AGRIC TECH

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The main objective of the project is to strengthen, in the states of Bauchi, Kano and Sokoto, the adaptation and dissemination of location-specific agricultural technology to increase farm productivity and production and, therefore, smallholder incomes on a sustainable basis. The main project components are: (a) strengthening thetechnical support services of the Bauchi State Integrated Rural Development Authority, the Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority and the Sokoto Agricultural and Rural Development Authority, and other state-level implementing agencies (SIAs) for the Agricultural Development Project, as related to on-farm adaptive research, agricultural extension, including women in agriculture programs, animal traction and small-scale farm implements, on-farm agro-forestry and soil and water management; (b) improving project management in the SIAs through support in administrative and financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and staff development and training in managerial and technical fields; and (c) an agricultural technology support facility to provide funding of a bridging nature for technology adaptation and dissemination activities in other states where Bank assistance has ended or current resources are inadequate, and also to assist discrete federal activities or pilot programs for innovative technologies to increase farmer productivity.