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

2. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Food Value Chains: Opportunity for wealth creation and food security

3. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Soybean in Nigeria

4. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Farming as a way of life Agriculture as a business

5. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Food Value Chains

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

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

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

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

10. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  Unemployment Threat to national security A time bomb Introduction

11. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  IYA Formation  Start-up Introduction

12. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  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

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

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

15. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  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

16. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  Vegetables  Fisheries IYA – Activities

17. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  Post-harvest Processing  Communication IYA – Activities

18. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  Training Oases Borno Youths IYA – Activities  Establishing partnerships with different stakeholders

19. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Public organization (not for profit) Private Organization (for profit) PPP

20. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org PPP – Agribusiness Projects and Accomplishments  WASCO CVC  Nestlé

21. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org 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

22. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Starch content + cassava tubers P/NProcessing CenterVariety Starch content 1Offorachi, (DDS )58128.00% 2Inye 41928.50% 3Karara (Ihima)41925.80% 4Offorachi3057223.00%

23. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Processing centers and gari production Store at inye Frying at DDS Inye Ihima Mobile GratersMPCs

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

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

26. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org  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

27. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org 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

28. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Project locations – SE-axis & SW-axis (0 – 150 km)

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

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

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

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

33. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org 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 2014 4. Optimum level of fertilizer application Recommended quantity of fertilizer for cost effectiveness to be communicated. IITA Feb 2014 5.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

34. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Quality and Quantity PPP for the specific traits needed for a processing company

35. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org High vitamin A (yellow) cassava and maize High Starch Cassava

36. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Aflatoxin control Aflasafe

37. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org 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

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

39. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org 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.

40. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org We must eat what we grow and grow what we eat

41. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country

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

43. A member of CGIAR consortium www.iita.org Let’s all work together to improve the food value chains Thank you