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Sustainable Food Production: Advancing indigenous vegetables from the wild to the field to foster livelihood resilience in Nigeria
- 1. Title: International Food SecurityDialogue 2014 Theme: Enhancing Food Production, Gender Equity and Nutritional Security in a Changing World Advancing indigenous vegetables from the wild to the field to foster livelihood resilience in Nigeria O. Clement Adebooye, PhD. et al. Osun State University, Osogbo, NIGERIA April, 2014 April, 2014
- 2. Collaborating Universities Osun StateUniversity, Osogbo, Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Cape Breton University, Sydney, Canada The Project is tagged NiCanVeg (106511)
- 3. Communication and Awareness Campaign: Demand for underutilized indigenous vegetables (UIV’s) has increased considerably due to media promotion. ~4.0 million listen to our radio and TV jingles Applicationof Science: Innovative technologies on breaking of seed dormancy, optimum seeding rate and method, seeding bed preparation, seed treatment, optimum fertilizer rate and botanical pest control Increase in land cultivated from 1.4ha to 25ha 35-50% increase in yield of UIVs Application of Science: Innovative technologies on breaking of seed dormancy, optimum seeding rate and method, seeding bed preparation, seed treatment, optimum fertilizer rate and botanical pest control Increase in land cultivated from 1.4ha to 25ha 35-50% increase in yield of UIVs Value Addition New and innovative food processing and products especially UIV fortified cookies . Value Addition New and innovative food processing and products especially UIV fortified cookies . Women economic empowerment and household food security. Rigorous campaign on gender equity Women economic empowerment and household food security. Rigorous campaign on gender equity Improved livelihood Farmers now realize US$3376/year compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers Improved livelihood Farmers now realize US$3376/year compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers The Key Messages Sustainability Farmers have formed and registered 22 cooperative groups, with 1200 members (50% women). Already facilitating access to credit and farming resources. Federal Government is building vegetables for export market to help the women and unemployed youth. Sustainability Farmers have formed and registered 22 cooperative groups, with 1200 members (50% women). Already facilitating access to credit and farming resources. Federal Government is building vegetables for export market to help the women and unemployed youth.
- 4. Urban population {~35%} Urban population {~35%} Rural women and men farmers. {~65%} Ruralwomen and men farmers. {~65%} Indigenous vegetables in the wild Indigenous vegetables in the wild The Challenge •Highly cherished and valued •Gathered from the wild •Gathered by women •Not researched Research and Policy Research and Policy •Stereotyped to some elite crops •Budgetary allocation never for edible wild plants •Resource poor •Mostly illiterate •Women sustain several homes •No link with science
- 5. Where are weworking? Four States in SW Nigeria: ~25m people Ondo Osun Ekiti Oyo
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- 7. Which indigenous Vegetables? •We carried out baseline study to identify the indigenous vegetables • We characterized the 22 identified species • We carried out first level selection of 10 species for agronomic, marketing and economic studies • From the results, we used multi-dimensional analyses to select only 6 species for domestication: amenability to agronomic practices, economic and marketing potential and acceptability across SW.
- 8. a. Odu: Solanumnigrum b. Igbagba: S. macrocarpon c. Woorowo: Senecio biafrae d. Ugu: Telfairia occidentalis e. Tete: Amaranthus viridis f. Odu: S. scabrum All pictures by Project 106511 A C B D E F
- 9. Farmers are proudand have sense of belonging, perhaps becoming scientists! What is innovative? Extensive and large- scale training of farmers and public advocacy Formation of farmers cooperative groups for financial sustenance Field research are done on farmers farms and managed by FADAMA-FARMER- RESEARCHER Integration of NiCanVeg with the government FADAMA, resulting in Researcher- Government linkage Sustainable seed production Canadian partners Gender &Econs
- 10. Igbagba, Ogunmo, Tete atetedaye, Odu, Ugu,woorowo Concluded Studies Cutting length studies Investigation of planting spacing Optimum seeding density and seeding method Ugu, Ogunmo, Tete, Odu, Woorowo Woorowo Breaking of seed dormancy Igbagba Training of 1200 farmers (50%Women) Food processing Baseline survey
- 11. Table 1: Impactof optimum seeding rate on cumulative yield returns of the UIVs. ++ Woorowo and Odu were not deliberately planted (UK=Unknown) before the project intervention, therefore previous data are unknown.
