IFAD-CASP News 2017

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by  John Mathew

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND AGRIBUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMME
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME SUPPORT OFFICE
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A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE PROGRAMME SUPPORT OFFICE, KATSINA APRIL 2017
FG Reiterates Commitment to Promoting
Climate Smart Agriculture As A Business
T
he Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development,
Chief Audu Ogbeh, has
restated Federal Government's
commitment to its policy of
promoting agricultural production
in the country. Chief Ogbeh made
the remark when he declared
opened a One-day Sensitisation and
Awareness Creation Forum on
Climate Change Adaptation and
Agribusiness Support Programme
(CASP), held recently at Umaru Ali
Polytechnic, Sokoto.
The forum, which was organised
by the State Support Office of the
CASP, was designed to sensitise
various stakeholders of the
programme for effective take-off of
the programme at its preparatory
stage.
Chief Ogbeh, who was
represented by the North-West
Regional Director of the Ministry,
Mr Aderemi Abioye, said the
principle behind the launch of CASP
is to ensure national food security,
enhance the export of agricultural
produce, create wealth and generate
employment in the country. “The
Chief Audu Ogbeh, OFR
Federal Government is
Honourable Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development
implementing programmes aimed
FG Launches N10bn Women Governor Badaru Commends Officials of Community Dev. Brief Highlights of Climate
in Agriculture Environment FG, IFAD for Supporting Associations Receive Change Adaptation and Agri-
Impact Fund (WAEIF) P. 3 Farmers P. 7 Sensitisation on CASP P. 13 business Support Prog. P. 16
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Ogbeh said.
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu
Waziri Tambuwal, in his remark
disclosed that the state government
had paid its counterpart contri-
bution to the programme and
commended the IFAD for its
gesture, while urging the people of
the state to embrace self-help
projects. “This is necessary as the
government can no longer provide
all the needs of the people,” the
governor said.
The governor, who acknow-
ledged the tremendous support of
the former Community Based
Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, delivering an opening Agriculture and Rural Development
remarks at a One day Sensitization and Awareness Creation on CASP in Sokoto.
(CBARDP) to the people of the state,
at attracting Nigerian youth to noting that the ministry has also explained that CASP would
agricultural practices across the initiated concrete actions to create more jobs and wealth to
value chains,” the Minister said, respond to climate change in farmers. He said the profile of
adding that farmers are being recognition of its potential impacts IFAD-supported projects has been
provided with needed agricultural on agriculture and rural very interesting and assured of the
inputs including viable seeds and development. state's commitment to ensure the
chemicals, among others, to boost “It is in response to the global call success of the programme in the
national food production and for reduction in Greenhouse gas state.
improve livelihood of Nigerians. emission that President The National Programme
The Minister noted that many of Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, in Coordinator, IFAD-CASP, Alhaji
the farmers are vulnerable to September 2016, signed the Paris Muhammad Lawal Idah, said the
climatic extremes and stresses, Agreement which aims at programme is aimed at reducing
especially the poor rural and peri- minimizing global warming to the poverty, increasing food security
urban residents. Moreover, barest minimum; in addition to and accelerating economic growth
emissions from crop cultivation, aligning Nigeria to the Adaptation of on a sustainable basis. Alhaji Idah
forest degradation as well as Agriculture in Africa (the AAA) stated that CASP will promote
livestock are principal contributors Initiative – designed to tackle the agricultural enhancement and
to global warming. “It is highly impact of change in climate on food productivity. “We are working to
commendable that the security in Africa. The reality of the turn agriculture as a business and
International Fund for Agricultural situation has made Government to also integrate climate change
Development is supporting Nigeria initiate policies to respond to the resilience adaptation measures,” he
to minimize the effects of climate changing climate by embracing said while also giving highlights on
change on agriculture,” he said, climate-smart agriculture,” Chief the structure and implementation
arrangements of IFAD-CASP.
