Justice, Development & Peace Movement
Catholic Diocese Of Oyo
+234 (0) 813 438 0797
contact@jdpmoyodiocese.org
JDP House, Mobolaje Oyo
P.O.Box 1458,Oyo
Justice, Development & Peace Movement
Catholic Diocese Of Oyo
contact@jdpmoyodiocese.org
P.O.Box 1458,Oyo
Justice, Development & Peace Movement
Catholic Diocese Of Oyo
JDP Office, Opposite Ajiga Filing Station, Off Stadium Road, Mabolaje Area, Oyo town
+234 (0) 813 438 0797
contact@jdpmoyodiocese.org
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1. Introduction and Attendance
The SUFAN Apex Meeting was convened to address the technical and economic hurdles facing farmers in the Otu zone. The session commenced with an opening prayer by Mr. Gideon Ogundeji of the Igbojaiye farmers' community. The meeting was well-attended by 27 stakeholders, reflecting a broad demographic of the farming community.
Gender Attendance Count Male 22 Female 12 Total 38
2. Climate Change and Seasonal Preparation
Mr. Anthony Ogunnupebi led a critical discussion on the onset of rainfall and the shifting environmental patterns caused by climate change. Participants provided localized accounts of rainfall frequency, which served as the basis for the Department’s advice on soil preparation.
3. Stakeholder Insights and Technical Advice.
The meeting served as a forum for high-level knowledge exchange:
Operational Management:
Alhaji Sulimon Salaudeen emphasized the importance of self-assessment and avoiding the "comparison trap," urging farmers to operate strictly within their actual resource capacity.
Advocacy: Mr. Elba highlighted the ongoing challenge of the "politicization of agricultural inputs," calling for better verification to ensure benefits reach genuine farmers.
Specialized Crop Techniques: Baba Oguntona (Owotoro) shared technical insights into cashew harvesting, noting that naturally fallen seeds retain optimal quality and do not require additional sun drying.
4. Economic Outlook and Diversification:
Addressing the Recent Fall in Yam and Cassava Prices, Mr. Victor Ikeh provided a market forecast. He warned of a potential "glut" due to the opening of borders and increased food imports.
Recommendation: To mitigate financial risk, farmers are strongly advised to diversify their portfolios by incorporating high-demand crops such as sweet potato and ginger, which may offer more stable price points in the coming season.
5. Conclusion: The meeting concluded with a commitment from the RUDEP Department to continue providing technical oversight as farmers transition into the new planting window.
To better serve our agricultural community, JDPM staff recently participated in an intensive workshop titled "Capacity Building on Postharvest Management of Agricultural Products 3."
Held at the Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute (NSPRI) in Onireke, Ibadan, the training focused on tackling one of the biggest challenges in agriculture: Post-Harvest Loss.
Training Highlights: The sessions bridged the gap between theory and practice, covering: ✅ Core Principles: Crop categorization, transportation logistics, and advanced drying technologies. ✅ Value Addition (Practical): Our team received hands-on training in processing:
Fish and Meat processing
Production of Odourless Fufu
Dried Onion Rings & Powder
Pap Powder production
Herbal Teas (Ginger and Zobo tea) ✅ Sustainability: The economics of storage and a tour of NSPRI’s state-of-the-art facilities.
We are excited to deploy these new skills to help our farmers minimize waste and maximize profit!
#JDPM #NSPRI #Agriculture #PostHarvestManagement #FoodSecurity #Ibadan #valueaddition
The Rural Development Programme was at the flag-off of agricultural inputs distribution to farmers throughout Nigeria as the exercise hits Oyo State at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Moor Plantation,Ibadan.
Dignitaries at the event are; Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Sabo Nanono ably represented by Mustapha Shehuri - Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Ololade Adeosun, Director, Federal Dept of Agric, Hajia Karimot Babangida, Director of Special Duties, Mrs Mojisola Omisore, other Directors of federal agencies, farmers groups representatives, research institutes, members of the press, civil societies amongst other.
The minister said the palliative is to cushion effects of coronavirus pandemic which have been affecting farmers and foods security in Nigeria for a long time.
He added that farmers should make use of the farm inputs to boost foods production and ensure that they support Federal government agricultural development programme which is committed to lift million of Nigeria out of poverty
As part of efforts to promote agriculture and rural development in consonance with the global best practices, our Rural Development Programme Department visited Soku, a small farm settlement along Oyo-Iseyin road, Oyo West LGA to supervise the harvesting of cassava varieties on the partnership demo plot of African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) Project with the Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) Oyo
After the harvesting,it was discovered that a section of 10m x 10m which was measured from both plots within the same area produced different yields because the yield for per 10m ? 10m of old practice has 45kg
While yield per 10m ?10m for demo plot weighs 170kg.
It should be noted however that, manual weeding was done thrice on old practice while no weeding was done on the demo plot until harvest took place.
