MGBOM NA-ACHARA FCA
Summary report of Mgbom Na-Achara Fadama
community Association.
Participatory rural appraisal (PRA)
Date: 9-10-20...........
Venue: Akpamaka play ground
Name: Mgbom
na-Achara Fadama community Association
Membership: 135
members (Comprising of 16 FUGs)
Participant: Group discussion, transect walk
and wealth ranking exercise
Location: Mgbom
Na-Achara is located at Okposi development centre of Ohaozara local Government
Area
Brief history: Mgbom
Na-Achara is one of the autonomous communities that made up the old Okposi-Okwu
Enechi Ekuma autonomous community, it was separated because of Administrative
convince. It comprises of about eleven (11) villages (Ogwes) which are Mgbom
Enu/Mgbom Ani, Amata/Amagu, Isinkwo Mgbom, Onuegu Mgbom, Enungene Mgbom, Ezieku
Egbe Ogbuenu Mgbom, Ohuegu Mgbom, Onuesu Mgbom, Enuogungu Mgbom and Okposi
Achara Mgbom.
It’s
located on the south-East Coast of Esu River and shares common boundaries with
Uburu on the west, Okposi-Okwu on the North, Okposi on the south, and Amasiri
on the East.
The
land is washed by Esu and ata rivers as well as numerous streams which are
seasonal.
It’s
soil texture ranges form clay, sandy and loamy soils. The people of Mgbom
Na-Achara Engage in a lot of socio-Cultural activities such as cultural
association, dances, rites, and ceremonies.
Population: It has a population of about 90,000. People
Land mass: It has a land mass of about 140km2
Topography:
The type of weather in this area is similar to that found in other locations
with Ohaozara Local Government Area.
Major Economics Activities: their major activities are Agriculture, trading and
salt manufacturing.
The basic Economic interest groups
are
d)
crop farmers
(mixed)
e)
livestock farmers
f)
processors
The
above are the major economic interest groups in the area. There are other minor
activities like trading and artistry
Major food crops: cassava, rice, yam,
cocoyam, local beans.
Major cash crops: palm
produce, assorted fruits, coconuts, plantains, bush, mangoes, etc.
Natural resources: Fadama
sites, perennial streams, stones, salt lake, livestock, fertile land and rich forest resources.
Social resources: there are so many primary and secondary schools in
the area, which are owned by Government and individuals, such as mgbom na-achara
primary school, Government secondary school Okposi and federal government
college respectively. There are several churches, hospitals and maternity
homes.
Major markets: their major market is Eke-Okposi, other rely market
are Nkwo-Ehcara, Ibem, and Afor markets etc.
Soil types: they are blessed with fertile soils, clay loamy,
rocky and sandy soils.
Stake holders Analysis: the stake holders in this projects could be the
following, SFDO, LFDO, Facilitators, Local Government Administration, local
leaders, such as the village Heads, church leaders etc. all these have played a
vital roles both collectively and individuals for the success of this project.
If any of these lacks behinds, it could lead to delay or complete failure of
the whole project.
HIV/Aids analysis: One group called care initiative group have been
identified
Need analysis:
Problem identified are as follows:
1.
Construction of
lock-up shops at Eke Okposi market with V.I.P. Toilet & water Facilities
2.
Construction
of (10km) feeder road
3.
Training an
leadership dynamics
4.
Training on
road maintenance tips
5.
installation
of bore holes (over head tank)
Ranking/scoring
v Construction of over head tank 20 votes
v Construction of feeder road 3votes
v Training on leadership dynamics 5 votes
Through the democratic opinions of the above voting,
construction of over head tank scores the highest seconded by training on
leadership dynamics and recording of meeting minutes
A TRANSECT
OF MGBOM NA-ACHARA FCA
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Crops
|
cassava
Rice, cocoyam vegetable fruits
|
yam,
cassava, cocoyam, vegetable plantains
|
cassava, yam, Garden frits, cocoyam
|
|
Livestock
|
Chicken,
Goat sheep turkey
|
Turkey
|
Turkey
|
|
Opportunities
|
Intensive
Cultivation
|
Poultry
|
Construction
activities
|
|
Problems
|
Continuous
farming
|
Difficult
to work during the dry season
|
poor
soil fertility
|
PROBLEMS
LISTING MATRIX
|
Problems
|
Causes
|
Solutions
|
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-Bad community and farm
access road
- Lack of befitting market
|
-Government neglect
-No drainages
-Heavy rains
-Lack of fund
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-Construction of road
-Construction of drainages
-Road maintenance
|
|
Post- Harvest losses
|
-No storage facilities
-Over supply
-poor community access road
|
-provision of storage
facilities
-rehabilitation of
community road
|
|
Low product/product prices
|
-Over supply
-No value –added
-Difficulties in
transportation charges
|
-Repair access road
-Alternative out lets
-processing of agric
products
|
SWOT
ANALYSIS
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Strengths
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Weakness
|
Opportunities
|
Threats
|
|
-Expansive
and fertile land
-Good
weather and climate
-enlightened
farmers
-Peaceful
co-existence
|
-Lack
of Capital
-Lack
of Good Road
-Lack
of good water
-Low
processing technology
|
-Nearness
to market
-Processing
out fits
-Nearness
to veterinary clinics
|
-High
cost of living
-Neglect
by Government
-bad
road
-inadequate
extension service
-High
cost of inputs
|
IDENTIFIED PRIORITY NEEDS:
1.
