2016 ECHO West Africa Forum Presentations - Ibadan, Nigeria Forum
A Value Chain Approach to Family Poultry Development as a Tool for Sustainable Poverty Reduction - E. B. Sonaiya
E. B. Sonaiya
Department of Animal Sciences
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,
Nigeria
Newcastle Disease vaccination in local chicken as a tool for poverty alleviation - Dr Chioma Tony-Dike
What is Newcastle disease?
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious, severe viral disease found worldwide that affects birds including domestic poultry.
ND is endemic in all parts of Nigeria and is more common during the harmattan season (October –March) with the virus remaining...
Agricultural Challenges in Nigeria - Prof. Malachy O. Akoroda
Aquaculture: a veritable tool for youth development, empowerment and entrepreneurship - Omitoyin Siyanbola - Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Aquaculture is the rearing or cultivation of aquatic organisms (fin fish (cat fish, Tilapia, Carp, Heterotis, Heterobranchus ) shell fish (Shrimps, molluscs, crabs), aquatic plants(Sea weeds, sea cucumber) in an enclosure (earthen ponds, concrete tanks, floating cages, raceways, collapsible...
Best Practices on Cassava Production, Processing and Marketing for Small Scale Farm Holders - Iluebbey, P. O.; Parkes, E.Y.; Aina O.O. and Kulakow P.A.
Understanding The Cassava Crop
Cassava is a perennial shrub
It grows to heights of between 1.5-2m (though some may grow to 4m)
It is propagated vegetatively by stem cuttings
In plant breeding, propagation is by botanical seeds
Grown mainly for its starchy and tuberous...
Biogas Presentation
When the organic matter decomposes in the absence of oxygen , it produces gas called biogas . This gas is a mixture of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) with small amounts of nitrogen , hydrogen, carbon monoxide and other compounds. Biogas has multiple uses . To produce and capture the...
Cashew Apple, Cash in the Bin – Use in Poultry Feed - Kehinde Yisa
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) is one of the tropical crops receiving world attention majorly because of its nuts
2.6 million tonnes of cashew nuts produced in 2013 (Cashew Handbook, 2014)
The cashew apple is 8-10 times by weight of the cashew-nut (Lyannaz,1995)
The Church & Community Development - Robert Sanou
Church and Community Mobilisation Process (CCMP) - Tearfund
Crop Harvesting - Muyiwa Bamgbose
Drug Residues: Impact on Agriculture and Human Health - R.O.A. Arowolo - Professor of Pharmacology
Foundations For Farming (FFF) - Alain GOUBA
Basic principle: the concept of the FFF begins with the assumption that no technology will succeed alone to adequately address poverty in Africa. Above all, we must recognize the role of God.
The FFF system includes the following principles (but is not limited to these):
Spiritual...
Marketing of Agricultural produce - Muyiwa Bamgbose
Marketing is the heart of every business!
Until a sale is made, all we are doing is spending money!
Operations thrive or die based on what they get from marketing.
In Nigeria, marketing channel for the distribution of a commodity may vary from one part of the country to another.
Newcastle Disease vaccination in local chicken as a tool for poverty alleviation - Dr Chioma Tony-Dike
Presentation outline
Background
What is Newcastle disease(ND)?
Symptoms of NCD
Gaps in ND Control in backyard chicken
Scope of PM’s work on ND control in rural chickens
PM Strategy
Conclusion
Paper Box Hatchery Technology - ‘Gbenga Idowu
About CVN
About paper-box hatchery
Existing models
How to have more eggs and more birds
Hatching the eggs
Checking for Fertility
The idea of selling before producing
The Potential of Eggplant Varieties from ECHO for Improved Eggplant Production in Nigeria - Famogbiele, Ayodeji Ayomide - B. Agric. Tech. (CSP); M. Agric. (Plant Breeding)
Raising Small Ruminants for Profits - Matthew Olugbenga Oyeyemi
Small ruminants are of the order of animals which have a stomach with four complete cavities (rumen, reticulum, omasum , abomasums) , through which the food passes in digestion.
The division includes sheep and goats. Some other in this order (ruminants) that are not small ruminants are...
Rapid multiplication of plantain and banana using macro propagation techniques - Kayode Murphy
Plantains and several banana varieties are mainly propagated through vegetative means. The slow rate of sucker multiplication is one of the major constraints to plantain production
The usual process of sucker removal and transplanting has been observed to be inadequate and encourage...
