PRESENTATION OF CRIN DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES

BY

DR. I. NDAGI

AT THE 30TH ANNUAL REFILS WORKSHOP

VENUE: I.A.R & T

DATE: 25TH – 28TH APRIL, 2017

OVERVIEW OF COCOA

RESEARCH INSTITUTE

OF NIGERIA (CRIN)EXTENSION SECTION

Introduction

• BRIEF ON COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA

• CRIN was established in 1964 with mandate to conduct research on five crops namely; Cocoa, Kola, Coffee, Cashew and Tea.

• The institute has six sub-stations namely:Owena(Ondo State) Uhonmora (Edo-State) Ochaja (KogiState) Ibeku (Abia State) Ajassor (Cross River State) and Kusuku-Mambilla (Taraba State)

CRIN DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGIES

• New cocoa hybrids: CRIN TC 1-TC8 has been developed and been distributed to farmers.

2. Cocoa compost fertilizer 3. Cocoa powder 4.Chocolate 5.Cocoa Custard

6. Cocoa wine 7.Cola wine 8.Tea wine 9. Coffee wine

10.Cashew wine 11. CRIN vita CRIN12.Coco-colabeverage

•14. Green tea

13.Cocoa bread

15.Choco-gari

• 16.Edible cashew kernel• 16.Edible cashew kernel• 16.Edible cashew kernel

16.Edible cashew kernel

17.Cashew apple juice 18.Cashew apple juice extractor 19. Liquid soap

20. Black Soap 21.Cocoa body pomade

22. Cocoa hair cream

• The following activities are necessary for achieving good cocoa quality.

• Field Handling [Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)& Pesticides application]

• Harvesting [Sharp cutlass should be used]

• Pod Breaking [With club or stick not cutlass]

• Fermentation can be done with Heap, Basket, Box and Tray methods for 5-6 days

• Drying: This depends on sun intensity (5 days)+ The moisture content is 6-7.5 percent.

• Storage: Well dried cocoa beans are neatly packed in Jute bags for storage and marketing.

• Produce Inspection: State Ministries of Agriculture should ensure proper weighing, grading.

• inspection is done to eliminate slaty, moldy and defective beans.

• these lead to high quality beans for local and international market.

• fermentation and drying methods of Cocoa:

Heap method 24 Basket method

26 Tray method

25 Box method

27 Sun drying method

• OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Field visit to farmers’ farm .

• Hosting farmers & educational institutions on excursion.

• Training of farmers, students and ADP Extension Agents on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).

• 500 participants were trained between 2016-2017.

• An awareness and sensitization workshop was held in Benin City, Edo State in 2017 .

• Exhibition of CRIN developed technologies in different fora such as the annual National Cocoa Day.

• Participation in annual Research Extension Farmers Input Linkage System (REFILS).

• Collaboration with Federal Government distributed 10,000kg of Jumbo cashew nuts to farmers in 22 States of Nigeria.

• CRIN distributed over 500,000 improved cocoa pods to farmers in 2016-2017.

• CRIN held radio programme in Amuludun FM (Agbe - onigioro) for 13 weeks.

• Publications: Books and training manuals were produced.

• Some villages/schools were adopted in collaboration with ARCN & WAAPP.

• Farm demonstration and technologies transfer in Some adopted villages/schools.

28 Training students on making black soap in 29 Fish pond at Prospect High sch. Abanla

Community Comprehensive High School Mamu

30 Two years cocoa demonstration farm at Mamu 31 Cooperative society formed by CRIN at

Aba-Agbo