REPORT ON TREE PLANTING

REPORT ON TREE PLANTING WORKSHOP, OCTOBER 5, 2017

The tree planting workshop took place on 5 October 2017 with 25 registered participants, 5 facilitators and 5 volunteers.

Dr Oluwatoyin Olugbire coordinated registration of participants which started around 8.30am. Each participant paid One Thousand Naira (N1,000.00) each. Dr S.O. Olajuyigbe coordinated the programme while welcome address and information about AgroImpact projectswas given by Dr Olufunmilola Ajani. Participants introduced themselves and stated their expectations from the programme. Professor A. O. Oluwadare outlined the purpose of the workshop while Dr Adejoke O. Akinyele gave a brief lecture on tree planting.

The group was conveyed to the field around 11.30am where 2 tree species, Gmelina arborea(50) and Tectona grandis(50) were planted by all participants. During the planting session, participants were trained onrope alignments to get plants on a straight line and the use of wooden pegs to locate point of placement of seedlings before plantingParticipants were also taught Pre-germination treatment of seeds, appropriate sowing techniques, germination of tree seeds, preparation of growth media, as well as filling of polypots and transplanting of the seedlings into the polypots.

At the end of the workshop, participants were given 5 seedlings which they could transplant to a location of their choice. The workshop ended around 2pm.

Expenses

One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100, 000.00) was given to the committee for the workshop. Eighty Six thousand, Eight hundred naira (N86,800.00) was spent on cost of materials, labour, signposts, feeding, printing etc. There is a balance of Thirteen thousand, Two Hundred Naira (N13,200.00) only which will be used to start off the caring and maintenance of the seedlings for now.

Further actions

  1. It is important to secure official document from the Physical planning unit of the University, stating the area that has been allocated to AgroImpact projects for tree planting and nursery.
  2. Provisions must be made for the care of the transplanted seedlings (which is about 1000) especially in the dry season before that are transplanted to the field in the next rainy season. This will require additional sum of Forty Thousand Naira (N40,000.00) for a period of six months.
  3. There must be a plan in place to transplant the seedlings to the field at the onset of 2018 rainy season.

Thank you.

 

Dr Adejoke O. Akinyele

 

 

 

Report on Shaki Trip on 18 October 2017

The tree planting committee accompanied by Dr Tijani and Mr Sanusi, (a PhD student working on Shea butter) was at Shaki on Wednesday, 18 October 2017. The committee met wit the women processing the Sheabutter and the factory manager.

There was discussion on the purchase of sheabutter for value addition by the team. The team agreed that it is better to buy the shea butter from the factory and do the packaging by the team.

With that decision, ~21kg shea butter was purchased at the rate of N2,400/ 3kg with the aim of repackaging in Ibadan.

Materials needed for packaging include

  1. Container for 300 grams and 150 grams
  2. Cake mixer
  3. Stainless steel for melting
  4. Dispenser
  5. Sieve/ filter
  6. Seal

 

The team also invited the women to the launching of November 24, 2017 and they promised to give us a feedback next week after their weekly meeting.

 

Expenses

Shea butter-  N16, 800.00

Refreshment- ~N2,000.00

 

Thank you.

 

Dr Adejoke O. Akinyele