{"id":1312,"date":"2020-06-22T11:03:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T08:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acai-project.org\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2020-06-22T11:03:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T08:03:09","slug":"state-governments-in-nigeria-offer-land-to-acai-for-demonstration-and-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akilimo.org\/index.php\/2020\/06\/22\/state-governments-in-nigeria-offer-land-to-acai-for-demonstration-and-training\/","title":{"rendered":"state governments in nigeria offer land to acai for demonstration and training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four state governments in the south of Nigeria have allowed the African Cassava Agronomy Project (ACAI) project and its partner Sasakawa Africa Association (SG2000)<\/a> to set up cassava demonstration and training plots for the AKILIMO<\/a> decision support tools at all their zonal skill development locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACAI project which is implemented by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)<\/a> has developed the AKILIMO decision support tools to provide agronomy advice for cassava growers. The space allocated by state governments will create 14 additional demo and training locations in Anambra, Cross River, Eddo and Ogun states and will provide training to more than 200 more extension agents that are not originally part of the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new sites will be included in the ongoing establishment and planting of other demonstration sites previously earmarked for scaling and dissemination of the AKILIMO tools. Between March and May 2020, SG2000<\/a> established 80 sites in the four states that are going to provide training for 2400 farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Okoli, SG2000 state coordinator for Anambra conducts training with a group of extension agents in Awka, Anambra, Nigeria. <\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to the ACAI scaling and dissemination program,\ndemo plots will play a key role in showing the targeted farmers, extension\nagents and other relevant entities the step by step process of deploying and\napplying the AKILIMO recommendation as well as the expected results when they\nrecommendations are properly applied. These recommendations are expected to\nspread to more farmers for adoption<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACAI coordinator for West Africa Christine Kreye attributed the successful collaboration with the SG2000 team to their close association with the state ADP which has been significant in enabling ACAI activities at the state level<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis kind of progress has become a norm from our colleagues\nfrom SG2000 and we as ACAI are very pleased with the new opportunity to scale\nAKILIMO tools.\u201d Said Kreye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SG2000 and ACAI work very closely with state governments in\nfacilitating research trials, capacity building and utilizing the government\nextension services network. Previously, SG2000 has facilitated meetings and\ndiscussions between IITA \u2013 ACAI staff with senior state officials for status\nupdates and exploring collaborations in the field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SG2000 state coordinator for Anambra, Chris Okoli expressed optimism for the new development pointing out that the extra demo sites will help narrow the gap in the number of targeted EAs and farmers to mitigate dissemination challenges faced due to Corona Virus pandemic. Sharing the same sentiments, ACAI Project Scaling Specialist Thompson Ogunsanmi, said the engagement of more partners to take up the use of these recommendations within their network is one of the sustainability arrangements with ACAI partners in Nigeria. The robust network of smallholder farmers in the network of SG2000 in Nigeria is huge and SG2000 has been in the forefront to ensure integration of all AKILIMO tools for use in their networks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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