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publié dans Ressources le 1 octobre 2010

Conseil agricole, Vulgarisation

Afrique de l’OuestNigeria

_ The Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) in Nigeria: Status and Policy Implications
Auta, S.J., I.I. Dafwang, 2010, 6 p.
The Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) were first launched in 1972 to increase food production, and to raise the income of small-scale farmers. The success of the pilot schemes led to expansion nationwide by 1984. Today the ADPs in majority of the states stand just as symbols of past glory. The objective of this survey was to assess the performance of the Agricultural Development Projects. The ranking shows that 63.6% of the ADPs have weak or very weak funding status. Only 22.7% had good to excellent funding status. In most of the ADPs, the number of extension workers had been reduced drastically due to various reasons. The problem of funding has resulted into reduced extension activities, and that in turn has pushed some staff to voluntarily leave the ADPs for greener pastures. It is recommended that a National Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Policy be put in place with the necessary structures and processes that would ensure sustainable agricultural development and improved livelihoods.
http://www.insipub.com/rjabs/2010/138-143.pdf (en)

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