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THEME: FEEDING THE NATION — ENERGY FOR LIFE

DATE: 10th OCTOBER, 2015

VENUE: GRP PLANT PROPAGATION CENTRE, OBIE,

GRP Areas of Operation

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

0800hrs Arrival of Co-operative Societies/Farmers/Exhibitors

1000hrs Arrival of Guests

1030hrs Opening Prayer

Traditional rites – breaking of kola nut by Traditional Ruler

1045hrs Welcome Remarks by the GMD

1055hrs Managing Director’s Address

1110hrs Cultural Dance Troupe

1140hrs Chairman’s Address

1145hrs Presentation of Awards

12.00hrs Keynote Address by Vice Chancellor UNIPORT Prof. Ndowa

E. S. Lale, on behalf of Technical Partners

1205hrs Musical Interlude

1220hrs Remarks by GGM NAPIMS

1225hrs Remarks by Oando Energy Resources

1230hrs Remarks by Perm. Secretary, Fed. Min. of Agriculture

1240hrs Remarks by Executive Governors of Host States

1300hrs Brief tour of the GRP Farm Village

1310hrs Entertainment by Cultural Dance Troupe

1325hrs Presentation of Certificates of Merit

1345hrs Remarks by a representative of GRP beneficiaries

1350hrs Vote of Thanks by XMD Engr. Dieneiruo Dan-Jumbo

1355hrs Closing Prayer 1400hrs Group Photographs

Mr. Massimo Insulla, MD/Vice Chairman NAOC AENR NAE

Q1. On assumption of office as the previous TDM of

NAOC, what was your first impression of GRP and what

is your current perception of GRP now as the Managing

Director.

R1. The Green River Project is an initiative birthed from the

umbrella of NAOC’s CSR in the Niger Delta. Prior to being the

TDM, all I knew of the GRP was its “legend-like” status as an

integral part in social development of the Niger Delta. I had

read different publications on the many activities of the GRP,

and I appreciated this initiative even more when I came to

Port Harcourt in 2010 and saw first-hand the role GRP played

in the lives of many people in the Niger Delta, and its enor-

mous potential to tackle the youth unemployment of the re-

gion. Such sentiments are not felt by me alone but among

many of our colleagues who have had the chance to work

within the GRP unit. One such group of persons are the Exten-

sion Workers who work tirelessly with our farmers, intervening

to bring about change in order to help improve the lives of

farmers and their families. Many who have gone on to different

assignments can attest to the value of this experience in their

professional career.

In my role as Managing Director, I do believe that GRP is a

vertebra of our company’s backbone, and must remain as

such, if not even more embedded in our way of doing busi-

ness, with the target of making the GRP not only our flagship

project in CSR, but a benchmark for many to follow pursuing

social development and business sustainability.

Q2. The Corporate Social Responsibility of NAOC could

be enhanced with the laudable activities of GRP through

farmers within our host communities, in your opinion,

are there plans to boost the activities of GRP?

R2. As just said, the Green River Project presents a number of

initiatives that over the years have contributed to the better-

ment of life for many within the rural areas of our onshore

operations. To mention just few numbers, over 3,750 Youths/

Women have been trained in various Technical/Vocational

Trades to enhance job creation since 1999. Today, the GRP

has beneficiaries in about 126 Communities in NAOC’s four

States of operation, and in the last year (2014), 35,000 im-

proved seeds and 87,560 fingerlings endowed to promising

young farmers.

Even though these great achievements, it is a collective belief

that its time to highlight GRP’s successes on an international

platform and promote stronger intergovernmental ties both at

the state and federal level for the development of the agricul-

tural sector. The chance of having Italy host the Universal Ex-

position, under the theme “feeding the planet”, is for us a

unique opportunity to showcase the initiatives of GRP. To this

end, we are working to have a dedicated panel at the EXPO

presenting the GRP, with video footages, pictures, success

stories, and the 19th edition of the farmers’ day celebration

displayed during the next celebration in October.

Q3. How is Company going about bringing in both State

& Federal governments to assist with the funding of the

GRP farmers’ cooperatives?

R3. The activities of the GRP have at their epicentre the farm-

ers’ cooperatives: micro credit, skill acquisition, training,

mechanization, starting packages, are supporting services

mainly tailored for farmers’ cooperatives, and represent the

greater part of the nearly 3 million USD a year of the GRP op-

eration budget. These costs are entirely on the shoulders of

the JV. In line with our vision of having a GRP interacting more

with the agricultural public sector, we expect to have in the

future, together with more co-shared programs and targets,

also a sort of shared funding for the promotion of the farmers’

cooperative of the Niger delta.

Q4. Where do you see GRP in the next ten (10) years?

R4. In the next 10 years, it is the aim of the company to en-

sure that GRP continues to have a strong and impactful pres-

ence in the lives of the people of the Niger Delta. I see the

Green River Project evolving in the Green River Program, as a

true large-scale effort. This program will have the capacity to

generate revenue to sustain all its activities, shifting from a

non-profit to a for-profit way of functioning. I see in the near

future the GRP contributing more to the development of the

agricultural sector in Nigeria, serving as a privileged stand

shared by farmers, academia, public extension services, and

agro allied industry, where new agricultural techniques, ideas

and products are exchanged and plenty of opportunities

created.

Brief History In compliance with the Nigerian Federal Government direc ve of 1986 for all foreign oil companies to implement projects for

Agricultural support, NAOC J.V decided to engage ENICHEM AGRICOLTURA with relevant experience in various countries to

study and make its contribu on in this sector on most suitable project to be applied in its own oil concession areas.

A er appropriate baseline surveys and studies in 1986 by the Rivers State University of Science & Technology, the project was

ini ally located in a part of Oil Concession OML 61 in Rivers/Imo States, 1992 to OML 62 in Delta State and later extended to

OML 63 in the year 2000 to cover Bayelsa State. The GRP ac vi es spans across 4 zones in the Land Area and 5 loca ons in the

Swamp Area respec vely.

Collabora on with research ins tu ons like the Interna onal Ins tute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Na onal Root Crop

Research Ins tute (NRCRI), Na onal Stored Product Research Ins tute (NSPRI), West African Rice Centre (WARDA), Interna on-

al Livestock Research Ins tute (ILRI), Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Na onal Hor cultural Research

Ins tute (NIHORT), African regional Aquaculture Centre (ARAC), etc. have remained the bedrock of the ac vi es and successes

of the GRP.

In the earlier years (1990- 1995) of the Project, efforts were centered on sensi za on of farmers to importance of Agriculture

through the introduc on of high yielding plan ng materials, fisheries ac vi es, Home Economics training for women,

introduc on of Mul func onal Kits, forma on of Coopera ve Socie es and Capacity Building ac vi es. This made the Project

very popular amongst in the NAOC Opera onal Areas.

Subsequently, a en on of the Youths, men and women in the Area shi ed towards self-development and were willing to prac-

ce agriculture with the support provided by the GRP. To this aim, in 2001 the Green River Project started the Micro-credit

scheme, that over the years has recorded remarkable successes in mely fund disbursement, u liza on, business growth and

loan recovery (between 85%-95%) consistently from beneficiaries.

In the same vein, special a en on was given to youths and women in the area of acquisi on of technical and voca onal Trades.

Since 1999, NAOC-GRP has trained 3,750 youths and women in various trades like Woodwork, Fashion Designing, Computer

Training, Hair Dressing, Boat Engine Repairs, Electrical Installa on (Domes c), Catering/Event Management, Welding/

Pipefi ng. Trainees are enrolled for Ministry of Labour and Produc vity Trade Test Examina on. Successful Trainees are

subsequently given starter packs to commence their business.

GRP’s approach The GREEN RIVER PROJECT evolves on a modular integrated unified extension service system (MIUES) linked to:

Improvement of the tradi onal agricultural system by the introduc on of modern farming techniques through extension services.

The introduc on of new crops of nutri onal and economic interest,

The large-scale mul plica on of plan ng material of improved varie es of locally grown foods crops.

