» Victor O. Okoruwa (Ph.D)

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2 » CURRENT STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE STATES OF NIGERIA AN OVERVIEW ASSESSMENT» Victor O. Okoruwa (Ph.D) Professor of Agricultural Economics Department of Agricultural Economics University of Ibadan, Nigeria

3 STATE OF NIGERIA S AGRICULTURE» 40% of gross domestic product (GDP)» 60-70% of the population engaged in farming» Less than half of available land under cultivation» Over 60% of youths unemployed» Over 80% of revenue from crude oil» low productivity, technology level and access to inputs» Agricultural exports have diminished since the 1960s

4 STATE OF NIGERIA S Not Withstanding AGRICULTURE»Agriculture provides the pathway to solving Nigeria s development problems»high potentials for employment generation, food security and poverty reduction»radical change needed in the sector needed in order to realize its potentials»evaluation of agriculture policies with financial services, industry and market development are also required»the current Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) by the government is a step to revamp the sector

5 » Agriculture as a business» Food and nutritional security» Employment generation» Emphasize value chains of comparative advantage» Partner with the private sector to stimulate a market-led agricultural sector» Focus on youth and women Geopolitical Target crops zones North-East Cotton, Onion, Tomato, Cassava, Rice and Sorghum, Livestock and Fisheries North-West Cotton, Onion, Tomato, Cassava, Rice and Sorghum, Livestock and Fisheries North- Maize, Rice, Soybean, Livestock and Fisheries Central South-south Oil palm, Cocoa, Cassava, Rice, Livestock and Fisheries South-east Oil palm, Cocoa, Cassava, Rice, Livestock and Fisheries South-west Oil palm, Cocoa, Cassava, Rice, Livestock and Fisheries

6 » The Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme» Nigerian Incentive based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL)» Youth Employment in Agriculture Program (YEAP)» Establishment of agricultural equipment hiring centers» Nigerian Agricultural Policy and Investment Observatory (NAPIO)

7 »To enhance food security and create employment through well formulated agricultural policies

8 NORTH-CENTRAL Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Benue Youth Collaborative Community Agriculture Programme (YOCCAP) To empower the youth in agriculture Successful promotion of youth in community self-help projects Poor infrastructure Kwara and Kogi Rice transformation plan To attain rice selfsufficiency 1. 30MT rice mill set up in Kwara integrated rice mills with 240,000 MT capacity established in Kogi 3. Establishment of staple crop processing zones (rice and cassava) in Kogi Nassarawa 1. Youth Empowerment Scheme 2. Rice transformation plan Youth empowerment through rice cultivation 1. Poor rural infrastructure 2. Delayed input supply Niger Mechanization/input supply To boost agricultural mechanization/productivity 1. 70% discount on seeds and fertilizers tractors distributed to 25 LGAs Plateau Mechanization To boost agricultural mechanization 120 tractors purchased for distribution

9 North-West Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Kano The Special Mass Food Production Programme (SMFPP) To stimulate sustainable increase in agricultural production, increase farmers income and improve the food security in the State Kano State Rice Development Project (KSRDP) To improve and expand dams and irrigation infrastructure for increased rice production in the state Commercial Agricultural Development Project (CADP) To increase the productivity of small and medium scale commercial farmers and agroprocessors along three value chains, namely rice, maize and dairy National Fadama Development Project (NFDP) III To sustainably increase income of fadama users and reduce fadama resources-based conflicts ATA Staple Crop Processing Zones (SCPZ) & Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GES) Focus on rice and tomato production; provision of subsidized inputs

10 North-West Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Sokoto The Sokoto State Agricultural and Community Development Project (ACDP) ( ) Proposed State Dairy and Meat Processing Farm (2013) To increase the productivity, income and food security of smallholder farming families 1. Youth employment 2. Export promotion 3. mechanization a. Revamping local inservice agricultural training institutions b. Preparation of new training manuals Katsina Katsina State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KSARDA) ( ) To reorient and revitalize the State Agricultural Extension Services c. Training of over 300 staff and establishment of an extension system for 200,000 farming families. d. Development of over 500 improved irrigation sites Kaduna Agriculture Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) To enhance agricultural productivity 1. Fertilizers distributed to over 350,000 farmers 2. About 400,000 Insecurity

