AGRIC.DEVT.LAFIA

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The Lafia Agricultural Development Project will be carried out over a five-year investment period, 1978-1982, but 1977 will be the start-up period and expenses incurred during that year have been included in project costs. The project will involve physical infrastructure, support services and farm inputs, including 600 km of feeder roads; construction of wells and an administrative center at Lafia; establishment of a seed multiplication farm; expansion of a training center to provide for an expanded applied research capacity and establishment of a training program for project staff and farmers; establishment of an evaluation unit and construction of 20 Farmers' Service Centers to provide adequate input supply and credit facilities and a market advisory service to farmers; the provision of veterinary service and, improvement of local small livestock and establishment of 4 grazing reserves and improvement of cattle trade routes; establishment of about 2,200 ha of township fuelwood and pole plantations; establishment of 4 fishing lagoons and improvement and expansion of fishery extension services.