The promo on of co-opera ves and associa ons. The dissemina on of informa on on the use of agricultural products, correct nutri on, land conserva on and management.

Provision of micro credit schemes to rural farmers and development of skills for youths & women empowerment

Sustainable Enterprise Development and nurturing of small and medium enterprises to large scale commercial concerns.

Proffer and implement appropriate Agricultural mechaniza on and processing strategy in line with the local content policy

Effec ve partnering with local and Interna onal Development Agencies, Research and Academic Ins tu ons to enhance our service delivery and meet up with the World Class standards.

Within the current Na onal Development Plan, the program aims at improving the livelihoods of Niger Delta Communi es and

pursue food security. Given the relevance of the Program in the framework of Government Development Plans NAOC aims to

strengthen GRP ac vi es promo ng innova on and strengthening the skills acquisi on program.

Green River Project — History

Objec ves and expected results

The Program General Objec ve is improving livelihood of farmers in NAOC areas of opera ons. The specific objec-

ves are to increase food availability, to generate employment, and to improve access to social services.

The expected results are:

New capaci es will be built with new varie es and technologies introduced;

Increased produc vity levels;

New Co-opera ve Socie es will be created;

Increased jobs opportuni es especially for Youths and Women;

Increased income, and

Larger number of youth a racted towards the agricultural sector.

SOCIAL IMPACT

Non‐quan fiable

Recogni on and Federal/State Government acco-lades to NAOC on effec ve corporate social respon-sibility.

Complete acceptability of GRP by Communi es thus having social license to operate in the communi es and indirect genera on/circula on of income through auxiliary service delivery etc.

Overall human development and agro-technological transfer through training, orienta on, skills etc.

Quan fiable impact since GRP incep on

Produc on and supply of about 170,000 bundles of improved Cassava varie es, 600,000 improved seed yam, over 1,200,000 fish fingerlings.

Crea on of over 226 viable coopera ves & women/youth associa on and assisted them in se ng up processing units: towards enhancing their socio-economic fron ers eg Complete Cassava processing lines (30), Oil palm processing lines/housing (10), Sugar Processing Plant (1), Water purifica on and packaging units (2), Cassava chipping plants (2).

Reduced drudgery, thereby encouraging youths in Agriculture by providing 130 mul func onal kits for land prepara on and transporta on of produce.

Development and provision of Technical support through Agro-MOUs’ between Company, Govern-ments and Communi es, at present i) Burma Rice Farm, Bayelsa State (ii) Oguta Indoor Fish Hatchery in Imo State.

Provision of over N145.5 million micro credit facili es to 265 Coopera ve/Women & Youth Asso-cia ons in Rivers, Imo, Delta & Bayelsa States.

Interfaced with the HSE Division in re-vegeta on of Crude Oil Impacted Soils, geo-database network sys-tem, Biogas projects and land farming

Assisted Nigerian Agip Explora on (NAE) in handling their Corporate Social Responsibility in their host communi es.

Management of the integrated youth’s voca onal/technical training scheme aimed at equipping select-ed youths of NAOC host communi es with relevant skills necessary for the establishment and efficient management of small-scale industries. Already 3,750 youths have been trained and successful en-trepreneurs equipped with starter packs.

Over 35,000 Farmers have been directly reached between project incep on and now.

Over the years the Green River Projects have pro-duced reputable manpower who effec vely manned ENI NAOC opera ons in various cadre ranging from Departmental Heads & Managers

PARTNERING

Achievement of a remarkable success in our corporate social responsibility is further strengthened through effec ve collabora on with Na onal and Interna onal Research and Development Ins tu ons. This synergy engendered an effec ve technical assistance in the implementa on of specific enterprise & components in the GRP developmental plans towards community empowerment and development efforts.

Our rela onship with Research & other Ins tutes is based on the following:

Enhanced exchange and dissemina on of knowledge from Research

Technical assistance in specific Agricultural, Small and Medium Enterprise development for youths, women and coopera ve bodies

Appropriate technological transfer and feed back vis-à-vis Farmers and Research Ins tutes through training, workshops, field visits transfer of improved agricultural technologies to Farmers.

To strengthen farmers – research – extension linkages for dissemina on of modern agriculture through joint evalua on of new technologies, group & individual training and informa on exchanges.

To determine the socio-economic and ins tu onal condi ons that would promote adop on of im-proved produc on technologies in the interven on areas

To share experiences and ideas on global sustainable developmental issues and strategies necessary in effec ve community development strides.

To promote modern Agricultural prac ces in the GRP domains through par cipatory evalua on and dis-semina on of improved plan ng materials for intensive crop produc on.

To acquire hybrid seed varie es and gene cally improved livestock species resistant to disease/pest for the farming populace

Integra on of simple mechaniza on, post harvest technologies and agro-processing co age industries

To adhere to local content NNPC direc ves

Development of Community Based Enterprises through the establishment of small scale Agro industries and food processing centers.

BACKGROUND

The Green River Project (GRP) in collaboration with its Technical Partners have been carrying out a unified free Agricultural Extension Service Delivery System over 28 years in the NAOC Land and Swamp Areas of the four (4) States (Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers State) of the Company’s operation in the Niger Delta.

ROLES OF THE GREEN RIVER PROJECT

Carrying out enhanced Agricultural Extension Services. Multiplication/distribution of improved seeds and seedlings. Encouraging Farmers in processing, packaging and storage of produce. Aquaculture development in NAOC operational areas. Formation of Co-operative Societies. Training of Extension Staff, Young Farmers Club, Farmers, Co-operative Society members. Encouraging agro-mechanization and veterinary services. Enhancing collaboration with our Host Communities, Local Government and States in carrying out Sus-

tainable Agriculture for enhanced income and employment generation. Carrying out Skills Acquisition Program.

EXPECTATION OF THE GREEEN RIVER PROJECT

Improved Rural livelihood. Improved Agricultural practices/crop yield, Food Security in NAOC Host Communities. Increased income generation in the Host Communities and its environs. Change the negative perception of the Youths towards Agriculture. Governance Advocacy Gender Environment Knowledge Management and Information, Communication Technology Management

All these are specific impact areas on Youths and the general populace in Communities and with an en-hanced management delivery the world will be socially, economically viable and ensure sustainability.

Green River Project—Impact

IMPACT ON YOUTH AND GENERAL POPULACE OF COMMUNITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL AND GLOBAL POLICY ON FOOD

SUSTENANCE

Due to the increased spate of violence and Youth restiveness in the Niger Delta, many indigenes has been forced to run away from their Communities and abandon Farming which is the major occupation of the Southern dwellers. The Green River Project (GRP) has engaged Youths meaningfully through Agricultural Programs and Skills Acquisi-tion hence reducing violence and Youth restiveness.

The impact can be seen in Youths and the general populace in the following ways.

Food Security The Green River Project has made an appreciable in- road in food Security in NAOC catchment Areas, the Local Government Areas, the States, Nigeria and the World at large by ensuring that research and modern techniques are introduced to the Farming culture in the operational areas and as a result there is a phenomenal increase in Farm produce, diversified production, multiple sources of food consumption, multiple varieties of food sources and at the same time increased and I proved sources of nutrition. This has also contributed to MDG 1 (Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger). Climate Change Green River Project has contributed to climate change by creating a green environment through the establishment of the Plant Propagation Centers (PPCs) in Obie Community, Rivers State, Okpoma and Okoroma Communities in Bayelsa State. The adoption of environmentally friendly Technologies and Skills that help promote eco food by the use of inorganic fertilizer. Crops are planted in a way to promote environmental sustainability and add value to the soil structure. Infrastructural Development The development of infrastructure is unprecedented in the history of NAOC within the catchment Communities. Through Green River Project, Stakeholders engagement has become a thing of joy reaching out to the ‘unreached’ in a seamless way. This process has engineered the development of various infrastructure to support and enhance economic development in the form of processing centers, Skills Acquisition Centers, Small Cottage industries, roads, provision of electricity, etc. This has contributed in one way or the other to the 8 MDGs. Enterprise Development Through trainings, Skills Acquisitions and other forms of capacity building; a lot of value have been added to the Youths specifically and globally in that so many enterprises have been established by the Youths. A lot of them have benefitted from the welding and fabrication Programs undertaken by the Skills Acquisition, value chain enterprises have been established for Agricultural production and processing, etc. Some of the enterprises established have gone beyond the shores of the catchment areas thereby providing employment for so many Youths and women. Extension Service Delivery Green River Project has a unified Extension Service Delivery System and this has engineered Farm input production & distribution (seed yam multiplication, cassava multiplication, distribution of improved seedlings, flood and disease resistant varieties of cassava, melon, maize, okra, telfaria, etc.); fingerlings production and distribution, trainings, skilled plot adoption techniques and therefore increased food production, income, employment, reduced poverty.