Earlier in a welcome address, the
Moreover, emissions from crop cultivation,
Sokoto State Commissioner of
forest degradation as well as livestock are
Agriculture and Natural Resources,
principal contributors to global warming. “It Alhaji Umaru Nagwari, stated that
is highly commendable that the International the IFAD Programme is a leading
Fund for Agricultural Development is light towards transforming the lives
supporting Nigeria to minimize the effects of of farmers including women and

climate change on agriculture youths in the state. He said the state
government is making conscious
efforts to improve agriculture.
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FG Launches N10bn Women in Agriculture
Environment Impact Fund (WAEIF)
I
n its bid to diversify the facilitate and provide supportive
economy by promoting infrastructures, systems control
agricultural productivity, the processes and oversight.
Federal Government has launched According to President Buhari,
a N10 billion Women in it is in order to address the huge
Agriculture Environment Impact infrastructure challenges that face
Fund (WAEIF). At the inaugural food processors so as to attract
launch of the Fund in Abuja, them into our rural areas that
President Muhammadu Buhari government is developing the
said the strategic aim of the Staple Crops Processing Zones
programme is use women to (SCPZs). He said food
unlock food production for manufacturing companies will
enhanced food security in the therefore be attracted to locate
country. within these zones which are
President Buhari, who was densely populated by women
represented by the Minister of farmers thereby bringing them
State, Agriculture and Rural closer to farmers and areas of high
Development, Sen. Heineken Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State, food production. “Within these
Lokpobiri, stated further that the Federal Ministry of Agric. & Rural Development zones, government shall scale up
challenges of environmental infrastructure like electricity,
impact has contributed largely to food Women Association for National roads and water supply,” the
scarcity in Nigeria, which he Agriculture and Environment President said, adding that this will
attributed to lack of effective Protection (WANAEP) for its fund reduce post-harvest loses, lower the
participation of women in agriculture raising efforts, which he said will cost of transporting raw materials,
created by massive internally positively impact on the on-going and stimulate rural economic growth
displaced agricultural women process of economic diversification and link farmers directly to food
occasioned by insurgency, gas flaring, with agriculture as the best processing companies.
oil spillage, desert encroachment, alternative. The President said evidence has
flood and other environmental The President acknowledged the clearly shown that raising the
hazards. role of the private sector in solving the productivity and income of women
President Buhari stated that the core issues of limited food production through such funds will not only have
fund will boost sustainable funding and the delivery of quality standards; huge foreign exchange earning
mechanism for women in agriculture variables which he said are crucial and potentials but will also greatly
which will in turn generate significant to achieving the overall improve household welfare especially
employment and exchange of ideas in objective of Federal Government's nutrition, health and education that
environmental agriculture. agricultural policy. He said will be a leverage to better standard of
The President commended the government, on its part, is prepared to living of every Nigerian household.
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FG Wants Experts to Devise Ways of
Mitigating Effects of Climate Change
T
he Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural
Development has called on
experts in weather conditions to
devise means of mitigating the
effects of climate change to enhance
growth in all fields of human
endeavour. A former Permanent
Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shehu
Ahmed, made the call in a message
at the IFAD-CASP Programme
Facilitation Training organised to
sensitise the programme's staff in
Abuja.
According to Dr Ahmed, climate
change is posing serious threat to
sustained economic growth and
food security in many nations. “It is
now widely understood and
accepted that climate change has
affected agricultural development, Mr. Sunday Edigbo, Director Department of Land Resources, FMARD delivering the
poverty reduction, food security and Opening remarks on behalf of the Permanent Secretary at the PFT.
political stability globally.
The Inter-governmental Panel and human causes, which have relevant bodies with a view to
on Climate Change (IPCC) has also affected agricultural production and finding solution to the effects of
classified Africa as the most an attempt in achieving food climate change so as increase
vulnerable continent to climate security in the country,” he said. agricultural production. He said
change and climate variability. Dr Ahmed, who was represented that the training was timely when
There is a common understanding by Mr Sunday Edigbo, Director of the Federal Government was given
among scientists, climate experts Agricultural Land and Climate its support to move agriculture
and the international community Change Management in the forward and contribute towards
about the causes of climate change. ministry, however, called for diversifying the economy from over-
They attributed it to both natural collective collaboration with all the reliance on oil.
