Identification of Agro Processing Clusters for Rice, Wheat and Tomato for APPEALS project in Kano State, Nigeria

The Kano State Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS) survey on the Identification of Rice, Wheat and Tomato processing clusters was conducted between 15th July and 2nd August, 2019. The main objective of this study was to identify and assess the small scale cottage processing industries and to map out areas, activities and benefits accrued to the processing units and clusters in Kano State and develop and present a detailed and clear picture on what small agro-processing systems require to effectively manufacture and market processed products based on the strength of each unit and cluster; and to…

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How Cluster Farming Addressed Post-Harvest Losses in Rice

The document "How cluster farming addressed post-harvest losses and improved rice farmers’ income in Bugau, Kura Local Government Area, Kano State" is a "Lesson Learnt" during the implementation of the APPEALS Project in Kano State. AS a result of the project intervention, farmers at Bugau Rice production cluster begun to have improvement in yield due to reduction in post-harvest loses. The project , in collaboration with Sassakawa Africa Association, helped in changing the narratives of these farmers. The farmers were asked to start all their activities at the same time, using the same variety (FARO 44) that matures at the…

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