Green River Project

Successes

Tari-ebi Ogbo (Umbugbene) M.P.C.S Ltd was formed in 2004 on the 7th of October, with fifteen members of mixed gender within the community. The society however went through a traumatic phase in its developmental process because they had no funds. The Green River Project (GRP) identified this cooperative and through meetings and discussions were able to assess its potential and ultimately drew up a plan on how best to provided the much needed assistance. GRP assistance has been focused mostly on the following areas below. Training: Extension officers have trained members on the uses of fertilizer and application methods. Similarly, we were taught modern farming techniques especially on how to maintain soil fertility and integrity through crop rotation. Seed Endowment: GRP has given the Cooperative livestock for the poultry, fish fingerlings and im-proved varieties of seeds. Micro-Credit Scheme: The growth and success enjoyed today by Tari-ebi Ogbo Cooperative mem-bers is a function of the prudent and effective management of the loans from GRP’s Micro-Credit Scheme. The loans from the scheme have given us Access to Markets as we are able to provide an effective transport system within the swamp area communities, thereby leveraging on other sell-ing points for our farm produce. Visibility: The Cooperative has had the opportunity to showcase her produce at Agricultural shows including Farmers Day events hosted by NAOC. This opportunity to meet with other farmers and en-gage in relevant discussions with them and visitors inspires us to work harder. Essentially, with GRP assistance, our Agro- business has seen tremendous boost, improved the standard of living of our members in Umbughene Community. Presently, the cooperative has six fish ponds, is cultivating 5ha of plantain farm, 0.5ha pineapple or-chard, 2ha of cassava farm and with the recent C.D.F (Community Development Foundation) loan facility, the cooperative has purchased another Yamaha 15h.p engine boat to convey goods and per-sons to other markets. Last year also, the poultry birds endowment, led us to make a profit of over N81m. In 2013, the Cooperative received the award for 3rd Best Cooperative Society in the Swamp Area at the 17th NAOC-GRP Farmers Day celebration 2013. We are sounding the clarion call for other cooperatives to team up with GRP of NAOC and urge other multi-national oil companies operating in Niger Delta to emulate the good works of NAOC manage-ment in supporting the rural populace in their areas of operation. AREAS OF FOCUS Fishery – Aquaculture Poultry – Raising of broilers Marketing and sales of produce – fish, plantain, water snail, yam, maize, cassava and garri. Agronomic Activities – Cultivation of staple food crops: plantain, cassava, pineapple, yam, maize and cocoyam. Transportation of Agric. products and persons to and fro to market destination Lumbering activities – production and sales of woods and planks of various sizes.

TARI-EBI OGBO Multipurpose Cooperative Society (M.P.C.S.) UMBUGBENE

Mr. Clifford Onyeoyibo Retiree turned full-time farmer, beneficiary of GRP

Q: What progress have you made?

From one plot of land, my farm now sits on two acres (10 plots) of land from where I get an income after having retired a year ago. My poultry has chickens and turkeys and eggs for sale. I have a seed mill that feeds my birds and fish. My fish are always the biggest at Farmers Day events. I also plant yam, cassava, plantain, maize, melon, cucumber, pumpkin leaf and oil palm in different quantities and according to market need. There is still room to expand.

Q: We are amazed that you started this farm while working full time. How did you manage, and what ad-vice do you have for others who may be interested?

Well, the truth is that I could only go to the farm at weekends while on paid employment. While working ‘olu oyibo’ (white-collar job) full time, I worked on my Farm on Saturdays and Sundays. However, in 2008 I had a supervisor who resched-uled the weekend duty in such a way that I had ‘rest-time’ from about mid-day. Then someone else was added to the team and the schedule made it better for me. Some weekends I would work, other weekends, Franklin who incidentally has a plantain farm, would work.

Anyone who is interested in farming should love nature – the soil is very rich with promise, the promise of producing fruit. Imagine having a child grow from baby to teenager to adult. That is what the soil can do for you. You must love nature.

Q: How has retirement affected you? What plans do you have or are you making for the farm?

I am now a full time farmer and what makes me so happy is that even though I have retired, I’m not tired. Most people retire and have nothing to do. I have a farm that feeds me, employs other people in the community and pays my bills.

I look forward to a time when our Government would look for farmers like me and support us like GRP has, so that we can support others. Farming is such that we can build a network to support one another to survive. Government also needs to address issues like flooding because when it comes, it affects us and we don’t want to plant too much in the next planting season.

I wish to help other farmers using my seed mill at a subsidized rate, using some of the waste they generate.

Q: Can you tell us about your passion for farming—how you started and why?

When I was much younger, I developed a love for plants and how they would grow from tiny seeds to huge trees. That is how my love for farming started.

I started farming as a subsistence farmer in about 2004-2005. I felt that if I produced some of the food in my backyard, it wouldn’t cost so much when my wife went to the market and she could use the money for other things. Not long after, I started a little fish pond and planted cucumbers so that the family could have a balanced meal from our backyard.

In 2007, when I heard talk of a global recession, I followed the news surrounding Nigeria’s national plan for agriculture as the growth mechanism for the nation’s economy. I found out what it would take to become a commercial farmer, and with-in NAOC I was asked to contact the staff of the Green River Project (GRP) with my proposal.

In my discussions with GRP Plant Propagation Centre (PPC) at Obie/Obrikom, I was told that I qualified for assistance, see-ing as they operated in the Egbema area where I had sufficient land. They also asked me questions regarding my farming needs and future plans. I will never forget how Femi and others in the team showed me better ways of farming. The GRP deployed hybrid seeds, seedlings and fingerlings and put me on their list of farmers.

I was new to the visits of GRP extension officers so when the ones attached to my farm showed up to monitor and guide me on how I could get healthy produce and livestock, I wished I had their assistance as far back as 2005. I would have been a very rich farmer. They taught me how to recycle organic waste from plants and animals and told me why it was a good practice to follow. Gradually, I noticed that my farmland was healthier than before even though I practiced crop rota-tion.

They also encouraged me to join a farming cooperative through which I was able to access the Micro Credit loan scheme organized by GRP. They also trained me on entrepreneurial skills.

Hon. Derri Patrick Ayebanoa

Hon. Derri Patrick Ayebanoa from Ologoama Community (Okoroma clan) Nembe Local Government Area was born on 24th December 1972. He started his farming career in the year 1992, choosing farming as a retirement plan because it is a life-time sustainable business. He has therefore been farming for 15 years before he got in contact with NAOC GRP in the year 2007, through the Extension Officer and he started with (20)m2 earthen pond with 300 fish fingerlings. After harvest he ploughed back the capital and the profit for expansion.

As it stands he has 15 earthen ponds of an average size 70m2 each which brings the total Fish Farm size of about 1.05ha. He produces 30,000 – 40,000 Fish Fingerlings monthly for sale and also assists other Farmers in Obama Zone. He is also into Plantain Farm of 2.0ha and Cassava farm of 0.02ha that make up the total of 3.07ha of farm establishment.

The role of GRP in his farming career were enormous such as giving him technical and innovation strate-gies in modern day farming, supply him with Fish Fingerling, new varieties of seedlings such as Cassava stems, Okra, Coconut seedlings and day old broilers. In 2012, he was awarded the overall best Farmer of the year 2011 NAOC GRP. He was also assisted with a significant award (tied to his growth strategy) as the best Farmer in NAOC GRP host Communities. He was also endowed with a tricycle by GRP. Today he has Pelleting Machines and Mini Harmer Mill for Catfish feed formulation and has ventured into fish feed production and sales.