In line with this, the Federal
Government has demonstrated its
commitment by the launch of the
There is a common understanding among
Agricultural Roadmap which was
scientists, climate experts and the international expected to last for four years.
The Programme Facilitation
community about the causes of climate change.
Training was aimed at equipping
They attributed it to both natural and human
staff with the modus operandi of the
causes, which have affected agricultural IFAD supported Climate Change
Adaptation and Agribusiness
production and an attempt in achieving food
Support Programme to be

security in the country. implemented in the seven northern
states of Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi,
Katsina, Borno, Yobe and Jigawa.
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IFAD-CASP to Provide Jobs for Women
and Youths in LGAs and Villages
T
he International Fund for
Agricultural Development
(IFAD's) supported Climate
Change Adaptation and Agribusiness
Support Programme (CASP) will
provide jobs for women and youths in
104 local government areas and 727
villages.
The National Programme
Coordinator of IFAD – CASP, Alhaji
Muhammad Lawal Idah, made the
remark in Abuja during the
Programme Facilitation Training for
staff of the programme from the
seven participating states and the
Programme Support Office.
Alhaji Lawal Idah said the
PSO Gender & Youth Coordinator at Geidam LGA, Yobe State during an IDPs Needs
objective of the training was to
Assessment exercise for IFAD-CASP intervention.
provide the forum for key
stakeholders to interact and get achieve food sufficiency, value 2012 by IFAD. “It is to improve food
better and detailed understanding of addition, youth and women production in the vulnerable states,
the aims and objectives of the CASP empowerment, climate smart especially among youths and women.
in the country`s savannah belt. agriculture, infrastructure support It is to create more employment for
“CASP is a follow-up programme to and employment generation. the 104 local governments and 727
the successful implementation of He said IFAD-CASP would village areas in line with the Green
Community-based Agriculture and support productivity enhancement Alternative Policy of the Federal
Rural Development Programme and climate resilience, enterprise Government,” he added.
(CBARDP). The programme will be development for women and youths He said extending the programme
implemented in the seven Northern and institutional development for to Borno and Yobe states in particular
states of Borno, Jigawa, Katsina, community development was capable of salvaging the current
Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara, associations; adding that the project food dearth, stressing that it would
and is designed to be implemented in will be financed from three sources, engage youths in terms of entrepre-
six years. namely; IFAD, which will provide a neurship and food production.
“In order to have impact on loan of U$D70 million and grants of Ms Atsuko Toda, former Country
income, higher food security, reduce U$D0.5 million while Adaptation for Programme Manager, IFAD, said
vulnerability for smallholder Smallholder Agriculture Programme that there are emerging
farmers, particularly women and (ASAP) has a grant of U$15 million opportunities in agriculture. She
youths of the benefitting contribution. urged youths to key into the Federal
communities and provide more According to him, the money Government's agenda on Green
employment, the programme is would be spent on projects in the Alternative to enable them to
designed to be implemented in line seven participating states to improve contribute to the country's economy
with the policy thrust of Green food security in line with the Federal and expressed the hope that all
Alternative of the Federal Government`s new agricultural participants at the workshop are
Government,” he said. policy. expected to have a sound
The Green Alternative policy, he According to him, ASAP, as a body understanding of how to mitigate the
further stated, is aimed at restoring which addresses climate change effects of climate change in the
the agribusiness glory of the country; issues in the country, was launched in country for the good of all citizens.
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CASP Aims to Improve Rural Livelihood
in 7 States of the Savannah Belt
T
he Country Programme
Officer, International
Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD), Nigeria
Country Office, Dr. Ben
Odoemena, has stated that IFAD
supported Climate Change
Adaptation and Agribusiness
Support Programme (CASP) was
aimed at improving the livelihood
of the rural populace. Dr.
