Name of FUG: UGWULANGWU OHAOZARA
AUTHENTIC FARMERS FUG
Date of Visit: 3/11/2013
Venue: EZE PALACE
Membership: 32 (3 FEMALE)
Participant: 25 FUG Members and
Facilitator
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED
DURING THE PRA
Group discussion, Transect
walk and wealth ranking exercise
FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSION
This approach was used to generate
further information on the situation observed during the PRA. The issue of
water scarcity seems to be pending issues as most participants complained about
the situation bitterly. The discussion also revealed that mobility is very
difficult during the rainy season. Poverty level was also estimated to be high,
virtually every house hold in the community appear to be engaged in subsistence
agriculture.
RESULT OF THE
TRANSECT WALK
The community is surrounded by
farmland from all circulation. Crops cultivated as explained by farmers includes,
cassava, yam, rice, vegetables etc. soils are mostly sandy, loamy, clay, and
the temperature was about 35oC. The community production method is
manually only. Inadequate water for livestock and lastly poor road network is
to be also responsible for low production among the farmers.
Based on the foregoing, the following needed
to be provided:
a.
Farm inputs
supports-(Fertilizers, improved seeds, herbicides, weedicides, knapsack sprayer,
b.
Processing
equipments
c.
Bore holes (for
irrigation)
d.
Training on
book-keeping
e.
A fadama road
INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
Norms: some
of the norms at community includes, women not climbing palm trees, and not
allowed to take decision alone. A man without a wife not seen as mature man to
handle elderly positions. Their market: are Nkwo
ugwulangwu,Eke-Okposi,Nkwo Achara, and nkwo ukawu.
Social amenities includes: primary
schools ,secondary schools, health centre, electricity, and single tarred road
from Okposi to Ukawu.
STAKE HOLDER ANALYSIS
a.
Primary stake
holders: includes the FUG and the FCA
who are direct beneficiaries
b.
Secondary
stake holder includes: the village
heads, and the entire Ohaozara L.G.A
c.
Supporters: these are the marketers, transporters, NGOs
d.
Opponents: opponents of the project includes the elites,
politicians, and middlemen
e.
Vulnerable
groups: vulnerable group around us
are the windows, elders, and orphans, this class of people find it difficult to
help themselves so they dependents.
f.
Other group
with interest: are youth and
marginalized groups
Person with
power and influence as it regards to the project: they are the village heads,
ADP zonal manager and the local government
authorities.
Open wells were mostly observed, but further enquiry
revealed that the water levels are low
and so much stress is associated with getting water for livestock, dry season
farming and human use. Many trader and local Artisans abound in the community.
Roads are not in good condition and the major means of transportation are
bicycles and motorcycles.
PROBLEM ANALYSIS
|
CORE PROBLEM
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CAUSE
|
SOLUTION/ACTION
PLAN
|
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-Low production
- poor commodity price
- Insufficient supply of lab
our
-Poor accounting method
-Transportation difficulties
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-Poor capital base
-Traditional and inefficient
production and processing equipments
-Poor leadership
- No training
-High transportation charges
|
Provide efficient production and processing equipment
-Conduct Advisory services and capacity building training to address
identified constraints
-Provide access road to fadama
sites
|
NEEDS
ASSESSMENT
A causal diagram was utilized to identify problems and
their causes. Poor standard of living happened to be the core problem as most
persons cannot feed well nor acquire some basic assets e.g bicycles, farm
inputs, houses and send their children to school. The major cause included: low crop yield due
to use of traditional and inefficient production equipment and high cost of
input.
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strength: Committed
leaders, nearness to the market
Weaknesses: Lack
of capital, high cost of inputs, subsistence farming.
Opportunities:
Extension support, fertile lands, high income generated
Threats: Low
capital base, pest attack, flood, high cost of living.
HIV/AIDS
The threat to life and good living through HIV/AIDS is
known and its causes is also known by the people through various agents of
sensitization.
Name of facilitator:
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