Through the assistance given to him by NAOC GRP, he generated funds to setup a standard computer cen-tre in Obama (Okoroma clan) in order to increase the ICT base of rural and young people. He has over 25 comput-ers for training of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access graphics, maintenance and networking. In 2010, he was awarded a contract to train 35 graduates in Microsoft, Office management and Microsoft Certified system Engineering sponsored by Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He operates a lean machine with 15 staff.

Today he is an employer of labor on a small scale and desires to develop a viable and strong agricultural base for increased production, a sustainable rural environment, food security and many more jobs in his domain and Bayelsa State at large.

By Musi Richard Extension Officer (Obama)

Mrs. Hanna Gilbert I am Mrs. Hanna Gilbert of Eminima in Nembe Bayelsa State.

I was integrated into the NAOC GRP family in 2011 and I started with one hectare of plantain farm. After harvest-ing my crops, I ploughed back the capital and the profit for expansion. Now, my single hectare farm has increased to 5.2ha with the assistance of GRP.

GRP has given me improved varieties of planting materials such as plantain suckers and cassava stems to cope with the kind of soil my farm is on. They have also given me knowledge through training and workshops in differ-ent fields of agriculture.

The combination of these agro enterprises have boosted my farming activities and increased my financial status. I had hoped to be the recipient of the 2012 and 2013 overall best plantain farmer for those years. Although I make huge sales every week from my plantain produce, the benefits of NAOC GRP to my family cannot be measured in monetary terms only. With a N500,000 loan from GRP—Micro Credit Scheme my business expanded tremendous-ly as I purchased a one thermal 75hp outboard engine speed boat that conveys both farm produce and passengers along the Ogbia—Nembe route. I have also provided quality education for my children to tertiary level. Most men are amazed that a woman can achieve such a feat, all thanks to GRP.

...On being a successful farmer in the swamp AREA

There is a saying that “he who travels on the shoulder of a giant, travels far”. This personifies our peculiar experi-

ence working in partnership with NAOC-Green River Project.

A journey that started in 2003 with small Vegetable and Cassava Farms, graduated to Livestock additions of

Goats and Fish Farming. Dynamic and Magnanimous as Green River Project is; Umanuniye Co-operative Society

was the lucky beneficiary of an ice block machine donated and commissioned by GRP in 2008.

With this singular act, Umanuniye Co-operative Society was highly motivated to develop more interest in Agro-

allied sector and engaged itself in Sachet water production in the year 2010 with a capacity of six delivery Trucks.

Today Umanuniye Co-operative Society has also delved into the poultry business and we have 1,000 birds.

Kudos to NAOC - GRP

Umanuniye Ukpeliede Farmers Co-Operative Society

We the members of Rotel (Okpoama) Fishing Terminal Co-operative Society Limited, Brass/Okpoama Zone, will always remain grateful to NAOC – GRP. We come to know about the activities of GRP in 2003 and become a reg-istered Cooperative Society in 2011, through the assistance of the Extension Officer.

We were 23 persons that formed the Cooperative Society , and all our members are predominantly Fishermen (Capture Fishery), that is, deep sea Fishing while majority of the female members are in to buying and selling of Fish (dry/fresh fish). We the members of Rotel Fishing Cooperative Society have benefited a lot from GRP empowerment schemes, such as Fishing net/gears, Cold Room for deep sea Fishing, Fish smoking kin, Cold Room equipment, Trainings, Workshops and furthermore, we were linked to Financial Institution for Loans at low inter-est rate.

We started with 23 members but now we have a membership strength of 117. This our Cooperative Society has won two awards as second best Co-operative Society in Swamp Area in Farmer’s Day celebrations. In 2014 we were among one of the luckiest beneficiaries of the Green River Project Micro Credit Scheme. We were given a loan and this assisted us to build two fishing boats and buy fishing gear while some of our members now own Deep Freezers to store the fish.

The Co-operative Society has planned with strong determination to complete our Cold Room building next year by the grace of God. We are proud of the fact that we are very regular in our repayments of our loans. We are also proud of the fact that due to various training and field trips done by GRP, we can now carry out our business with little or no assistance from NAOC GRP.

WE SAY LONG LIVE NAOC, LONG LIVE GRP, AND LONG LIVE NIGERIA.

ROTEL Fishing Terminal Cooperative Society

The Umu-Ezeali Ogwu Omoku Women Farmers’ Co-opera ve Society was formed and

registered in the years 1999 and August 2000 respec vely.The Society has thirty financial

members, and the ac vi es are Farming and Trading in different Agricultural Farm

products.

Through the President, Mrs. Joy Amadike and others, the Co-opera ve Society was

introduced to Green River Project (NAOC GRP) in the year 2000. The Green River Project

came to her aid through trainings, workshops and supply of plan ng materials and

Mul func onal Kit. Most significantly, Micro-Credit. The Co-opera ve Society is a regular

beneficiary of the Micro-Credit scheme since its incep on. And the Co-opera ve Society

judiciously u lizes the loans and repays the loans at the s pulated period. With this

assistance from GRP the Coopera ve Society has made the following achievement and

progress:-

Acquisi on of Landed Proper es (300/100m, and 200/100m situated along Obrikom

road.

Two buildings of three bed room flat each. Some completed while others are s ll

under construc on.

The Society has also ventured into Livestock, Fish produc on with the following

3650 Birds (18-20 crates of egg daily)

30 Bloodstocks and 6000 fingerlings

21 Goats (West African dwarf)

cassava, yam and melon plot of about 2 hectares

Three permanent and six temporary staff.

Umu-Eze-Ali-Ogwu Women Farmers’ Co-opera ve Society Omoku in her fi een years of

existence has achieved a lot. We sincerely thank NAOC GRP for their assistance to

Co-opera ve Socie es and pledge our loyalty, promising that when more is given, we

shall grow more.

Long live Umu-ezeali-Ogwu Women

Long live Green River Project

Long live Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited

Umu-Eze-Ali-Ogwu Women Farmers Co-operative Society

Nathaniel Doutimifi is an extension officer working for the Green River Project in the Brass/Okpoama axis of NAOC’s operational areas. He has worked with GRP for 15 years.

The Green River Project initiative is a praise-worthy project.

GRP Extension Services

THE ROLE OF EXTENSION OFFICERS WITHIN THE GRP FRAMEWORK

The GRP extension officers are the change agents who educate the rural farming populace within NAOC’s Host Communities. We equip our farm clients with modern farming techniques, working directly with the farmers, farm groups, agricultural associations and cooperative societies.

Our job also includes collecting feedback for research organizations with whom GRP collaborates for solutions and development where we act as the intermediary between the research institutions and the agrarian populace in our area of concern (NAOC Host Communi-ties).

As a benefit to our farmers, we also perform farm vis-its where we monitor progress especially after deploy-ing new techniques. We meet with the farmers accord-ing to schedules, explaining farming practices on Demonstration (DEMO) and Small Plot Adoption Tech-nique (SPAT) plots. DEMO plots are farm plots sited at strategic locations to pass on new techniques while SPATs are always on the farmer’s farmland, providing ease of adoption of new farm techniques. We also take them on field trips where we can show them the suc-cesses of each type of farming practice we teach them.

Another major role of the GRP extension officer is to help our clients make decisions to increase agricultural productivity based on factors such as demand. Growth motivates our clients, gives them better living stand-ards and generates additional jobs.

In our bid to reach the different segments of rural soci-eties, GRP extension officers promote school visits to our Plant Propagation Centres. Our aim is to teach basic agriculture to the future of our communities. We also support GRP’s annual agricultural quiz for second-ary schools in host communities. This further empha-sizes NAOC’s focus on agriculture as an important as-pect of sustainable living and encourages youth inter-est in agriculture.