- 12. Area Planted (ha) Cumulative Leaf Yield (`000kg/ha)+ Total Production (`000 kg)+ Price/Kg (Nigerian Naira) Total sales (`000,000 Nigerian Naira) March 2011 Jan 2014 Known data March 2011 Jan 2014 March 2011 Jan 2014 March 2011 Jan 2014 Ugu ~0.30 7.56 55.5 16.5 420.0 120 200 1.98 84.0 Igbagba ~0.20 7.00 52.0 10.4 364.0 100 170 1.04 53.6 Tete atetedaye ~0.60 5.64 28.9 17.3 107.0 80 155 1.38 16.6 Woorowo 000 1.90 52.6 UK 99.9 90 140 UK 13.9 Ogunmo ~0.32 2.83 33.2 10.64 93.9 50 80 0.53 7.51 Odu 000 0.72 25.3 UK 18.21 40 90 UK 1.64 Table 3: Comparative areas of land in cultivation, cumulative leaf yields and total production, price change and total sales for the six UIVs since project March 2011 commencement and the November 2013 - January 2014 period. + Woorowo and Odu were not deliberately planted before the project intervention, therefore previous data are unknown(UK).
- 13. Igbagba, ugu andtete atetedaye are the most popular and most cherished at majority of our 22 study sites. Igbagba, ugu and woorowo are the most expensive (price/unit) across SW Nigeria. Dry season vegetable farming is more profitable than rainy season’s.
- 14. Fig 2: Meanfresh leaf yield of UIVs in response to the rates of Urea-N fertilizer application
- 16. We successfully movedthe UIVs from the wild into cultivation. This has fostered dietary diversity and put money in farmers pocket.
- 17. TESTIMONIES Our farmers havereported increased and profitable production and sales of UIVs resulting in: *Prompt payment of children school fees *Quick response to family health needs *Purchase of new radio, television and motorbike *Building of new houses
- 18. Concluding Remarks • Jobcreation in an economy that is filled with unemployed and idle youth • Federal Government presently instituting policies to enhance vegetables export • Sustainability of our efforts and the efforts of the Canadian Government • Scaling up proposal already submitted and the project is being extended to Benin and Burkina Faso
- 19. We have receivedawards and we are honoured because of the successful execution of this project: 1.UNIOSUN was awarded the Most Outstanding University Award in Southwest Nigeria 2.Vice-Chancellor (UNIOSUN) was honoured as the Most Outstanding Vice- Chancellor in Southwest Nigeria for 2014 3.Prof Clement Adebooye was honoured as the Most Outstanding Man of Year in Southwest Nigeria for 2014
- 20. Luxuriant igbagba Luxuriantwoorowo ugu Ogunmo
- 23. Training of Collegeof Agriculture students on Project 106511 Site
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- 25. Communication and Awareness Campaign: Demandfor underutilized indigenous vegetables (UIV’s) has increased considerably due to media promotion. ~4.0 million listen to our radio and TV jingles Application of Science: Innovative technologies on breaking of seed dormancy, optimum seeding rate and method, seeding bed preparation, seed treatment, optimum fertilizer rate and botanical pest control Increase in land cultivated from 1.4ha to 25ha 35-50% increase in yield of UIVs Application of Science: Innovative technologies on breaking of seed dormancy, optimum seeding rate and method, seeding bed preparation, seed treatment, optimum fertilizer rate and botanical pest control Increase in land cultivated from 1.4ha to 25ha 35-50% increase in yield of UIVs Value Addition New and innovative food processing and products especially UIV fortified cookies . Value Addition New and innovative food processing and products especially UIV fortified cookies . Women economic empowerment and household food security. Rigorous campaign on gender equity Women economic empowerment and household food security. Rigorous campaign on gender equity Improved livelihood Farmers now realize US$3376/year compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers Improved livelihood Farmers now realize US$3376/year compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers The Key Messages Sustainability Farmers have formed and registered 22 cooperative groups, with 1200 members (50% women). Already facilitating access to credit and farming resources. Federal Government is building vegetables for export market to help the women and unemployed youth. Sustainability Farmers have formed and registered 22 cooperative groups, with 1200 members (50% women). Already facilitating access to credit and farming resources. Federal Government is building vegetables for export market to help the women and unemployed youth.
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