This document summarizes a USAID cowpea out scaling project in Nigeria. [1] It involved project partners like IITA, state agricultural authorities, seed companies, and farmers in Sokoto, Katsina, and Kano states. [2] Project activities included training farmers on pest control and distributing inputs like seed, fertilizer and insecticide to demonstration and seed plots. [3] The project achieved successful establishment of all plots and commitment from farmers, but faced constraints like limited transport and delays that caused impatience.

1. USAID COWPEA OUT SCALING PROJECT
Project implementation progress in Nigeria:
achievements, challenges, lessons learned
and way forward
DR. NAFIU ABDU
COUNTRY COORDINATOR
August 27 - 30, 2015, Ibadan-Nigeria

2. Outline
Project partners and stakeholders
Partner states involved in the project
Project activities
Success achieved
Constraints, recommendations and
future plans

3. Project partners and stakeholders
 Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR/ABU)
 IITA
 State Agricultural Development Authorities
 Seed Companies
 CBOs / Farmers
 National Seed Council
 Agro Dealers
 Grain Marketers
 Processors / Consumers

4. Partner States involved
 Sokoto State – Sahel Ecological Zone
 Katsina State – Sudan Savannah
 Kano State – Northern Guinea Savannah
 Sokoto – Sokoto State Agricultural Development
Authority (SADP)
 Katsina – Katsina State Agricultural and Rural
Development Authority (KATARDA)
 Kano – Kano State Agricultural and Rural
Development Authority (KNARDA)

5. Partner States involved
Kano Katsina Sokoto
LGA Comm CBOs LGA Comm CBOs LGA Comm CBOs
Albasu 10 20 Dutsenma 10 20 Dange shuni 10 20
Wudil 10 20 Danmusa 10 20 Tangaza 10 20
Garko 10 20 Matazu 10 20 Gwadabawa 10 20
Gaya 10 20 Kankia 10 20 Yabo 10 20
Minjibir 10 20 Kankara 10 20 Tambuwal 10 20
Total 50 100 50 100 50 100

6. Project activities
Date Activity Stakeholder
3/7/2015 Planning meeting IITA, IAR, State ADPs
8/7/2015 (Sokoto) Training of EAs, farmers etc IAR, SADP, State
Ministry of Agric,
Marketers
13/7/2015
(Katsina)
Training of EAs, farmers etc IAR, KATARDA, State
Ministry of Agric,
Marketers
13/7/2015 (Kano) Training of EAs, farmers etc IAR, KNARDA, State
Ministry of Agric,
Marketers, National
Seed Council,
Processors, Agro
Dealers

7. Project activities
Date Activity Stakeholder
10-12/8/2015
(Sokoto)
Training of EAs, farmers on pest
control and field visits
IAR, SADP, Farmers
group
13-17/8/2015 (Kano) Training of EAs, farmers on pest
control and field visits
IAR, KNARDA, Farmers
group
18-19/8/2015
(Katsina)
Training of EAs, farmers on pest
control and field visits
IAR, KATARDA, Farmers
group

8. Project activities
Input distribution to farmers
State Community
Seed Plots
(ha)
Quantity
of seed
(kg)
Demonstratio
n plots (ha)
Quantity
of seed
(kg)
Fertilizer
(bags)
Insecticid
e (litre)
Kano 50 1300 4 100 108 108
Katsina
50
1300
4
100 108 108
Sokoto
50
1300
4
100 108 108
Total
150
3900
12
300 324 324

9. Project activities
Seed distribution to commercial seed producers
S/NO SEED COMPANY LOCATION VARIETY QUANTITY OF SEEDS
(kg)
1. MAINA SEEDS KANO IT99K-573-1-1 and IT99K-573-2-1 300
2. INGANCHI SEEDS KANO
IT99K-573-2-1
100
3. VALUE SEEDS ZARIA IT99K-573-1-1 and IT99K-573-2-1 200
4. TECNI SEEDS KANO IT99K-573-1-1 100
5. AGROSPORES KANO IT99K-573-1-1 and IT99K-573-2-1 200
6. MASLAHA SEEDS ZAMFARA IT99K-573-1-1 and IT99K-573-2-1 200
TOTAL 1100

10. Project activities
Date Activity Stakeholder
24/8/2015 Stakeholders meeting IAR, State ADPs, Maina
Seeds
25/8/2015 Innovation Platform meeting IAR, State ADPs, Maina
Seeds, IITA Benin

11. Successes achieved
 Successful establishment of all plots

12. Successes achieved
 Commitments and dedication by farmers, EAs and State supervisors

13. Constraints and recommendations
 Mobility for field visitations - only one bike per state; Project vehicle?
 Apprehension and impatient from farmers due to delay
 More funding
 Adoption of innovations by farmers
 Fund management
 Baseline survey?
 Increase EAs monthly allowance
 All funds for training and monthly allowances should be
paid through IAR

14. Future plans
 More TV and Radio Programs
 Production of fliers and guides in Hausa – September 2015
 Training on seed production, certification packaging and marketing
October 2015
 Field days in the three states – September 2015
 Seed fairs in the three states - February 2016
 Establishment of Wikisite – September 2015
 Preseason training of all farmers

15. Many thanks for your attention