High quality cassava

1. Enhancing the Competitiveness of the High Quality
Cassava Flour Value Chain in West and Central Africa
DETAILED UPDATE ON IFAD/IITA HQCF PROJECT
(PRODUCTION COMPONENT)
Presented by:
AYODELE, Omowumi David
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan
June 9, 2015

2. Subsistence
orientated farmer
Florie Renny
Farms
WAHAN Farms, Ltd Mount
Olive Farms, Ltd, Kwara
state
Nigeria Flour Mills,
Apapa, Nigeria
IITA-trained
Youth Agri-prenuers
Equipment Fabricators:
Salmak Ltd, Ilorin
Research -
Extension
Agents/ NGOs
Input suppliers
Bread & biscuit bakeries; noodle
factories; Other end-uses
Consumers/Customers
WAHAN Foods Ltd, Ilorin,
Kwara State Nigeria
Financial
Institutions
HQCF VALUE CHAIN ACTORS LINKAGES
Home caterers
& makers
of other
products
Afon Youth
Agriprenuers
Cassava
Producer
HQCF
Processor
End-user
ofHQCF
Emerging whole
sellers of HQCF
Cons
umer
Input
supplier
Consumers/Customers

3. HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVTIES IN WAHAN FARMS,
AFON, ASA LG KWARA STATE
FIELD ESTABLISHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Pre-planting operations: Land clearing, land preparation
(Ploughing, harrowing and ridging as the case may be).
Planting operations: Planting (of TME 38Ha of 419) was done mechanically
(with the use of 2 rows cassava planter) where planter is well adaptable to the
terrain in November 2014. Also, planting (of 10Ha of TMS 30572) was done
manually same month.

4. FIELD ESTABLISHMENT ACTIVITIES CONT.
Post-planting operations:
First weeding of the field done as scheduled in January.
Due to delay in planting and prolonged drought, fertilizer
application was delayed. Second weeding and spot
spraying has been done as the field is ready for fertilizer
application.

5. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Mobilization, networking and registration of Youths:
•Courtesy call and pre implementation meetings were held with
the community and opinion leaders in Afon.
•Community awareness/sensitization (Town hall meeting) was
done
•25 serious minded youths were networked and linked with
WAHAN farms.

6. Allocation of plots for the Youths:
2 hectares were allocated for each of the youths for their
management (as demonstration plots) where they have
hands-on practical trainings on productivity enhancing
techniques for cassava production which is intended to
step down to other farmers to enhance sustainable
supply of cassava roots to WAHAN Foods.

7. Training of youths:
A pre-season training of 40 networked Youths and out growers
was conducted in May 2015. In the training, critical issues relevant
to profitable cassava production such as:
•identification of appropriate soil for cassava production,
•appropriate planting space
•improved variety in cassava production,
•Appropriate land preparation techniques
•herbicide and fertilizer application: recommended rate of
application, timing and methods of fertilizer application were
addressed

8. Practical demonstrations during training

9. ACTIVTIES IN AROGUNJO FARMS, ILORIN
Land clearing operation:60 Hectares of land have
been cleared in readiness for this planting season

10. Stumping operation:
Removal of remaining roots and stumps of the field have be done

11. Land preparation:
Ploughing is still in progress and scheduled to end by
16th June while harrowing will follow in due course.

12. Output 2:
Production of Cassava roots VS set indicators
2HY&DR varieties are being tested in 20
demonstration plots sites established for farmers
training. 6 more varieties would be introduced this
season.
50 farmers have been directly trained (as lead
farmers)on good agriculture practices and all of them
participated actively in demonstrations
At least 3 microfinance institutions have agreed to
provide financial services to the farmers, processors,
marketer, and other value chain participants.

13. Thank you for your attention