The second Joint World Bank /Federal Government Implementation Support Mission (ISM) of the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS) was conducted from November 26 through December 4, 2018.
Read moreBehavioural change takes more than Good Agricultural Practices sessions. Limited rural infrastructure restricts farmers in processing and adding value to their products. When farming communities thrives, economies grow with enhance volume, quality and value. Depending on rain patterns are becoming more uncertain, under utilization of Irrigational facilities as well as lack of access to technology by rural farmer limits production. Most Small-Scale farmers have very little access to credit that could enable them to buy machinery, build irrigation systems. The present marketing system of Agricultural Commodities in Nigeria is highly disorganized and uncoordinated due to lack of coherence government policy.…
Read moreThe main objective of the needs assessment was to map out areas for development of infrastructure across production clusters in Kano. The specific objectives of the exercise are to; • Identify and map out areas across production clusters of the three value chains (Rice, Tomato and Wheat) for the development of infrastructures. • Identify key actors across the production clusters that have major stakes in development of infrastructures, • Identify key strength, opportunities and needs for the infrastructure development in the site areas, • Proper recommendations on way to develop other infrastructure and other relevant facilities within the selected site,…
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