Executive Director of the institute, Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar |
The
Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru, ABU, Zaria has changed the
popularly known Cropping Scheme to Annual Research Review and Planning Meeting,
and this year’s maiden edition under this new name will come up between March
28th-30 while the Zonal REFILs follows immediately.
This new
name, said the Executive Director of the institute, Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar was
necessary so as to really reflect the purpose of the meeting in the
agricultural cropping planning for the New Year towards food security, adding that
all arrangement to ensure this is already ongoing.
Prof.
Abubakar pointed out that the meeting would look into the last year crops’
performance along the mandate ecological zones of the Institute considering all
aspects of research technologies towards the 2017 planting seasons as rain is
about to start.
The Head of extension unit of the Institute, Dr. A.I
Sharifai said that the invitation for the programme would soon be sent out to
all scientists, researchers, ADPs and other research Institutes, and
notification of the changed.
OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS at the 2016 IAR, ABU, Samaru Zaria
Cropping Scheme and REFILs ( Research Extension Farmers Input- linkages System)
Deliberations at the twin
meetings highlighted the importance of agricultural research and extension for
sustainable agricultural development, food security and economic growth in
Nigeria.
The participantsobserved that:
1.
Positive posture of
present administration towards according agricultural research and food
production the deserved attention
2.
Low level of funding
for agricultural research and extension in the country especially at state
level.
3.
Good quality research
and extension services provided by Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) to
farmers and other clients
4.
Weak linkages and
collaboration between some NARIs on one hand and between NARIs and
International Research Institutes on the
another hand
5.
There is overlap on
national mandates for research on crops such as sunflower and castor.
6.
High costs of
agricultural inputs especially fertilizer and its adverse effects on crop
production.
7.
Inadequate monitoring
/enforcement of agricultural inputs (seeds & agrochemical) legislation in
the country which leads to existence of adulterated inputs
Consequently the meeting and workshop recommended:
i.
Harmonization/ Unification of various
e-extension models in the country
ii.
The need for enlightenment of seed companies and
other stakeholders on the need to maintain quality seeds for sustainable crop
production.
iii.
Review of IAR mandate crops to cover more than
North-West zone because IAR research outputs are used by farmers in other
regions of the country.
iv.
Increase funding for research and extension to
IAR in particular and other NARIs and ADPs in general so that research and
extension can be carried out effectively.
v.
Repackaged GES to be more effective and increase
the quantity of fertilizer bags from 2 to 4 or 5 per farmer.
vi.
Enforcement of agricultural inputs legislation
especially seeds and pesticides to eradicate adulteration in the market
In order to ensure efficiency and avoid duplication of efforts, a call
has been made for the strengthening of collaboration and linkages among
agricultural research institutes and the institution for proper monitoring and
evaluation of research activities using various indicators (input, process,
output, outcome etc.) in the country.
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