ICRISAT Archival Report 2010

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
MTP Output 6: Strategies for increasing competitiveness through identifying preferred market traits and
introducing quality control systems to meet social, food safety and environmental standards for dryland crops
established and promoted
Priority 5B: Making international and domestic markets work for the poor
Priority 5B, Specific goal 1: Enhanced livelihoods and competitiveness for smallholder producers and food
safety for consumers influenced by changes in national and international markets
Priority 5B Specific goal 2: Improved marketing environment for smallholders by improving the efficiency of
domestic markets
MTP output target 2010 1.6.2: Preferred market traits identified for livestock (in southern Africa) and dryland
cereals in WCA region
Intermediate Output Target 2010 Characterizing sorghum and pearl millet village economies in Northern
Nigeria: Uptake of modern pearl millet and sorghum varieties in Northern Nigeria
Achievement of Output Target:
85%
Countries Involved:
Nigeria
Objectives/Rationale: To characterize sorghum and pearl millet village economies, assess the level of uptake of
sorghum and pearl millet varieties, identify the drivers to uptake and assess the level of impact of sorghum and
pearl millet on the livelihood of the poor.
Methodology/Approach:
A survey consisting of a data set of 1136 households from 113 villages living in 6 states of Northern Nigeria to
assess the current and potential adoption rates as well as the impact of modern sorghum and pearl millet
varieties released during the last 20 years. The survey included 994 pearl millet and 998 sorghum producers in
the 6 states of Northern Nigeria mainly Borno, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe and Zamfara. These states account
for about 50% of sorghum and pearl millet production and/or area in Nigeria. With a target of 1200 households
to be collected on the 6 states, the number of villages selected by state was a prorata of population size at state
level. Thus, 19 villages were randomly selected in Borno State, 12 in Yobe, 23 villages in Katsina, 29 villages in
Kano, 20 villages in Jigawa, and 16 villages in Zamfara state. Within village, 10 households were selected based
on a census list provided by the village chief.
Survey were conducted at both the village and household levels in selected villages. At village level, generally
a group of 10 to 15 respondents was assembled, representing village leaders as well as people of different
genders, ages, occupations and social status in the village. The village questionnaire asked questions about
access to markets, infrastructure and services, projects and organizations having operated or currently operating
in the villages, local prices of inputs and outputs, and perception on welfare and resource changes,
The household survey was conducted essentially with the household head, Information on household
demographic characteristics, and endowments of physical, human, natural, financial and social capital, plot
tenure and quality characteristics, and input/output table, knowledge and exposure to varieties, household
perception to changes in welfare and resources.
Improved sorghum varieties include ISCV400, ICSV111, Hybrid varieties, SK5912 and local varieties. Pearl
millet varieties include SOSAT C88, GB8735, LCIC 9702, LCIC 9703, ICSM IS 89305, Ex Borno, and local
pearl millet varieties.
Main findings/Results & Policy Implications:
Results showed that the observed adoption rate for improved pearl millet varieties is estimated to 32.95% and
that of improved sorghum varieties is estimated to about 20.20%. The area planted to pearl millet varieties is
higher for SOSAT C 88 (28.49% of pearl millet area), and less than one percent for other modern pearl millet
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