean seeds About 40ha of maize seeds

A member of CGIAR consortium  Vegetables  Fisheries IYA – Activities

A member of CGIAR consortium  Post-harvest Processing  Communication IYA – Activities

A member of CGIAR consortium  Training Oases Borno Youths IYA – Activities  Establishing partnerships with different stakeholders

A member of CGIAR consortium Public organization (not for profit) Private Organization (for profit) PPP

A member of CGIAR consortium PPP – Agribusiness Projects and Accomplishments  WASCO CVC  Nestlé

A member of CGIAR consortium General objectives 1.To use a farmers’ cluster model. 2.To recommend a feasible scheme of producing 100,000 t of cassava roots at minimum cost. IITA-WASCO CVC PROJECT

A member of CGIAR consortium Starch content + cassava tubers P/NProcessing CenterVariety Starch content 1Offorachi, (DDS ) % 2Inye % 3Karara (Ihima) % 4Offorachi %

A member of CGIAR consortium Processing centers and gari production Store at inye Frying at DDS Inye Ihima Mobile GratersMPCs

A member of CGIAR consortium Job creation/opportunities  Capacity building  Stem distribution  Planting  Weed control  Harvesting  Peeling  Packaging  Transporters  Off-loaders  Processors  Fabricators

A member of CGIAR consortium Promotion of mechanized farming Four-row planter Boom Sprayer Slasher Knapsack sprayer Harvester Tractor Increased productivities and profitability

A member of CGIAR consortium  starch yield is achievable in farm level  identified reliable service providers  use mechanized farming and increase profit margins  Proved that farmers can make millions through cassava farming Achievements made over the past 3-4 years

A member of CGIAR consortium Objectives  multiplication and dissemination of improved cassava varieties to cluster farmers around industries  To introduce smallholder farmers to improved cassava production management practices  To create effective linkages that guarantee the sustainable supply of raw materials (cassava roots) to MATNA and NSM and by extension/implication increase starch supply to Nestlé Nestlé Plc Cassava Value Chain Project

A member of CGIAR consortium Project locations – SE-axis & SW-axis (0 – 150 km)

A member of CGIAR consortium Trainings and extension materials  725 farmers trained in cassava production  Extension materials developed, produced and used Powerline, Ondo State Akinlalu, Osun State

A member of CGIAR consortium Supply of stems and planting Improved stems (30,180 bundles) supplied to 503 farmers to plant 503 ha in 2011 & 2012

A member of CGIAR consortium Supply of roots to starch factories Bucket loader Collection point IITA Staff observing weighing of roots in NSM Sacks of Starch

A member of CGIAR consortium Meeting between Nestlé and IITA teams at Flowergate factory, Ogun State Workshop in progress Maggi ProjectFactory premises

A member of CGIAR consortium Action plan from lessons learned S/NIssue/OpportunityActionWho?When? 1. Association of Projects/Initiatives with Nestlé Initiatives should be associated with Brands and not Nestlé. Project with IITA should be referred to as MAGGI Cassava Project and not Nestlé Cassava Project GuyTBD 2.Involvement of Nestlé in the Curriculum of Agripreneurs at IITA Nestlé should be involved in the curriculum of Agripreneurs. Topics such as quality control, finance, need for meeting deadlines etc. should be incorporated into the curriculum. IITATBD 3. Nestlé/IITA Cassava Starch Project trial results on yield of Cassava Tubers Trial results on yield of cassava tubers to be sent to Klutse IITA Feb Optimum level of fertilizer application Recommended quantity of fertilizer for cost effectiveness to be communicated. IITA Feb Idle 24ha of land in Flowergate Discuss with Nestlé Nigeria management on the possibility of using the idle land temporarily for Cassava plantation BasileDec 2014

A member of CGIAR consortium Quality and Quantity PPP for the specific traits needed for a processing company

A member of CGIAR consortium High vitamin A (yellow) cassava and maize High Starch Cassava

A member of CGIAR consortium Aflatoxin control Aflasafe

A member of CGIAR consortium A member of CGIAR consortium The Nigerian Cassava Transformation Agenda (CTA) IITA’s support to CTA  It aims to create a new generation of cassava farmers, oriented towards commercial production, and treating farming as a business. Over 284,489 bundles of improved stems distributed to farmers in 2013 Demo Trial Capacity Building Support for the Staple Crops Processing Zones

A member of CGIAR consortium COMMISSIONING 100,000 METRIC TONS SILOS IN SHEDA FG SET ASIDE N50 BILLION MECHANIZATION SUPPORT FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT HIRING ENTERPRISES

A member of CGIAR consortium FMARD: Staple Crops Processing Zones Improving investment frameworks for agriculture: this idea focuses on attracting private sector agribusinesses to set up processing plants in zones of high food production, to process commodities into food products.

A member of CGIAR consortium We must eat what we grow and grow what we eat

A member of CGIAR consortium Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country

A member of CGIAR consortium Agriserve (Osun and Kogi States) (Edo State)  Demonstration  Soil tests  Mobilization of communities  Business plan completed

A member of CGIAR consortium Let’s all work together to improve the food value chains Thank you