Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Communique from Financial Management Training

OGUN STATE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (OGADEP)
Multinational Nerica Rice Dissemination Project(MNRDP)
Financial and Management Training for Nerica Rice Staff and farmers
                      Communiqué
The Training on Financial and Management Training was held at the OGADEP Headquarters on Tuesday, 15h of February 2011. The training started at 9.30am with the arrival and registration of participants. This was followed by a brief  on the purpose of the training by  Mr. Odunoye Tajudeen, the organizer of the training. The opening ceremony was kick-started with an  opening prayer said by a NERICA Rice farmer, Mr.G.F. Olonode.
In attendance were P.M. OGADEP Mr.I.O. Philllips, State Project Coordinator of Fadama III, Mr. I.A. Onasanya., Director of Finance Mr. E.O.Adewoyin, Director of Research & Training, Mr.A.O.Adeleye , Deputy Director P.M.& E Alh.B.O.Bakare, Head of WIA Mrs M.O.Osiyoye, Head of Extension Miss T.O.Ayansanwo, Principal Agroprocessor, Mr. B.O. Obembe, Nerica rice farmers from different LGAs in Ogun State, and Nerica Staff from OGADEP Headquarters’
The Programme Manager, Mr.I.O.Phillips, Rep. from MNRDP-Abuja, Dr.A.    O.Adejobi and the Desk-Officer Mr.A.O.Osiyoye and RIFAN Chairman Pastor Bode Adenekan. also went to Paramount FM Radio for public sensitization on NERICA Rice Project.
It was a one-day programme, and the meeting exposing Nerica staff and farmers to pertinent accounting and Farm Management Concepts. Dr. Adejobi emphasized the importance of NERICA Rice as having good protein content, and good for people with diabetes problem.
 Papers presented by resource persons at the training were:
1.    Introduction to Book-Keeping , trading, Profit  & Loss Account by Miss S.O. Mustaphar
2.    Trial Balance and Bank reconciliation- Mr. D.O. Abiola
3.    Group Dynamics and Farm Budgets – Mr.D.O. Onigbinde.
Participants identified marketing as a major constraint of NERICA Rice. The following salient issues were agreed upon:
a.    Public sensitization on NERICA-Rice to be done on Radio and Television.
b.    Two (2) Milling & destoning machines to be given to Ogun State NERICA Desk office by MNRDP Abuja
c.    Provision of a tractor and its complements for NERICA Rice farmers in Ogun State by MNRDP Abuja
d.    Each farmer should adopt conditional marketing for NERICA rice..
e.    Packaging of NERICA Rice for sales to various stakeholders is underway.
The training was rounded-up by 4.30pm
15th February, 2011.
                               Training Organized by Mr. T.A.O. Odunoye ( Ogun State MNRDP-Accountant)                    

…Mr.I.O.Phillips………Dr.A.O.Adejobi…Pastor Bode Adenekan…Mr. A.O.Osiyoye…..               …………….              ……………..
PM. OGADEP        Rep. of NPC                    Farmer Rep.              Desk office

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