This survey was undertaken by the Kano State Coordination Office of the APPEALS Project to access the three priority value chains of Rice, Tomato and Wheat to map out all possible areas, activities and benefits.
Read moreThis 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…
Read morePoor 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…
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