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN GRP

Some of the sustainable practices that have made GRP very relevant to farmers in NAOC operational areas for almost 28 years and have been developing small and medium scale enterprises are:

1. Cassava and plantain production activities in the swamp area and the supply of improved planting materials. The swamp area activities are faced with different challenges in agriculture based on its ter-rain but with careful soil tests, land management and improved seed donations, immense benefits has been achieved in the areas of increased food production and erosion control.

2. The availability of a Micro credit scheme to farmers who would not ordinarily have received such facili-ties is one of the ways we enhance farm life in our host communities. GRP collaborates with financial institutions such as Bank of Industry (BoI) to avail our farmers with loans repayable at lower interest rates.

3. Fish farming: The provision of improved fish fin-gerlings and fish technology transfer relevant to our areas of operation provide the much needed protein necessary for a balanced meal. We are very proud to be associated with the growing num-ber of farmers who have grown from small to me-dium-scale fish farms. Some of our farmers are now producing fish fingerlings and reaching out to other farmers.

4. Livestock: Hard-working farmers and cooperatives are endowed with day-old chicks and foundation stocks for pigs on an annual basis. The poultry and piggery industry has expanded in the last few years and many of our farmers are involved in this.

Magdalene Dagogo-Georgewill representing GRP Female Extension Officers

Q1. How long have you been a GRP extension of-

ficer?

R1. I have been a GRP extension officer for 15 years.

Q2. What is your approach to working with the

women of the various communities which GRP

has influenced?

R2. In the area of group cooperatives, we bring togeth-

er female farmers with similar interests such as

agro-businesses etc then we register them with the

cooperative commission to work as a cooperative

group. They operate as a business with by-laws

which must be followed.

Farming groups are not formed this way. They are

mostly comprised of male and female farmers.

Farming groups are made up of about 20 persons.

We meet with the community head and he informs

me of eligible farmers of mixed sex and the farmers

nominate a group head. The group leader is the

focal person for the groups. We pass information to

the farmers through the group head as well as send

supplies. We however, verify from members of the

group if said information and supplies are passed

on to them from time to time for control.

Q3. Are there solely women cooperatives or farm-

ers that you work with and can you name

them?

R3. Yes there are. I work directly with the Obrikom Vic-

torious Women Cooperative and Credit Society and

the Umuezeali-Ugu Women Farmers’ Cooperative

Society to name a few.

Q4. In the area of growing cooperatives, can you

explain how it works?

R4. Company gives us a target each year. When we

pick a farming group of 20 persons, we work with

as many as 15 farming groups at a time for a peri-

od of 2 years and then we let them stand on their

own while we take on another set. It is almost the

same for our cooperative groups. We scout for the

ones that need assistance and when they can sus-

tain themselves we leave and take on another set.

Q5. How frequently do you visit these farms/

farmers?

R5. We have visits/meetings with the groups twice a

week.

Q6. Amongst the farms you oversee, which would

you classify as the best and why would you

pick these farms?

R6. Assessment is based on criteria depending on the

produce (ware yams, poultry, bananas etc.). The

assessment criteria for women are different from

that of say a group. The women of the Umuezeali-

Ugu Women Farmers’ Cooperative Society have

come a long way but then we have been working

with them for a long time. They have benefited

from the micro-credit scheme and always make

their repayments. They have also benefited from

the multifunctional machinery and are into various

farming including poultry, aqua-culture, cassava

and other crops. They are also into estate develop-

ment.

Q7. What would you say your most outstanding

achievement is, in your duties as an extension

officer?

R7. Receiving the award for most outstanding officer

twice and once for second best outstanding officer

has to be the most outstanding achievement for

me.

Q8. What major challenges do you face as a GRP

extension officer?

R8. The insecurity in the locations poses a challenge as

we are not able to work as we should concerning

our visits.

DO YOU KNOW ?

THE POPULATION WITHIN GRP OPERA-TIONAL AREAS IS ABOUT 500,000.

SINCE 1987,

35,000 IS THE NUMBER OF FARMERS DIRECTLY REACHED BY GRP

120 is THE NUMBER. OF COMMUNITIES CURRENTLY BEING SERVED BY GRP.

226 IS THE NUMBER OF VIABLE COOP-ERATIVES/WOMEN & YOUTH ASSOCIA-TIONS CREATED BY GRP

GRP HAS SPENT ABOUT $63.8M

30 COMPLETE CASSAVA PROCESSING LINES INSTALLED BY GRP SINCE 1987

10 OIL PALM PROCESSING LINES/HOUSING INSTALLED BY GRP

1 SUGAR PROCESSING PLANT IN-STALLED BY GRP

2 WATER PURIFICATION AND PACKAG-ING UNITS INSTALLED BY GRP

2 CASSAVA CHIPPING PLANTS IN-STALLED BY GRP

130 MULTIFUNCTIONAL KITS DISTRIB-UTED TO FARMERS BY GRP

SEED DISTRIBUTION

170k BUNDLES OF IMPROVED CASSA-VA VARIETY DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS BY GRP SINCE 1987

600,000 IMPROVED SEEDYAMS DIS-TRIBUTED TO FARMERS SINCE 1987

1.2 MILLION FISH FINGERLINGS DISTRIBUTED TO FISH FARMERS BY GRP SINCE 1987

MICRO-CREDIT SCHEME

N145.5M MICRO CREDIT LOAN AC-CESSED BY GRP COOPERATIVES/WOMEN & YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS

265 COOPERATIVES/WOMEN & YOUTH ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDED IN THE GRP MICRO CREDIT PROGRAM SINCE 1999 TO DATE

SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAMME

3,750 YOUTHS AND WOMEN TRAINED IN THE AREA OF ACQUISITION OF TECH-NICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRADES BY GRP FROM 1999 TO DATE

550 YOUTHS AND WOMEN CURRENTLY BEING TRAINED IN GRP SKILL ACQUISI-TION CENTRES

GRP in numbers

Before the advent of GRP, Kimudeinmuye Cooperative Society started with five members having seven hectares of Oil Palm plantation in 1995 as traditional farming outfit to help members system-atically. With the assistance of GRP extension agent, we were advised to register for recognition. Since then, our desire for improved farming output was ameliorated by the quick intervention of NAOC- GRP extension programme.

We were endowed with thousands of fingerlings, multifunctional kit (Mini tractor for easy evacua-tion of farm produce), complete Palm Oil Mill, training, Micro credit, technical advice, etc.

Previously, our farming practices have been of a traditional nature. With the introduction of modern technique (row planting) and supply of disease resistance varieties of farm input by GRP Extension Officers, our output has brought encouragement and consequent increase in our revenue which have culminated into building a strong and reliable thrift and loan scheme.

With the adoption and impact of the above, the steady inflow of cash from our Oil Mill has cush-ioned the harsh economic condition, which has sustained our growth.

GRP - FOOD FOR ALL.

FOOD FOR ALL - GRP.

I am Mr. Abaye Thomas, from Ekperekiri Community in Nembe LGA of Bayelsa State. I came in contact with NAOC GRP in the year 2010 as a fish farmer with only one fish pond of 10m by 15m size. As a committed fish farmer, the farm size increased to 8 fish ponds, one mini hatchery and poultry birds with the help of NAOC GRP.

This increase in size of my farm enterprises has had a positive impact on my family. My children are in higher institution and I have surplus fingerlings which I supply to other farmers in Obama zone. I have been endowed with livestock poultry birds and fish fingerlings from NAOC GRP. With GRP’s constant home and farm visits and monitoring, I have acquired a lot of technical knowledge. This has increased my interest in farming.

As I approach retirement from civil servant, I look forward to full-time farming and I am optimistic of a good survival investment which will continue to provide for me and my family. NAOC GRP is doing a very good job in her host communities. I pray the GRP of NAOC will continue to extend its good works to others in her host communities.

LONG LIVE GRP, LONG LIVE NAOC LONG LIVE OBAMA ZONE

Kimudeinmuye Cooperative Society Biseni in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa state

Mr. Abaye Thomas

My passion for farming is inbred if I may put it that way because even as a young girl, I loved seeing crops grow. When I was about 14/15 years old, I had a small farm where I planted cassava, coconuts and pepper at Akassa Bouama. Going into farming for me was necessary because I am aware that without agriculture there can be no survival. Agriculture provides our food, money to buy us a standard of living that we want, and existence on earth.

