1. LAKE CHAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MAIDUGURI
PRESENTATION ON TECHNOLOGY PROMOTED IN LCRI ADOPTED
VILLAGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR
BY
Dr. D.A. ANOGIE
COORDINATOR, LCRI ADOPTED VILLAGES/SCHOOLS
AUGUST 2013

2. Background:
The Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI), Maiduguri in collaboration
with the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Abuja
under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP)
established in 2009 the Agricultural Research Outreach Centres
(AROCs) in two model villages of Dalori and Dusuman as well as two
Secondary Schools - Government College, Maiduguri and Sanda
Kyarimi Government Day Secondary School, Maiduguri. In 2011, an
additional AROC model village, Baram Karauwa was established.

3. Summary of Activities:
From 2009 to 2011, the Institute extended technological
packages for the production of Millet and Cowpea to both
the model villages and Secondary Schools. To consolidate
the results obtained from 2009 to 2011, the demonstrations
were again conducted in 2012 but with some adjustments
made to be in line with the identified technological needs of
both the villages and schools. Thus, in 2012 wet season, the
technology demonstrations were on improved millet varieties
(SOSAT-C88 and LCIC-9702) and groundnut intercrop in the
villages, while in the Secondary Schools the demonstration
was on improved Maize variety (TZE-Y)

4. Mean Grain Yield (Kg/ha)
Varieties Range Baram
Karauwa
Range Dalori
SOSAT-C88
LCIC- 9702
Farmers Local
Variety
Mean
SE +
250-1250
125-1150
30-425
675.32
648.61
177.31
500.41
46.81
300-975
225-875
50-475
522.96
535.57
187.27
415.27
34.94
ACHIEVEMENTS: ADOPTED VILLAGES
1) Successfully promoted the technological packages for the production of
Millet varieties (SOSAT-C88 and LCIC-9702) through on-farm
demonstration, field days, radio and television programmes.
a) On-Farm Demonstration
Table 1: Mean Grain Yield (Kg/ha) of two improved varieties and farmer's
local tested at on-farm in Dalori and Baram Karauwa villages in 2011.

5. Varieties Range Grain Mean Yield
(Kg/ha)
SOSAT-C88
LCIC- 9702
Farmers Local Variety
Mean
SE +
675-1150
650-1050
175-775
926.47
855.88
330.88
704.41
41.53
Table 2: Mean Grain Yield (Kg/ha) of two Millet varieties and farmers' Local
at Baram Karauwa in 2012.
As a result of significant improvement in their output, a good number of the
farmers (both participating and non-participating farmers) have adopted the
improved varieties of millet introduced into the adopted villages based on the
request for improved millet varieties from the institute. However, this need to be
documented scientifically through a survey which we have intended to carry out
among other activities in 2013 but due to the security risk, we could not do so.

6. 2) Field Days:
Each year field days were conducted in the adopted villages with
the objective of giving the farmers in the communities opportunity
to be aware of the improved millet varieties and their
performance on the field. The feedback from the farmers showed
that they appreciated the earliness of the improved varieties as
well as their higher yields over that of the farmers local varieties
Representative of LCRI ED Delivering his Speech
LCRI-AROC Coordinator Welcoming Participants

7. Ward Head of Baram Karauwa at the occasion
Cross Section of Farmers at the 2012 Field Day

8. 3) Radio and Television Programmes:
We had continued to run 13 episodes of millet production
practices both on radio and television stations for the listening of
farmers in Borno State. This also created more awareness on the
part of farmers about improved varieties of millet. In addition,
interviews and discussions with farmers from the adopted villages
were also relayed through the electronic media. The result is that
more farmers are demanding for these improved millet varieties.

9. Training of Rural Women on Value Added Products:
As part of the Institute's efforts to reach the rural communities with developed
technologies for increased agricultural production and economic empowerment
of the people, a team of from Food Science Technology Unit of the Institute
conducted a training programme for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012) to
Baram Karauwa and Dalori villages respectively with the following objectives:
To demonstrate to the women folk the value added products from our
mandate crops -millet and wheat
To empower the rural women economically through application of the skills
acquired during the training to set up small scale business enterprises.
Achievement:
The women were practically taken through the process of making buns, meat
pie, dough nut, Chin-chin, local drinks from millet (Kunun Zaki) and Fura.
Consequently, as a result of this training some of the women have started
producing some value added products for sale. Particularly buns and Fura. They
requested for financial support to produce more products on a large scale.

10. AROC Coordinator introducing the purpose of
the training
Resource Persons Measuring Quantities of
Ingredients
Resource Persons Explaining Some Points Participants taking part in the Frying of Buns

11. Participants in group Photograph with Resource Persons after a Successful Products Value Addition

12. ADOPTED SCHOOLS:
Activities at the two adopted secondary schools of Government
College, Maiduguri and Sanda Kyarimi Day Secondary School,
Maiduguri were aimed at achieving the following objectives:
to establish a small farm where agricultural technologies
generated from the institute and other NARIs will be
demonstrated;
to stimulate the interest of students to study agriculture at
secondary school level;
to encourage student and prepare them for further studies in
the field of agriculture;
to encourage students to take agriculture as a business after
graduation from school.

13. Achievements:
Successfully demonstrated technological packages for the
production of millet, groundnut in the two school, 2010-2011.
Successfully demonstrated technological packages for the
production of improved Maize variety (TZE-Y) in the two schools
in 2012
Successfully distributed 213 and 215 titles of assorted books
and extension publications received from WAAPP office to
Sanda Kyarimi Secondary School and Government College
respectively
Increase in the number of students that have joined the Young
Farmers Club from the initial number of students to 50 at sanda
Kyarimi Secondary School while in Government College it rose
from 25 to 58 students.

14. Presentation of Assorted Books and Extension
Publications to the Principal Sanda Kyarimi Day
Secondary School – Alhaji Kaka Isa Mohammed
Presentation of Assorted Books and Extension Publications
to the Principal Government College, Maiduguri – Alhaji
Mustapha Maibe Monguno

15. Challenges:
Perhaps, there could have been more success stories to tell
but for the serious security problem in our area of operation we
could not neither carry out any activity in the adopted villages
nor in the schools this year. We are still watching and hoping
the situation will improve to allow us render services to our
adopted villages/schools.
Also, we have not received any funds support from WAAPP
office this year.

16. THANK YOU