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BASICS Project

To increased Cassava productivity and income with high quality of new varieties of Cassava in Gboko Diocese

About This Project

Funder: Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Project Goal: To increased Cassava productivity and income with high quality of new varieties of Cassava in Gboko Diocese
Project Activities: Activities that were done includes:
  1. Training of 40 village seeds entrepreneurs who are now good cassava Entrepreneurs today.
  2. Formation of Caritas cassava Entrepreneurs Cooperative limited whom are given out loans to other farmers in millions today.
  3. Promotion of different cassava varieties in the 7-local government of our diocese through: Establishment of 40 demonstration plots to showcase the performance of each varieties to our farmers: TME419, TMS98/0505, TMS98/0581, TMS01/1368 and NR 8082 and 30 market days promotion to our local markets in different locations to create awareness to the local farmers.
Project Status: Completed (2014-2018)