It was not an easy start, although I had the passion but the required capital and knowledge were missing. GRP gave me fish fingerlings in 2011 and trained me extensively. It was the same thing when I ventured into poultry.

Now, I have the benefit of reaping a harvest from my poultry and fish farms. I sell eggs and fish daily from my poultry and pond.

I have become an adviser to those who are interested in having a fulfilled farm life like me. One of the questions they ask me is how I manage to run a farm and have a full time job. I tell them three things. First, you must have a passion for it. Secondly, you must make sure your farm is close to your place of work so that you can keep an eye on things and on the staff. Thirdly and most importantly, regardless of the fact that you are a woman (if you are), you must manage your time well in order to take care of home, work and farm.

The challenges I face as a farmer are principally in the cost associated with the transportation of animal feed and drugs into Brass as it is difficult sourcing for these on the Island.

However, farming is fulfilling and in 2013, I won two awards— Best Livestock Farmer and 3rd Best Fish Farmer.

The future plans that I have for my farm are basically to expand to other locations such as the Ogbia axis.

I am grateful to GRP for her continued support.

Ms. Inibio Young

Madam Apoweite Ugbe is from Olugbobiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. She is a very vocal leader of the Olugbobiri women and very influential in matters con-cerning their welfare. She is also a friend of NAOC and a contractor in charge of waste disposal at the Tebidaba Flow station.

Why do you wish to open a bakery? There is no bakery in Olugbobiri community. We get our bread from Warri and Onitsha and during transportation the bread becomes wet or stale due to improper handling. I decided to get in touch with NAOC for assistance in forming a cooperative and after investigation NAOC agreed to build a bakery for us. The structure is in progress at the moment. Are there others in the community who are interested in this project? Yes. There are 13 of us ready to start work on the project, twelve of which are women with some as distributors, laborers and salespersons. What are your plans for sustaining this business? We’re considering flour from different sources— regular flour and cassava flour. If it is cassava flour, we may even go into the production of the flour as part of the service. We plan to sell within the communi-ty and eventually extend to neighboring communities using franchises. The swamp area that we live in is a complex place for transportation and inter-community marketing of goods. Our youths have bought and will continue to buy boats to make transportation better and with the available market, profitability is guaranteed. What are your expectations from NAOC regarding this bakery? We asked NAOC to assist in training and a startup plan because GRP has been instrumental to showing us how to make money to look after our children. We know that when they train us and guide us through the process, we will be standing strong in no time at all. We also hope that NAOC will give us a start-up fee from their microcredit facility of which we are certain to pay back in no time. I know many women who are just waiting for us to start so they too can learn from us. There are other projects you are involved in within the community, what are they? Some of the community women came together and learnt how to make bleach, disinfectant, pesticide and dishwashing liquid in other to help make ends meet. Eventually we wish to extend this skill to other communities and teach other women to enable them contribute to the welfare of their families.

The Future of our Community— Madam Apoweitei Ugbe

Collaborations are key to GRP successes. She has worked with agencies and organizations such as the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Community Development Foundation (CDF) and many others.

Indeed, the Green River Project started off with Enichem Agricoltura who lent her expertise to the structure on which GRP is built. Since then, the synergies have resulted in benefits such as tech-nology transfer, shared knowledge and research opportunities.

As GRP evolves in the coming years, NAOC’s management envisages new and varied opportunities for collaborators (current and prospective), especially in the wake of Government’s emphasis on agriculture. These include and are not limited to

Studies, Research topics and theses availabilities for University students

Agricultural farm trips for Primary and Secondary School students

Commercial possibilities (processing, packaging and marketing) for organizations involved in downstream agriculture activities

Soil and water assessment

Currently, GRP collaborators include

Universities — The University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State University of Technology and The University of Agriculture Umudike.

National Organizations — Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute (NSPRI)

NGOs — The Community Development Foundation

The Company strongly believes that working more closely together with developmental partners, more jobs will be created for women and youths, subsistence farming will be transformed into suc-cessful commercial ventures for Niger Delta farmers.

GRP hopes to feed the nation with the support of others who have a similar vision.

GRP hopes that in this way we shall provide energy for life today and in the future.

GRP asks that we all join in — a little effort from all is a MASSIVE harvest for all.

GRP Collaborations then, now and foreseen

AWARDS

2015 LAND AREA LOCATIONAL BEST FARMERS AWARD Name Position REMARKS

A. Best Widow Farmers

1 ROSELYN JOHNSON OMOKU/IDU ladies motorcycle 1

2 BLESSING ACHONWA OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI ladies motorcycle 1

3 EUCHERIA SMART EGBEMA ladies motorcycle 1

4 JOY NANI AKRI/OGUTA ladies motorcycle 1

5 FANNY NWABUOKEI KWALE ladies motorcycle 1

6 MERCY OKUNWA IRRI ladies motorcycle 1

7 PATRICIA ALLEN OSHIE ladies motorcycle 1

8 LETICIA OKU BISENI ladies motorcycle 1

B. Ware Yam Farmer

1 CLINTON AJOKU OMOKU/IDU machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

2 EDWIN OKECHUKWU OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

3 ONYEMAECHI IGWE EGBEMA machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

4 EMEKA AZUOGU AKRI/OGUTA machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

5 FRANK OLISE KWALE machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

6 SAMPSON ENI IRRI machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

7 AUGUSTINE ODUMUGHA OSHIE machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

8 MRS. INTEREST OKUMOKA BISENI machete 1, wheelbarrow 1

C. Best Cassava Farmers (Male) 1 GODSPOWER NKWEKE OMOKU/IDU machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

2 NWACHUKWU OKAFOR OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

3 CHINONSO JONAH EGBEMA machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

4 ADIZUE OKORONKWO AKRI/OGUTA machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

5 HARRISON OTUYA KWALE machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

6 AKPODE OKPENE IRRI machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

7 CHIEF OKEREKE CHRISTOPHER OSHIE machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

8 EBIOGO OSAKWE BISENI machete 1, spade 1, headpan 1

D. Seed Yam Farmers

1 SAMPSON OBUA OMOKU/IDU machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

2 ONYEDIKA CHUKWUDEBE OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

3 LEVI ENYINNA EGBEMA machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

4 BILLY IZUOGU AKRI/OGUTA machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

5 EMEKA OYIBO KWALE machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

6 LUCKY ORIEMARO IRRI machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

7 WISDOM NWUGO OSHIE machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

8 EBIOGO OSAKWE BISENI

machete 1, wheel Barrow 1

E. Best Plantain Farmers

1 CHIEF ABRAHAM NWACHUKWU OMOKU/IDU matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

2 SUNDAY AKPATI OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI

matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

3 CHARDWICK ORORI EGBEMA matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

4 CHIDI OKWUOSA AKRI/OGUTA matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

5 INNOCENT OSAKWE KWALE matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

6 LUMUMBER UGBEHE IRRI matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

7 CHARLES DODO OSHIE matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

8 JOHN KOWEI BISENI matchet (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

F. Best Fish Farmers (Aquaculture)

1 ISAAC OKORMA OMOKU/IDU rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

2 CHRISTIAN OGWE OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI

rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

3 KENTUS OBIYE EGBEMA rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

4 CHIEF JIMMY AGUMA AKRI/OGUTA rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

5 STEPHEN ONYIA KWALE rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

6 RAPHAEL IBARE IRRI rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

7 ALABO IHUWO OSHIE rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

8 EBIPAMA SAFAH BISENI rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

G. Best Livestock Farmers

1 CHUKWULADI IHI OMOKU/IDU machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

2 KINGDOM EZE C. OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

3 CLIFFORD ONYEOYIBO EGBEMA machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

4 WALTER AKRI/OGUTA machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

5 AUSTINE AKPATI KWALE machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

6 CHRIS AKPONE IRRI machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

7 ALABO IHUWO OSHIE machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

8 CHIEF HENRY OKOSIKA BISENI machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

H. Best General Cooperative Societies

1 UMUOMA IDU OMOKU/IDU machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

2 NDONI DYNAMICS OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI

machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

3 ETEKWURU FMCS EGBEMA machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

4 AKUBI FMCS AKRI/OGUTA machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

5 YADINICHUKWU FMCS KWALE machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

6 BUFALO FMCS IRRI machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

7 EKPEYE FCS OSHIE machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

8 AYAGBILA C.S. BISENI machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

I. Best Women Cooperative Societies

1 UMUEZEALIGWU WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OMOKU/IDU


2 OBRIKOM VICTORIOUS FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI


3 OBINWA WOMEN FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. UMUDIKE EGBEMA


4 URIDINAUBI WOMEN FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY AKRI/OGUTA


5 IFECHUKWU WOMENNI WOMEN FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KWALE


6 UDEHDHE WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY IRRI


7 AKINIMA WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OSHIE machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