Odoemena made this known in an
exclusive interview with CASP
News presentation at the
orientation training for staff on
Climate Change Adaptation and
Agribusiness Support Programme
for the seven participating states Dr. Ben Odoemena, CPO IFAD Country Office, making his remarks at the PFT
Workshop held at 3Js Hotel, Abuja.
in Abuja.
According to him, the new
programme was a follow-up to the programme; the Climate Change partners, we look for co-founding
former CBARDP. He said that the Adaptation and Agribusiness partners, service providers, policy
goal of CASP is to improve the Support Programme supported by dialogue partners, knowledge
livelihood and living condition of IFAD. The presentation is mainly sharing partners and we go into
the rural population with on partnership and from the IFAD media relationship too,'' he said,
particular reference to women and point of view; we are so much adding the Country Office is
youth and other vulnerable interested in up-scaling of our working on marketing access for
groups. He added that the programme and to impact on the farmers to engage in good market
programme was designed to be greater number of the rural poor. markers, off-takers and big
implemented in line with the “The three key instruments we processors.
agricultural policy of Green can use are partnership, policy “Those are the people that have
Alternative especially the value engagement and policy dialogue in the muscle to up-scale the farmer
chain approach. the government with people and processing and in this context we
“We are having a start-up knowledge sharing. So in this establish relationship so that the
workshop for staff of our new context, we look for implementing farmers feel at ease to work with
them to produce and supply,'' he
concluded.
It is envisaged that the
It is envisaged that the Programme will have
Programme will have impact on
impact on the income, higher food security,
the income, higher food security,
reduce vulnerability for smallholder farmers,
reduce vulnerability for
particularly women and youth in the benefitting smallholder farmers, particularly
communities and provide more employment. women and youth in the
benefitting communities and
provide more employment.
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Governor Badaru Commends FG,
IFAD for Supporting Farmers
J
igawa State governor, Alhaji
Muhammad Badaru, has
commended the Federal
Government and the International
Fund for Agricultural Development,
(IFAD) over the support being given
to farmers in the state, which he said
has propelled them to greater
heights in their agri-businesses.
The governor made the
commendation while launching the
distribution of farm inputs to dry
season wheat farmers under the
Climate Change Adaptation and
Agribusiness Support Programme
(CASP) in the state.
Governor Badaru, who was
represented by his Deputy, Barrister
Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, noted that
the objective of the programme is
geared towards food security as well Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru, Jigawa State Governor.
as improving the livelihood of wheat
farmers with the overall impact of supported with inputs for the and Gwiwa local government areas,”
bringing a leap in the economic cultivation of 150 hectares of farm Ida said
situation in the country by land based on cluster farming. The National Programme
improving production and He said each farmer will be given Coordinator said under the
productivity. He affirmed the state one water pump, four bags of (50kg) Agricultural Productivity
government's commitment towards NPK and two bags of Urea fertiliser. Enhancement Component, CASP
improving the agricultural sector. He said the farmers were also will provide Improved Agricultural
Governor Badaru further stated supported with high yield improved Extension Services and technology
that the intervention of the variety of wheat seed which they transfer through sustainable
programme would improve planted. agricultural practices. “The focus of
agricultural production and “Beneficiaries were selected CASP is to treat agriculture as a
productivity in line with its objective from seven local government areas business and the programme
of mitigating the impact of climate of the state where wheat has operates through value chain
change which has been a big comparative advantage for whereby along the chains so many
challenge to the sector and the production. The areas include; Buji, jobs would be created for women
environment. Dutse, Guri, Auyo, Kaugama, Taura and youth,” he added.
Earlier in his remark, National
Programme Coordinator, Alhaji
Muhammad Lawal Idah, stated that
He said the farmers were also supported with high
the programme will provide support
yield improved variety of wheat seed which they
to farmers for the cultivation of
wheat, rice and maize value crops. planted. “Beneficiaries were selected from seven
Alhaji Idah, who was represented by
local government areas of the state where wheat
the Agricultural Development
has comparative advantage for production.
