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Title: International Food Security Dialogue 2014Theme: 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, 2014April, 2014
Collaborating UniversitiesOsun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Cape Breton University, Sydney, Canada
The Project is tagged NiCanVeg (106511)
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
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 controlIncrease 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 25ha35-50% increase in yield of UIVs
Value Addition New and innovative food processing andproducts especially UIV fortified cookies .
Value Addition New and innovative food processing andproducts 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 livelihoodFarmers now realize US$3376/year
compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers
Improved livelihoodFarmers now realize US$3376/year
compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers
The Key Messages
SustainabilityFarmers 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.
SustainabilityFarmers 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.
Urban population
{~35%}
Urban population
{~35%}
Rural women and men farmers.{~65%}
Rural women 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
Researchand PolicyResearch
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
Where are we working?Four States in SW Nigeria: ~25m people
Ondo Osun
Ekiti Oyo
Experimental sites: 22 project sites across two ecologies (Rainforest and Savannah)
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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.
a. Odu: Solanum nigrumb. Igbagba: S. macrocarponc. Woorowo: Senecio biafraed. Ugu: Telfairia occidentalise. Tete: Amaranthus viridisf. Odu: S. scabrum
All pictures by Project 106511
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Farmers are proud and 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
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 processin
g
Baselinesurvey
Table 1: Impact of optimum seeding rate on cumulative yield returns of the UIVs.
Table 1: Impact of 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.
Area Planted (ha)
CumulativeLeaf Yield
(`000 kg/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 2011commencement and the November 2013 - January 2014 period.
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 2011commencement and the November 2013 - January 2014 period.
+Woorowo and Odu were not deliberately planted before the project intervention, therefore previous data are unknown(UK).
Igbagba, ugu and tete 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.
Fig 2: Mean fresh leaf yield of UIVs in response to the rates of Urea-N fertilizer application
We successfully moved the UIVs from the wild into cultivation. This has fostered dietary diversity and put money in farmers pocket.
TESTIMONIESOur farmers have reported increased and profitable production and sales of UIVsresulting in: *Prompt payment of children school fees *Quick response to family health needs *Purchase of new radio, television and
motorbike *Building of new houses
Concluding Remarks
• Job creation 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
We have received awards and we are honoured because of the successful execution of this project:
1.UNIOSUN was awarded the Most Outstanding University Award in Southwest Nigeria2.Vice-Chancellor (UNIOSUN) was honoured as the Most Outstanding Vice-Chancellor in Southwest Nigeria for 20143.Prof Clement Adebooye was honoured as the Most Outstanding Man of Year in Southwest Nigeria for 2014
Luxuriant igbagba Luxuriant woorowo
ugu Ogunmo
Training of College of Agriculture students on Project 106511 Site
Collaboration at work !!
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
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 controlIncrease 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 25ha35-50% increase in yield of UIVs
Value Addition New and innovative food processing andproducts especially UIV fortified cookies .
Value Addition New and innovative food processing andproducts 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 livelihoodFarmers now realize US$3376/year
compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers
Improved livelihoodFarmers now realize US$3376/year
compared to US$1194/year pre-project. Saving culture is now built in our farmers
The Key Messages
SustainabilityFarmers 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.
SustainabilityFarmers 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.
Thanks for your
attention!