8 WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY AMAE-BIDIOGU BISENI


J. Best Youth Cooperative Societies

1 ENO YOUTH FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OMOKU/IDU


2 DYNAMICS OBIE YOUNG FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

OBRIKOM/ODUGIRI


3 OKWUZI LANDLORD FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY EGBEMA


4 UWAOMA YOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY AKRI/OGUTA machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

5 UNANCO YOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KWALE machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

6 OGAGA-OGENE YOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY IRRI


7 AKAROLU YOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY OSHIE machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

8 AYAGBILA YOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY BISENI machete 2, spade 2, headpan 2, weeding hoe 4

2015 SWAMP AREA LOCATIONAL BEST FARMERS AWARD

Name Position REMARKS

A. Best Widow Farmers

1 MADAM GOLDEN AZAZI OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK

medium sized deep freezer 1; Elemax generator (2900 brand) 1

2 MADAM EKEMUNASUOYO SIMEON BRASS/OKPOAMA


3 MRS.VICTORIA N.SAGBE OBAMA


4 MRS.AUNTY NAPOLEON TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA


B. Best Cassava Farmers (Male)

1 MR. JOB ALPHEUS OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK

machete (1), spade (1), head pan (1)

2 CHIEF E.A. KWOMO OFFONI BRASS/OKPOAMA machete (1), spade (1), head pan (1)

3 CHIEF DENNIS EZEKIEL OBAMA machete (1), spade (1), head pan (1)

4 MR BAFIGHE ELKENA TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA

machete (1), spade (1), head pan (1)

C. Best Plantain Farmers

1 CHIEF EGUMO ROBERT OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK

machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

2 MR JAMES IGOINMOGHA BRASS/OKPOAMA machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

3 CHIEF APIRI OKISI OBAMA machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

4 MR WILBERFORCE AKI TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

D. Best Pineapple Farmers

1 CHIEF ODOKO JOASH IGWE OBAMA machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

2 MR JEPHTAH IRUO BRASS/OKPOAMA machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

3 CHIEF GODWILL ITIMI OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

4 MR FRIDAY EBIRITEI TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA machete (1), spade (1), rainboot (1)

E. Best Vegetable Farmers

1 MRS. UNDIMENE OGUGU OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK

Spade (1), rainboot (1), machete (1)

2 MR. BROTHER PREFEGHE BRASS/OKPOAMA Spade (1), rainboot (1), machete (1)

3 MRS. FUROTA NNANYO OBAMA Spade (1), rainboot (1), machete (1)

4 MRS. HELEN JACKSON TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA Spade (1), rainboot (1), machete (1)

F. Best Livestock Farmers

1 MR PEACEMAN OKIA OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK

machete (1), rainboot (1), headpan (1)

2 MISS YOUNG INIBIO BRASS/OKPOAMA


3 PASTOR GEORGE EBI OBAMA


4 MR DICKSON BRUCE TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA


G. Best Fish Farmers (Aquaculture)

1 MR ABAYE THOMAS OBAMA rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

2 MR AYEBAPREYE MIENBO OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

3 MR ITUTUMEMI INATIMI BRASS/OKPOAMA rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

4 MR UYAABARA YOUSUO TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA rainboot (1), spade (1), big plastic basin (1)

H. Best Fish Farmer (Capture)

1 MR ROTIMI ATIMISE BRASS/OKPOAMA bundle of Fishing Net (1)

2 MR JONAH SAMUEL OBAMA bundle of Fishing Net (1)

3 MR WEDNESDAY SOGUGHE TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA bundle of Fishing Net (1)

4 MR NICODEMUS ALFRED OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK bundle of Fishing Net (1)

I. Best General Cooperative Society

1 ROTEL FISHING TERMINAL COOPT SOC. BRASS/OKPOAMA

machete (2), spade (2), headpan (2), weeding hoe (4)

2 DAPATAYE CONVANT (OLOGOAMA) MCS LTD OBAMA


3 UYAIYENANA-OGBO (AZUZUAMA) FISHING COOP.SOC TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA


4 MODERN FISH FARMERS CO-OPT.SOC. OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK


J. Best Youth Cooperative Society

1 ZUZUNATEI KOROKOROSEI YOUTH COOPERATIVE SOCIETY OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK


2 SEA NEVER DRY FISHING COOPT. SOCIETY BRASS/OKPOAMA


3 DOMAIN LIVE CLUB YOUTH (OKOROMA-TEREKE) FCS LTD OBAMA


4 TARILATEI-OGBO(IKEBIRI)1 MUL-TIPURPOSE COOP. SOCIETY LTD TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA


K. Best Women Cooperative Society

1 BIRIBIN KEDOUMENE OGBOINBIRI/CLOUGH CREEK


2 PAGAEBINYO MCS OKPOAMA BRASS/OKPOAMA


3 WANATIMINYO (EMINIAMA) WOMEN MCS LTD OBAMA


4 EBIKEDOUMENE-OGBO WOMEN COOPT. SOCIETY TEBIDABA/ AZUZUAMA


OVERALL BEST POSITIONS - LAND AREA

S/N Name Position Remarks

Overall best Cassava Farmer (Male)

1 CHINONSO JOHAH 1st Certificate, Machete, Wheelbarrow, Spade, NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

2 HARRISON OTUYA 2nd Certificate, Machete, Wheelbarrow, Spade. NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

3 CHIEF OKEREKE CHRISTOPHER 3rd Certificate, Machete, Wheelbarrow, Spade. NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall Cassava Farmer (Female)

4 FANNY NWABUOKEI 1st Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

5 EUCHARIA SMART 2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

6 PATRICIA ALLEN 3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall best Wareyam Farmer

7 EDWIN OKECHUKWU 1st Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

8 EMEKA AZUOGU 2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

9 3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall Best Seedyam Farmer

10 CHUKWUDEBE ONYEDIKA 1st Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

11 LEVI ENYINNA 2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

12 LUCKY ORIOMARO 3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall Best Plantain Farmer

13 CHARLES DODO 1st Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1)

14 INNOCENT OSAKWE 2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1)

15 JOHN KOWEI 3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1)

Overall Best Fish Farmer

16 STEPHEN ONYIA 1st Certificate, Fish feeds (3 bags), Plastic basins (3), Rainboot (1)

17 KENTUS OBIYE 2nd Certificate, Fish feeds (3 bags), Plastic basins (3), Rainboot (1)

18 EBIPAMA SAPHA 3rd Certificate, Fish feeds (3 bags), Plastic basins (3), Rainboot (1)

Overall Best Livestock Farmer

19 ONYEOYIBO CLIFFORD 1st Certificate, Machete (1), Spade (1), Head pans (3), Rainboot (1)

20 KINGDOM EZE 2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Spade (1), Head pans (3), Rainboot (1)

21 CHIEF ALABO IHUWO 3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Spade (1), Head pans (3), Rainboot (1)

Overall Best Agro-Processing Machine

22 UMANUNIYE FARMERS MULTI-PURPOSE COPT. SOC. 1st Certificate, Wheelbarrow (2), Big Plastic basin (2),

Rainboot (2 pairs)

