FEED THE FUTURE NIGERIA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES ACTIVITY (AEAS)

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

The Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) Activity is jointly-funded by USAID and PIND over a five-year period (May 25, 2020 – May 24, 2025). Like PIND, the Activity utilizes a facilitative approach to market development by partnering with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and key market actors within the aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains to pilot proven technologies, scale up successful ones, and promote the adoption of improved production practices. It also aims to improve service delivery that will rapidly, effectively, and sustainably provide access to agro-inputs and disseminate extension messaging to at least two million smallholder farmers in Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kebbi, and Niger states.

The Extension Activity uses Lean production principles and tools to develop a deep understanding of the existing production systems to identify the most promising opportunities (also known as most impactful practices- MIPs) and the most important constraints to improve efficiency and increase return on investment for farmers.

The Extension Activity leverages MSMEs as change agents around the identified on-farm opportunities. These MSMEs are strategically placed intermediaries for upstream and downstream movement of inputs and commodities through the market system; and their businesses depend on and can grow with the enhanced competitiveness and profitability of smallholder producers: their core customers.

OUR AIM:
  • To improve service delivery that will rapidly, effectively, and sustainably provide access to agro-inputs and disseminate extension messaging to at least two million smallholder farmers in the Niger Delta.

OUR APPROACH:

Partnering with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and key market actors within the aquaculture, cowpea, maize, rice, and soybean value chains

 

Using Lean production principles and tools to develop a deep understanding of the existing production systems to identify the most promising opportunities (also known as most impactful practices- MIPs).

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6 Comments

  1. This is great but let make it sustainable by training, establishing farm centers with residence, processing and value chain addition in Niger Delta.
    Let participate in international Agricultural conferences and Exhibition in Europe, Canada, Australia, Belgium, France, Netherlands, USA, UK, Israel and Germany to woo in investors that will develop smallholders.
    We need investors in oilpalm, cotton Fishery, Cassava, broilers, layers, Dairy, maize, tomatoes, plantains, banana, orange, magoes, cashews, rubber, teak, coconut, avocado, rice, cocoa and pastures.

  2. Am Oru partner mansion a young Entrepreneur from bayelsa state Nigeria, and founder of kakadon venture already registered with CAC, a business start up that produces and deals on palm oil seeking for assistance to increase productivity

  3. Good evening sir/ma
    I have a Poultry farm in Yenagoa, Bayelsa that can train youths on Poultry farming. The farm is registered with cooperate affairs commission and in full operation, though in need of some assistance. Please, can I be assisted and given the opportunity to train people on poultry farming, please assist
    Thank you
    Mr. Buodeigha Immotongha Stephen
    08060796434

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