The number of people living in poverty (on less than $1.90 per day (2011 PPP)) in Nigeria has risen significantly from an estimated 44.5 million in 1985, to approximately 82.5 million in 2009. Given this context, BIF Nigeria chose to intervene in agricultural markets, dairy, maize, cassava and aquaculture – with information & advisory services as a cross-cutting enabling market – in the hope that stimulating change in one market system might produce synergy and multiplier effects across other markets.
The dairy market was selected due to its potential to reach the poorest women in society, who are found in northern Nigeria. Nigeria is the largest producer of milk in
West Africa, producing nearly 560,000-570,000 tonnes per year or 13% of production in the region. Currently, Nigeria’s output of milk per cow per day is about 1 litre, compared to other African countries like Kenya and Uganda with between 30 to 40 litres of milk per cow per day. Compared to Africa and Asia’s average of 0.9 million tonnes and 6.6 million tonnes, respectively, Nigeria’s 0.6 million tonnes of milk production is the lowest in the world.
Our vision of change for the dairy sector is to improve pastoralist returns from milk production through improved productivity and access to higher prices.

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These genuine Bolga baskets are exclusively woven by the indigenous Gurune people (also known as Frafra) around the town of Bolgatanga in Northern Ghana.
Bolga is the crafts center of Northern Ghana. For many generations, weaving has been a traditional skill of the people there. The soil around Bolgatanga is not fertile enough for extensive agricultural activities. As a result, handicraft activities such as basket weaving, leather work, and pottery are undertaken mostly by women to supplement their incomes since they are primarily subsistence farmers.
The creation of these Bolga baskets is a complex process that captures the exquisite skill of the weavers.

First, veta vera straw, known locally as kinkahe, is collected from the tops of the grass stalks, then each piece is split in half vertically.
Once the straw is split, it is then twisted back together to give it strength.
At this point the straw is put in bunches and dyed in boiling water. For bright colors the straw is dyed yellow first, then the color.
After coloring, the weaver carefully selects appropriate straw for the base, sides and handle. The selection of the proper grass for various parts of the basket is critical to good weaving.
Weaving starts at the base and works up to the rim. The rims are generally finished flat, or wrapped with straw to form a rounded edge.
Once the rims are finished, the handle will be created, attached, and customized. Handles are made with a sturdy wrapping technique around a grass core.
Hundreds of remaining bits of straw that are sticking out of the basket are carefully trimmed off.
Leather handles are skillfully applied by local leather workers.
A medium basket takes about 3 days to complete. Some shapes and patterns are more difficult to weave and take longer.

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Here is the step by step video of our baling process, a process that any farmer can bring on with few local materials and usual manpower!

Step 1- Prepare the ropes in the right position in our wooden box ;
Step 2- Filling the wooden box with our hay and step on it to press it well;
Step 3- Tightening the ropes edges as we are "packing" the bale;
Step 4- Pull out of the box our well tighten bale and store it!

With this method, our bales of brachiaria grass can be stored for 3 years and more, ready to be used when we will need to feed our cows!

In this episode we explore the big world of breeds, where to buy them, how to look for the right ones and how much they will cost us in Ghana. We hope, as always, to be useful and educative, let's feed the nation!

We are happy to share with you how the Brachiaria Grass is doing in the dry season in Ghana after no rain in over 3 months. This is definitely a wonder and savior grass for African Livestock.

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