23 YADINICHUKWU FAREMRS MULTI-PURPOSE C. S. 2nd Certificate, Wheelbarrow (2), Big Plastic basin (2),

Rainboot (2 pairs)

24 IREOMA (OKPOSI) FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 3rd Certificate, Wheelbarrow (2), Big Plastic basin (2),

Rainboot (2 pairs) Overall Best Cooperative Society

25 ETEKWURU FARMERS MULTI-PURPOSE CO-OPT. SOC. 1st Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Head pans

(3), Weeding hoes (3), Spades (3)

26 AYAGBILA FARMERS MULTI-PURPOSE CO-OPT. SOC. 2nd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Head pans


27 AKUBI FARMERS MULTI-PURPOSE CO-OPT. SOC. 3rd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Head pans

(3), Weeding hoes (3), Spades (3) Overall Best Women Cooperative

28 UMUEZEALIGWU WOMEN C. S. 1st Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Head pans (3), Weeding hoes (3), Spades (3)

29 OBINWANNE WOMEN FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 2nd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Head pans


30 AKINIMA WOMEN FARMERS CO-OPT. SOCIETY 3rd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Head pans

(3), Weeding hoes (3), Spades (3) Overall Best Youth Cooperative

31 UWAOMA YOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCI-ETY 1st Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1),

Head pans (3), Weeding hoes (3), Spades (3)

32 OKWUZI LANDLORD FARMERS CO-OPT. SOCIETY 2nd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1),

Head pans (3), Weeding hoes (3), Spades (3)

33 UNANCO YOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCI-ETY 3rd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1),

Head pans (3), Weeding hoes (3), Spades (3) Overall Best School

34 EGBUOMA COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL

1st Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrows (1), Measuring tape (2- 100ft), Spades (3), NPK fertilizer bags (3)

35 ABOH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ABOH

2nd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrows (1), Measuring tape (2- 100ft), Spades (3), NPK fertilizer bags (3)

36 FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECH) OMOKU

3rd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrows (1), Measuring tape (2- 100ft), Spades (3), NPK fertilizer bags (3)

Overall Best Farmer

CLIFFORD ONYEOYIBO

Certificate, Generating Set, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Deep Freezer (1)

OVERALL BEST POSITIONS - SWAMP AREA

S/N Name Position Prize

Overall best Cassava Male Farmer

1 CHIEF E.A KWOMO, OFFONI

1st Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

2 MR K.J. INATIMI

2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

3 MR BAFIGHE ELKENA

3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall best Cassava Female Farmer

4 MRS RODAH EDUM

1st Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

5 MRS IBIEBO AZOGIDI

2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

6 Mrs. Ebikabore Amanatei

3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall Best Vegetable Farmer

7 MRS FUROTA NNANYO

1st Certificate, Machetes (1), Spades (2), Rainboot (1 pair), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

8 MRS ELIZABETH AMAKIRI

2nd Certificate, Machetes (1), Spades (2), Rainboot (1 pair), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

9 MR BROTHER PREFEGHE

3rd Certificate, Machetes (1), Spades (2), Rainboot (1 pair), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall Best Plantain Farmer

10 MR WILBERFORCE AKI

1st Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1)

11 CHIEF EGUMO ROBERT

2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1)

12 MR JAMES IGOINMOGHA

3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Wheelbarrow (1), Spade (1)

Overall Best Pineapple Farmers

13 CHIEF ODOKO JOASH IGWE

1st Certificate, Machetes (1), Spades (2), Rainboot (1 pair), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

14 MR ARTHUR SUNDAY

2nd Certificate, Machetes (1), Spades (2), Rainboot (1 pair), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

15 MR JEPHTAH IRUO

3rd Certificate, Machetes (1), Spades (2), Rainboot (1 pair), NPK Fertilizer (1 bag)

Overall Best Livestock Farmer

16 MR PEACEMAN OKIA

1st Certificate, Machete (1), Spade (1), Headpans (3), Rainboot (1 pair)

17 MISS YOUNG INIBIO

2nd Certificate, Machete (1), Spade (1), Headpans (3), Rainboot (1 pair)

18 PASTOR GEORGE EBI

3rd Certificate, Machete (1), Spade (1), Headpans (3), Rainboot (1 pair)

Overall Best Fish Farmer (Aquaculture)

19 MR ABAYE THOMAS

1st Certificate, Fish feeds (3 bags), Wheelbarrow (1), Plastic basins (3), Rainboot (2 pairs)

20 MR AYEBAPREYE MIENBO

2nd Certificate, Fish feeds (3 bags), Wheelbarrow (1), Plastic basins (3), Rainboot (2 pairs)

21 MR ITUTUMEMI INATIMI

3rd Certificate, Fish feeds (3 bags), Wheelbarrow (1), Plastic basins (3), Rainboot (2 pairs)

Overall Best Fish Farmers (Capture)

22 MR ROTIMI ATIMISE

1st Certificate, Fishing net (1),

23 MR JONAH SAMUEL

2nd Certificate, Fishing net (1),

24 MR WEDNESDAY SOGUGHE

3rd Certificate, Fishing net (1),

Overall Best School

25 COMM.SEC.SCHOOL ONDEWARI

1st Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Measuring tape (2 - 100ft), Spades (3), NPK Fertilizer (3 bags)

26 COMM.SEC.SCHOOL OKODI

2nd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Measuring tape (2 - 100ft), Spades (3), NPK Fertilizer (3 bags)

27 OLODIAMA COMM.SEC.SCHOOL

3rd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Measuring tape (2 - 100ft), Spades (3), NPK Fertilizer (3 bags)

Overall Best Agro-Processing Machine

28 AMA-EBIMO (OGBOINBIRI) MCS LTD

1st Certificate, Wheelbarrows (2), Plastic basin (2), Rainboots (2 pairs)

29 GHANCO FCS TWON-BRASS

2nd Certificate, Wheelbarrows (2), Plastic basin (2), Rainboots (2 pairs)

30 TEBA WOMEN FCS LTD

3rd Certificate, Wheelbarrows (2), Plastic basin (2), Rainboots (2 pairs)

Overall Best Cooperative Society

31 ROTEL FISHING TERMINAL COOPT SOC.

1st Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Spades (3), Headpans (3), Weeding hoes (3)

32 DAPATAYE CONVANT (OLOGOAMA) MCS LTD

2nd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Spades (3), Headpans (3), Weeding hoes (3)

33 UYAIYENANA-OGBO (AZUZUAMA) FISHING CO-OP.SOC

3rd Certificate, Machetes (3), Wheelbarrow (1), Spades (3), Headpans (3), Weeding hoes (3)

Overall Best Women Cooperative

34 WANATIMINYO (EMINIAMA) WOMEN MCS LTD


35 EBIKEDOUMENE-OGBO WOMEN COOPT. SOCIETY


36 PAGAEBINYO MCS OKPOAMA


Overall Best Youth Cooperative

37 DOMAIN LIVE CLUB YOUTH (OKOROMA-TEREKE) FCS LTD


38 TARILATEI-OGBO(IKEBIRI)1 MULTIPURPOSE COOT.SOCIETY LTD


39 ZUZUNATEI KOROKOROSEI YOUTH CO-OPT.SOCEITY


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RESULTS OF GRP’s SKILLS ACQUISITION

PROGRAMME

GRP Plant Propagation Centre, OBAMA

GRP PLANT PROPAGATION

CENTRE. OBIE

The Management and Staff of NAOC Ltd appreciates your presence and time spent with us at this 19th Edition of our Farmers Day Celebrations.

On behalf of all the GRP beneficiaries (farmers, cooperatives , women and youths), we express our thanks for the honour bestowed upon them today.

We wish you a safe journey as you return to your respective destinations.

Remember, together we can FEED THE NATION and provide ENERGY FOR LIFE.

… NAOC Management

THEME: FEEDING THE NATION — ENERGY FOR … GRP PLANT PROPAGATION CENTRE, OBIE, ... Brief History...

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