11 North-East Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Borno 1. Agricultural Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) 2. Community Based Agriculture and Rural Development Programme (CBARDP) 3. FADAMA II, and FADAMA III To enhance agricultural productivity; To increase the productivity, income and food security of smallholder farming families Fertilizers, assorted pesticides and herbicides were made available to farmers Taraba ATA Staple Crop Processing Zone (SCPZ) for rice close to the Taraba River To develop a 30,000 hectare rice project producing 2.4 crop cycles per year, with up to 15,000 trained personnel and an annual output of 300, 000 tons

12 South-East Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Anambra Agricultural Loan Project for small scale farmers 33,000 jobs created The Liberation Farm Concept project The FADAMA project Abia The Abia State Oil Producing and Development Commission (ASOPADEC) To provide support facilities to boost production of piggery, cassava, aquaculture and poultry Imo Revamping of the Imo Palm Plantation and Imo- Thai Rice project Enugu Rural Green Cities Provision of improved inputs at subsidized rates to farmers. Ebonyi Abakaliki Rice Mill

13 South-South Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Delta Livestock Development Programme To increase the quantity and quality of protein intake in the State 291,000 day old chicks and point of lay birds distributed 625 hectare rice farm Akwa Ibom Community Project Development Scheme (CPDS) 5,000 hectares of oil palm cultivated Accelerated Livestock and Fish Fish Production Programme (ALFIPP) Integrated Farmers Scheme 950 youths trained Cross-river Cross River State Agricultural and Rural Empowerment Scheme (CARES) To increase agricultural output across the State

14 South-West Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Ogun 1. Agricultural policy for Ogun State 2. Cash Crop Policy policy outlines the objectives and strategies for six major crops (cassava, kola, cocoa, cotton, oil palm and rice ) considered to have comparative advantage- No specific policy objectives and strate that would lead to greater private sec engagement. Ondo Ondo State Agricultural Policy (contained in the Nigerian Golden Book) To enhance food production and provide employment (establishment of farm villages and Mobile Farm services) Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O REAP) through one of the part way- Quick Impact Intervention Programme To transform rural agriculture into commercial enterprises Lagos Strategic Programme for Accelerated Agricultural Growth (SPAAG) To address the shortfall in supply of about 200,000 tonnes of fish in Nigeria Acquired 34-hectare parcel of land and produces 10,000 tonnes of fish annually Rice for Job Programme To strengthen local capacity for rice production, achieve a production target of 1,600 tonnes of paddy per annum and facilitate access to rice processing equipment. 180 farmers reached

15 South-West Major Polic(ies) Objective(s) Achievement(s) Constraint(s) Ogun 1. Agricultural policy for Ogun State 2. Cash Crop Policy policy outlines the objectives and strategies for six major crops (cassava, kola, cocoa, cotton, oil palm and rice ) considered to have No specific policy objectives and strategies that would lead to greater private sector engagement. comparative advantage- Ondo Ondo State Agricultural Policy (contained in the Nigerian Golden Book) To enhance food production and provide employment (establishment of farm villages and Mobile Farm services) Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O REAP) through one of the part way- Quick Impact Intervention Programme To transform rural agriculture into commercial enterprises Lagos Strategic Programme for Accelerated Agricultural Growth (SPAAG) To address the shortfall in supply of about 200,000 tonnes of fish in Nigeria Acquired 34-hectare parcel of land and produces 10,000 tonnes of fish annually Rice for Job Programme To strengthen local capacity for rice production, achieve a production target of 1,600 tonnes of paddy per annum and facilitate access to rice processing equipment. 180 farmers reached

16 » Private and public domestic and foreign investments in the sector should continue» Less involvement of government in direct production, processing and marketing of agricultural commodities and activities as this is likely to ensure sustainability» Create conducive policy environment for a full private sector participation and development of the commodity sector.» Proper monitoring of outlined policy and strategies is needful in order ascertain which of them to further strengthened or dropped

17 » Humanization of the various states and federal government agricultural policy would be most ideal to avoid overlaps, duplications and waste of resources.» Highly coveted is the records on the outcome of the various strategies of policy put in place which could be used to measure achievements made» Increased utilization of output from research centers for crops and livestock» Continuous monitoring and evaluation of on-going development programs of states such as is done under the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM).

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