Kano – Page 5 – APPEALS PROJECT Central Knowledge Repository

March 23, 2022 By ictokan Kano, Studies business plan, Opportunities, Strength, Threat, Weakness

Poultry Value Chain Feasibility Studies -A Guide to WYEP Beneficiaries

This study gives an insight into Business Plan development in the Poultry Value Chain especially for WYEP would be beneficiaries. It also highlights areas around Poultry Business development, potentials, problems, its contribution to the economy and key challenges to the Industry. It provides guidelines to the selection and utilisation of Inputs including feed suppliers, equipment and outputs as well as markets; competitors in the poultry value chain, competitor analysis of Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT).

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, Studies Economic, Equipment, Rice Processing, Technical

Appropriate Rice Processing Equipment for Women and Youth Empowerment

This study was conducted to assess the technical and economic aspects of the existing rice processing equipment; select appropriate equipment and conduct benefit cost analysis of the appropriate equipment selected.

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, Studies Aquaculture, Equipment, Facilities, Women, Youth

Appropriate Aquaculture Facilities and Equipment for Women & Youth Empowerment Programme

The aim of this study is to come out with the appropriate equipment and facilities for women and youth empowerment in the Fish Production and processing value chain Kano State. The objectives are: i. To assess the technical and economic aspects of the existing Fish Production and processing equipment and facilities ii. To select appropriate equipment and facilities based on (i) above; and iii. To conduct benefit cost analysis of the appropriate equipment and facilities selected.

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, KSP Application, Extension Agent, Lead Farmer, Pesticides, Pests, Safeguard

Knowledge Guide: Basic Pesticides Safety and Precaution

This document is a knowledge guide for pesticides users in APPEALS Project. It also aims to improve the knowledge of extension agents, lead and elite farmers, and other service providers on how to use chemical pesticides responsibly and with care. It is pertinent to stress that the use of chemical pesticides is undesirable and should be completely avoided wherever possible.

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, KSP, Success Stories Baking, Clay Pot, Fire, Gurasa, processing, Wheat

Success Story: How Modern Gurasa Oven Safeguards Young Women from incidental Fire Burns

This document tells the success story of the safe method of baking Gurasa, using the Gurasa oven and how the new technology also reduced drudgery especially for young female Gurasa makers in Makafin Dala of Kwanar Dala wheat processing cluster, Dala LGA in Kano State. The major source of livelihood for young women and youth (mostly women) in Makafin Dala community is derived from Gurasa value chain. Gurasa processors in Makafin Dala community have long suffered from accidental fire burns, especially around the lower arms This accidental burning usually occurs during the process of sticking mixed flour on the inner…

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, KSP Buyamusu, Cluster, Flour, Gurasa, Market Demand, processing, Wheat

How Inclusion of Locally Produced Wheat in ‘GURASA’ Baking increased Market Demand of Wheat

Poor marketing is observed as a major challenge militating against the mass production of locally produced wheat at Biyamusu wheat production cluster. This was due to low patronage on the part of the consumers. Fortunately for the cluster, the support given to Kwanar Dala by APPEALS Project KNSCO increased demand for the local whole wheat grain across the state. The main challenge faced by the wheat farmers at Biyamusu, was that, most of their youth farmers had resorted to rural- urban migration the result of which many hectares of land become unutilized, according to Usman. This negatively affected the agricultural…

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, KSP, Success Stories Bagwai, Bio pesticide, Disease, Neem Extract, Pest, Rice, Rust

Success Story: Preventing Rice Blast Diseases Using Neem Plant

This document captures the success story of a simple but cost-effective method of preparing the neem extract materials for spray on rice field against rice blast diseases. The solution which has been tested and adopted, was demonstrated successfully by Mallam Mansur Muhammad Watari Rice Production Cluster, Bagwai Local Government Area.

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, KSP, Tomato Moist Sand, Plastic Crate, Shelf Life, Suspended Platform, Tomato

How To Increase Tomato Shelf Life Using Plastic Crates in a Suspended Platform

This document captures the lesson learnt in a major challenge faced by the Ungogo Vegetable Marketers Association on how to reduce loss of tomato due to short shelf life and poor handling technique. They sourced tomato from different locations in the state and when unable to sell all produce within a day, the commodity begins to deteriorate due to ambient heat and the coarse nature of the raffia basket used in handling the tomatoes.

March 22, 2022 By ictokan Kano, KSP, Success Stories, Tomato Body Care, Product, Tomato, Waste, Wealth

How To Convert Tomato Waste To Body Care Products

This document captures the success story of a beneficiary - Binta Muhammad Inuwa and a member of Ja’en Alkhairat Women Tomato Processors , who was supported by the APPEALS Project with improved tomato processing techniques and equipment under the matching grants support to technology adoption to convert tomato waste to body care products. Ja’en Alkhairat Women were into poultry management since their registration. While in the business of poultry, they were into exchange of poultry droppings with tomato farmers. That was when Ja’en women started keying into tomatoes farming. The wowen ventured into tomato farming and processing after attending the…

March 22, 2022 By cokan Improved Technologies, Kano Demonstration, Improved, Production, Technology, Tomato, Tomato Value Chain

Tomato Production Technology Demonstration

A total of Fifty (50 No.) co-operative group leaders from various Local Government Areas of Kano State were selected to benefit from the training/demonstration. This is made up of twenty-one (21 No.) mixed group of tomato processors; ten (10 No.) women group leaders of wheat flour processors represented by Dala cluster of Gurasa (Local bread) processing women co-3 operative groups; thirteen (13 No.) wheat crop farmers; and six (6 No.) rice crop farmers.

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