Construction of
over head tank at Obiagu Mgbom.
2.
conducting
trainings on capacity building.
3.
training on
market sanitation practices and environmental mitigation measures.
STAKE HOLDERS ANALYSIS
|
BENEFICIARIES
|
POTENTIAL OPPONENTS
|
IMPLEMENTERS
|
DECISION MAKER
|
FINANCIERS
|
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-Farmers
-Traders
-Transporters (motor
vehicle)
-The community.
-Ohaozara L.G.A.
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-Cyclist (Okada)
-The barrow pushers
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-The –FCA
-Service Providers
-Facilitators
|
-LFDC
-SFDC
-NFDO
-World Bank
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-The beneficiaries FUG/FCA.
-The Project.
-The L.G.A.
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PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES
The entire Mgbom na Achara communities along side
communities in the other participating FCAS namely, Okposi, ugwulangwu, Oduago
Okposi-Okwu and Enugu/Iviezuizor FCAS, respectively. Market women vulnerable
group in particular will benefit immensely.
Management
Committee: the FCA has a 15man
management committee with 3 man executives comprise of vibrant ladies and
gentle men, which was democratically elected at Akpamaka play ground 24th
September 2010
Social
inclusion and popular participation measure
-Protracted community-wide sensitization
-Special attention to women using the churches and
markets as catchments points
-There is no marginalization since women and youths
are part of FCA
-Decisions
were by consensus and majority respected.
P.R.A REPORT
Name of FUG: Agbaugo
Farmers Mpcs Ltd.
Membership: 25
(4 females)
Venue: Rev.
Dr. Odii’s compound
Date of work: 18/10/2010
Major
Economics activities: Cultivation, Harvesting,
processing and sales of rice and artisans
Average
cultivate: Mainly old species (95%) and improved species
(5%) known as agric.
Seasonal
calendar:
Cultivation: May-August
Harvesting; November-December.
Sales: April-May
(Peak)
Production:
Level and prices
|
Item
|
Quantity
|
Prices
|
|
Bushes of rice
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40 per year
|
N3,500x40=
|
|
bag of seed
|
10 bags 50kg each
|
N10,000 each
|
|
cup of rice
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400 cups
|
N35 per cup
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Inputs: Seeds,
cutlasses, machetes, hoes, head pan. Etc
Fertilizer: Organic
manure only.
Sources: Eke Okposi (Neighboring community Market) and Nkwo
Achara.
Labour Supply: Hired
and family labour (both men and female)
Men: Soil
Tillage, harvesting, processing storage and sales
Women: land
clearing, weeding, evacuation, process and sales.
Processing methods: Manual
only.
Sales outlets: Nkwo-Achara
and Eke Okpsoi
Transportation: Heads-
loads, wheel-barrows, bicycles.
Ownership of
swamp (fadama) land
By
inheritance: Men
only
By leasehold: Men and women
By
purchase: Men
and women
PROBLEMS
LISTING MATRIX
|
Problems
|
Causes
|
Solutions
|
|
low yield
|
v Lack
of soil fertility
v Lack
of improved varieties
|
v Provision
fertilizer
v Provision
of improved seeds
|
|
inadequate Labour supply
|
v Youth
rural-Urban migration
v Drudgery
of manual techniques
|
v Acquire
modern rice processing machine
v Modern
processing training
|
|
constant break-down of local mill (mortal)
|
v Over
use
v No
maintenance
|
v Acquire
modern rice processing mil
v Training
on use and maintenance
|
|
transportation difficulties
|
v High
transportation charges
v Poor
farm access road
|
v Acquire
haulage vehicles
v Construct
farmer access road
|
|
poor accounting methods
|
v No
training
|
v Provide
training on book-keeping and management practices
|
IDENTIFIED
PRIORITY SUB-PROJECTS
a.