Coordinator, Shugaba Modu Aji,
explained that under the 2017 dry
season, 150 wheat farmers will be
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IFAD Country Office Sensitises Staff on CASP
T
he Country Office of Nigeria
for the International Fund for
Agricultural Development
(IFAD) in collaboration with the
Programme Support Office of
Climate Change Adaptation and
Agribusiness Support Programme
organised a 10-day Staff
retreat/sensitisation workshop for
programme officers, held on 16-24
August, 2016 at 3J Hotel, Abuja.
The objectives of the workshop is
to educate the programme staff and
key stakeholders to have clear
understanding of the programme, its
implementation arrangements,
procedures, processes, roles,
responsibilities and results expected
from programme activities.
Former CPM IFAD West and Central Africa Region, Ms. Atsuoko Toda delivering her
The workshop had participants
remarks at the PFT Workshop held at 3Js Hotel, Abuja
from the IFAD Country Office, federal
and states ministries of Agriculture,
federal ministries of Finance and Alhaji Idah said the participating IFAD-CASP. We intend to make this a
Environment, Programme Officers states will benefit from $85.5 million continuous exercise as we move in to
from National and States Support agriculture support scheme initiated the implementation phase of the
Offices and the private sector. by the International Fund for programme,” he added.
In her remarks, former IFAD Agricultural Development (IFAD) In a goodwill message, the Special
Country Programme Manager, Ms and the Federal Government. “The Adviser to the Honourable Minister
Atsuko Toda, said about 120 breakdown of the financial support of Agriculture and Rural
Programme Officers from the includes $500,000 grant from IFAD, Development on Agricultural
selected states are to assist in the $15 million grant from ASAP and $70 Business stated that CASP is a
programme implementation. “The million as loan from IFAD”, he said. coordinated approach in solving
officers are to design an 18-month The National Programme some of the problems in the
plan and map out means to realise the Coordinator said: “The programme agricultural sector. He restated the
goal. The programme was designed to funding was sourced from three importance of team work among the
technically train and orient some of points; IFAD is giving a loan of $70 programme officers and challenged
the emerging opportunities and key million, $500,000 grants and $15 them to work towards team building
challenges around climate change, million from ASAP, a body that to make the country proud. He said
promoting agribusiness, nutrition for attends to climate change issues. It there was no doubt that CASP has the
women and working with the host will be used for the programme ability to implement sustainable
communities,” she said, adding that implementation in the seven projects and create wealth for farmers
she was delighted to celebrate the participating states on climate in Nigeria.
sustained support of IFAD in rural change resilience agriculture Borno State Programme Officer,
and agricultural development in the production.” Baba Ali Yusuf, in an interview with
country. According to him, the training was CASP News, commended the Federal
The National Programme organised to design implementation Government for up-scaling the IFAD
Coordinator, Alhaji Muhammad process for primary stakeholders, Programme, saying it would help
Lawal Idah, made a detailed which are the Programme Support restore livelihood of the people earlier
presentation of the programme's Officers and State Support Officers. sacked from their homes during the
implementation procedures and the “Our objective today is to provide North East insurgency.
expected results. He listed, as a forum for key stakeholders to Yobe State Programme Officer,
participating states, Borno, Jigawa, interact and gain better Ibrahim Bello, also lauded the
Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe and understanding of the details and Federal Government and IFAD for
Zamfara. implementation strategies of the developing the programme to contain
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PSO Vows to Uphold IFAD's Principles of Procurement
T
he National Programme
Coordinator, Climate Change
Adaptation and Agribusiness
Support Programme, Alhaji
Muhammad Lawal Idah, has restated
the commitment of the programme to
ensure openness and accountability
in all its operations. He made the
remark during a public bid opening
for procurement of motor vehicles
and motorcycles to be used for IFAD-
CASP activities at the Programme
Support Office and in the
participating states.
