Nigeria programs / Nigeria project 620-0773 · 1966–1971 · agriculture
THIS PROJECT BEGAN AS A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM WHICH PRODUCED AN 80% INCREASE IN CROP YIELD WHEN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES WERE EFFECTED. ALTHOUGH HAMPERED BY GOVT REALIGNMENTS RESULTING FROM POLITICAL AND TRIBAL VIOLENCE, AID SEEKS TO BROADEN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN NORTHERN NIGERIAN STATES BY DEVELOPING AN INSTITUTION TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THESE PROGRAMS, AND TO TRAIN MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL IN BASIC SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES.
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAB-192-B1 (1969). The source's own text.
Operated in: Nigeria.
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| Title | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION, NORTHERN NIGERIA | 1966 | Evaluation-type document |
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION - NORTHERN NIGERIA | 1966 | Evaluation-type document |
| SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION - NORTHERN NIGERIA | 1969 | Evaluation-type document |
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Operated in Nigeria, 1966 to 1971 6 sources
Scope: country: Nigeria. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFR(AJ)-12-65 (award, fiscal year not recorded) |
| 1969 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Nigeria | 1966 to 1971 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1966 to 1971 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 50%; Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 25%; Water supply, sanitation and hygiene 25%
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