Acquisitions of
rice processing machine (mill)
b.
Training on the
use and maintenance tips
c.
Training on
book-keeping and business management
SWOT ANALYSIS
|
BENEFICIARIES
|
POTENTIAL OPPONENTS
|
IMPLEMENTERS
|
DECISION MAKER
|
FINANCIERS
|
|
-Rice farmers
-Rice processors trader
-Orchard farmers
-Input suppliers
-Community Economy
|
-Owners of local processing mill
-Dealer of other food stuffs
|
-FCA/FUG
-Facilitator
-Service providers
|
-LFDC
-SFDC
-NFDO
-World bank
|
-The beneficiaries FUG
-the project
|
Primary beneficiaries: There are the entire members of Agbaugo rice farmers
MPCS LTD comprise of male and
females.
Management committee: This
comprises 15 persons with more than adequate women representation. The members
were democratically elected.
SOCIAL INCLUSION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION MEASURE
1.
Community-wide
sanitization campaign
2.
Schedules of PRA
was based mainly on consensus
3.
Decision were
based mainly on consensus
4.
Virtually all
participants had respect for each other opinion.
5.
Membership is
more of men.
PRA REPORT
Name of FUG: Urban
Sisters Forum FMCS Ltd
Membership: 25
females
Date of works: 29/10/2010
Venue: Hon.
Augustine Okoro’s Compound
Major Economic activities: Cultivation,
Harvesting, processing, sales of palm fruits and artisans.
Average cultivates; 25-30
acres
Species: Mainly
old species (80%) and improved (20%) other wise called Agric
Seasonal calendar
Cultivation: June-August
Harvesting: Mainly
November-April
Sales: August-December
(peak)
Production level and prices
|
Item
|
Quantity
|
Prices
|
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palm fruits
|
about 400tons/year
|
|
|
palm oil
|
|
|
|
palm -kernel
|
|
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Inputs and their services
Inputs: Cutlasses, machetes, climbing rope, rakes,
wheel-barrows, head-pan, Organic manure
Source: Nkwo-Ehara,
Eke Okposi (Neighboring community market)
Labour supply: Hired and family labour (men &
women-plant harvest, processing and sales.
Women: Gathering,
weeding, evacuation, processing and sales
Processing method: Manual
only
Sales outlets: Nkwo-Echara,
Eke Okposi
Transportation: Head-loads,
Ownership palm trees:
By
inheritance -men only
By
leasehold -men
and women
By
purchase -men and
women
|
problem
|
causes
|
solutions
|
|
-low processing capacity
|
-use of manual techniques
|
-use of modern processing techniques
|
|
-inadequate labour supply
|
-Drudgery of manual techniques
|
-modern processing training
-Acquire modern oil machine
|
|
-Constant break-down of the local mill
|
-Over use
No maintenance training
|
-Acquire modern oil processing mill
-Training on use & maintenance
|
|
Transportation difficulty
|
-poor farm access road
-high transports charges
|
-Repair access road
acquired haulage vehicles
|
|
-Poor accounting method
|
-No training
|
-provide training on book –keeping and management
practices.
|
IDENTIFIED
PRIORITY SUB-PROJECTS
1)
Acquisition of a
modern oil processing mill
2)
Training on the
use and maintenance of oil processing mill
3)
Training on
book-keeping and business management
SWOT ANALYSIS
|
-Abundance
of palm trees
-High
Demand for products
-Good
market out-lets
|
-Low
processing capacity
-Reliance
on old species
|
-Soap
& cream making
-Nearness
to market
-Education
youth
|
-Pest
attack,
-thieves
in the village
-High
cost of living
|
STAKE HOLDERS ANALYSIS
|
BENEFICIARIES
|
POTENTIAL OPPONENTS
|
IMPLEMENTERS
|
DECISION MAKER
|
FINANCIERS
|
|
-Oil palm group
-Palm product users
-Soap/cream makers
-Input suppliers
-Community
Economic
|
-owners of existing local
oil
mills
-palm wine
trappers
|
-FCA/FUG
-Facilitator
-Service Providers
|
-LFDC
-SFDC
-NFDO
-world
bank
|
-The beneficiaries
FUG
-The project
|
Primary Beneficiaries: There are members of the urban sisters FMCS LTD.
They all women.
Management committee: This comprises 15 persons which are all women representation.
The members were freely and fairly elected.
SOCIAL INCLUSION AND ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION MEASURE
1. Community-wide sanitization campaign
2. Schedules of
PRA was based mainly on consensus
3. Decision were
based mainly on consensus
4. All
participants had a voice during the PRA
5. Membership is
dominated by women