This affirmed the viability of best agronomy practice against the primitive system which has been considered as ineffective for high yield and shortage of profits of farmers.
The Village Head, farmers and other members of the community at the venue appreciated the initiative which has become an eye opener for the farmers to see the importance of agriculture not just as a last resort for those who have lost hope but as a good business that can improve the livelihoods of the people and provide stable food security for the nation
The meeting of all African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) Extension Agent was held at JDPM Oyo today 14th May, 2020 to discuss important issues on the project implementation in the coverage areas.
Welcoming the participants to the meeting, the Coordinator of JDPM Oyo, Rev Father Gabriel Adeleke appreciated the proactive initiative of the ACAI team noting that such meeting could go a long way in addressing pertinent issues of food security in Oyo State at a time like this.
In his remark, the lead facilitator and digital extension services expert from IITA, Mr Atser Godwin said the meeting is very crucial to provide a timely adjustment to the implementation of the project goals which aimed at reaching 15,000 farmers in 2020.
Mr Atser Godwin further stated that the emerging reality of Covid-19 has left some unavoidable gaps in carrying out the project performance indicators. He charged all Extension Agents to be creative and objective in data collection and submission from the fields adding that as a professional, they should create a plausible method of reaching farmers even with all safety directive by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC in combating Covid-19 pandemic so that the project would reach achieve successful implementation.
The highpoint of the meeting was distribution of face masks, hand sanitizers and water containers to all Extension Agents who are expected to give out to the farmers in their respective coverage areas.
In a quest for effectiveness and efficiency to encourage sustainable rural and agricultural development in the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, the Rural Development Programme (RUDEP) Department of the Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) Oyo paid a courtesy visit to some organizations: Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), National Quarantine Service (NQS), National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital on 9th and 16th October, 2019.
The thrust of the courtesy visitations was to seek collaboration and networking on capacity building of RUDEP staff in the areas of extension services on innovations, improvements and breakthroughs to farmers at the grassroots; proffer advisory services on best ways to tackle Fulani/Farmers conflict, non-availability of Labour force on the farms due to rural-urban migration of the youths and gradual demise of older people who often dominated farming over the years.
The team led by Mr. Ogunnupebi Anthony, Head of Department (RUDEP) says, the department is blessed with experienced staff working with over 51 farmers groups across the selected 19 LGAs of Oyo State and have been complementing the efforts of government in the area of agricultural development without any discrimination or bias for tribe or religion and wishes to intimate the organizations visited about many good works the department have been doing over the years to establish a formidable and cordial relationship.
Welcoming the team to IAR&T, the HOD, Agricultural Extension, Professor (Mrs) Lucy Ogunsunmi says, the institution is well pleased to received RUDEP and look forward to working together on Impact Assessment on farming activities, food value chain and integrated agriculture. On Farmers Led Extension Service (FLES), an idea conceived by RUDEP to train farmers who will assist in training others in their communities best agronomy practice, the Executive Director, IAR&T, Professor (Mrs) Obatola noted that the two organizations could network with each other on standard proposal writing for youth in agriculture by leveraging on Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Enterprise training because they (IAR&T) represent the voice of farmers through ICT, E-Extension, Private Extension adding that, their recent MOu with the apex financial body in Nigeria would boost agricultural activities in the state.
Similarly, the team proceeded to National Quarantine Service (NQS) where critical issues on the prevalence havoc that army worm disease is wrecking on crops, notably cowpea, sugarcane, pea-nut and millet was raised. The disease is said to be responsible for 70-100% of damage to maize crops in tropical Africa. Research shows that army worm damage crops by causing leaves tattering and stunted growth, whorl and death of growing points. It spreads quickly between farms and can wipeout maize production in a state within a short time.
It was suggested that for effective control of army worm, fields should be plough and leaves must be allowed to fallow for at least a week in order to expose the pests to sun heat, there should be regular monitoring of crops fields for pest identification, farmers should use only approved combined insecticides in the evenings at least two weeks after planting; it was also opined that a cultural control of old crop residues on the farm with biological control could also be devised.
"this notorious pest has continue to reduce yield, generate low income to farmers, collapse industries using cereals products, aggravate production cost, lead to loss of jobs especially among poultry farmers because majority of these agribusiness owners are run into loss of billions of naira annually" this must stop !
At the National Horticultural Research Institute(NIHORT), Idi-Ishin, Jericho Reservation Area,Ibadan, the team was received by Deputy Director, Dr Nwakuma E.I who took RUDEP Officers round the departments; Research, Species and Extension services. He said that NIHORT is committed to a standard research that can sustainably improve qualities of fruits, economic trees amongst others in Nigeria, adding that farmers who planted fruits and economic trees must ensure that being an up-takers doesn't mean they could charge higher prices because if the seeds is not viable, the economic returns will be poor and discouraging and if the bio-safety organization do not assess the qualities of such crops, it would amounts to waste of efforts and time since the seed must pass through them.