He explained that the Programme
NPC IFAD-CASP, Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah, launching the Bids Opening for
places high premium on effective
the Procurement of Vehicles and Motorcycles held at the PSO Conference Hall,
monitoring and supervision. The bid Katsina.
opening process, he said, was to lay
organised in compliance with IFAD Olasimbo, expressed satisfaction
the foundation for a transparent
procurement guidelines. He said the with the bidding process saying that
framework for procurement of
procurement system was set out with the bidders have acknowledged the
vehicles to ease mobility in
the objective of ensuring that goods, objectivity in the entire process.
programme operations. He
works and services are procured with The bidders who participated in
emphasised the need to be fair,
due regards to economy, efficiency the process include; Ovivi Ventures
economical, efficient and and effectiveness. Ltd, Kaura Motors, Kojo Motors Ltd,
accountable in procurement process, The Programme Support Office Madunka Motorcycles Company
adding that determination of bids' invited sealed bids from eligible and Ltd., Bogaru Frugal Resources Ltd,
responsiveness would be based on the qualified bidders for the supply of 29 AT & S Investment Ltd, Madunka
contents of the bid itself without pick-up vans, seven 18-seater mini Motors Ltd., Multi-Dimension
recourse to extrinsic evidence. buses and one Toyota Jeep. Consult and Technology Ltd.,
Earlier, the Procurement Officer Responding on behalf of the Frantech Global Resources Ltd.,
of the Programme, Muhammad Bello bidders present, representative of Franchigo, Danny West Company
Batsari, said the bid process was Kojo Motors Ltd., Lagos, Razaq Computer Ltd., among others.
the devastating effects of climate CBARDP villages where various Permanent Secretary presented a
change on agricultural production socio-economic supports was paper titled: “Climate Change
and productivity. He said CASP has provided to rural communities in Adaptation Approach in Nigeria”, in
come at the right time to facilitate and addition to rural infrastructure that which he emphasised that CASP is
encourage farmers to return to their enhanced the livelihood and living designed to tackle poverty by building
farms with ease in some parts of the conditions of the people. the resilience of the farming
state ravaged by the insurgent The workshop was declared population, enhancing their
activities. According to him, women, opened by the former Permanent livelihood to adapt to emerging
youths and children have been at the Secretary of the Federal Ministry of climate change and variability in
receiving end in terms of attacks and Agriculture and Rural Development, selected states.
malnutrition as he urged the Federal represented by the Director, Land All the components heads of the
Government to sustain its efforts Resources and Climate Change, programme also presented highlights
towards reviving the nation's Sunday Edigbo. The programme was of their activities and the expected
agriculture sector. followed by a 9-day retreat which roles and results of each individual
The State Programme Officer of featured intensive technical component.
CASP for Sokoto State, Aminu Aliyu presentations to support project A cross section of participants
Dogon Daji, expressed happiness for officers to move to a higher level of interviewed expressed happiness for
up-scaling the IFAD intervention performance and developed their the workshop which they said
which he said has touched many lives capacities to manage activities enlightened them on basic
positively. He said IFAD is a effectively and efficiently. information about the project and
household name in all the former The representative of the also built their capacities.
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National Programme Coordinator, IFAD-CASP, Alhaji The Country Programme Officer, IFAD Country Office, Oussama
Muhammad Lawal Idah, making his presentation at the Value Ameziane Hassani answering questions from Journalists at the
Chain Profiling Workshop. Value Chain Profiling Workshop held in Abuja.
NPC, IFAD-CASP, Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Idah, interacting CASP Supported Wheat Field at Katuka Village, Kiyawa LGA,
with farmers at one of the wheat fields under CASP intervention Jigawa State.
in Kiyawa LGA of Jigawa State.
Malam Othman Yahaya, Institution Development Coordinator, Mr. Richard Nzekwu making his presentation at CASP CDAs
making his presentation at CASP CDAs sensitisation held at sensitization held at GSS Wurno, Wurno LGA of Sokoto State.
Gusau, Zamfara State.
Representative
of the NPC
CASP, Shugaba
Modu Aji,
Agric. Dev.
Coordinator,
presenting
Fertilizers to
Wheat
Farmers under
CASP in Jigawa
Official of Borno State SSO, conducting group mapping. State.
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