ICT FOR FARMERS

HOW ICT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN FADAMA III FARMERS LIVELIHOODS

As the project development objective is to increase the incomes of users of land and water resources on a sustainable basis that relies on facilitation for demand driven investments and empowerment of local community groups and to improve productivity and land quality.

The role of ICT to enhance food security and support rural livelihoods is increasingly recognized as Ebonyi State Fadama III Project was officially endorsed in all thirteen (13) local desk offices. This includes the use of computers, internet, geographical information systems, mobile phones as well as traditional media such as radio and Television. Although it is a relatively new phenomenon evidence of the contribution of ICT to agricultural development and poverty alleviation is becoming increasingly available.

Enhancing Farmers Production

Increasing the efficiency, productivity and sustainability of small scale farms is an area where ICT can make a significant contribution. Farming involves risks and uncertainties, with farmers facing many threats from poor soil and drought for Fadama III yam, Rice and cassava production, pest and disease for fadama III fishery and poultry production.  Key improvements stem from information about pest and disease control, especially early warning systems new varieties, new ways to optimize production and regulations for quality control should be put in place.

 Improving market access 

Awareness of up-to date market information on prices for commodities, inputs and consumer trends can improves farmers’ livelihoods substantially and have a dramatic impact on their negotiating position. Like in Fadama office we have Fadama hotlines where peoples call to know the FUGs that have matured broilers or Fish such information is instrumental in making decision about the best time and place to sell and buy.

Capacity building and empowerment

Communities and farmers organizations can be helped through the use of ICTs to strengthen their own capacities and better represent their fadama community association (FCAs) when negotiating input and output prices, land claims resources rights and infrastructure projects.

 ICT enables rural communities to interact with other stakeholders thus reducing social isolation. It widens the perspective of local communities in terms of national or global developments opens up new business opportunities and allows easier contact with friends and relatives.

A role is also played by ICT in making processes more efficient and transparent. It helps in making laws and land titles more accessible. Global positioning systems (GPS) which facilitators used in tracking the position of Fadama Sub-projects linked to geographical information system (GIS). Digital cameras and internet help rural communities to document and communicate their situation, because of it important in the human life, the executive Governor of Ebonyi State has made it compulsory that all the civil servant should be competent on the use of ICT. 

NIGERIAN ARMY ARREST FOREIGNERS, UNCOVERS, MISSILES

 

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika

Four foreign nationals, suspected to have hailed from Middle East, were arrested in Kano by the Joint Task Force over a large cache  of arms and ammunition uncovered in their  mini-warehouse located in the Bompai area of Kano on Wednesday.

Following the shock discovery, owner of the complex, where the dangerous weapons were impounded, simply identified as a Lebanese national, was arrested by military personnel.

As of the time of filing this report, the building, located on Gaya road in Bompai area of the metropolis, was under surveillance by heavily armed, stern-looking soldiers.

Security sources disclosed that items recovered from the extensive operation included 40 air-to-surface missiles, 50 cluster bombs, 200 rocket-propel launchers, eight AK-47 rifles, 200 military hand grenades and some military hardware capable of destroying Armored Personnel Carriers.

The “weapons of war” were said to have been evacuated to the headquarters of the 3rd Motorized Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Kano, alongside the foreign nationals.

It was learnt that  preliminary investigation had begun while “three countries have been indicted and the military high command is working to ascertain the culpability.”

A  resident of the area, said he counted over “300 AK-47 riffles” during the evacuation.

Spokesman for the JTF Captain Ikedichi Iweha, promised to brief newsmen later on the issue, even as he declined comment on the incident, which occurred on Tuesday night.

 

IMPOTANCE OF MARRITAL SEX

Many women today endure marriage rather than enjoy it. The man that was once head over heel in love with them, who could do anything for them is now like a total stranger to them. As far as many of these women are concerned, their man is the problem. He is the one that must change. And in search of solution to their marital problem, they move from one prayer house to another, pray all manner of prayers and take all manner of counsel from both qualified and unqualified quarters but all to no avail.

The truth is, over the years, I have come to discover that nobody has the power to change any other person other than themselves. The only way to change others is to change ourselves. For most of these women, the key to changing their husbands is changing themselves. It has been said that one of the definitions of madness is to keep doing things the same way and yet expect a different result. To get a better result other than you have been getting in your marriage, you must learn to do things differently. And as said earlier, you have power over yourself alone and not on your husband, so for once, look away from your husband and concentrate on yourself. What are the things you should do differently to get a different response from your man? The solutions to the problems we face in our homes as women are not often beyond us. We only need to look inward rather than outward. For women who are passing through turbulent times in their marriage and sincerely desire a turning around, you may have to do the following:

work on your sex life
Many women need to know how important sex is to a man and to the survival of their marriage. Many have lost their husbands because they are not up and doing in bed. They are always developing headaches and giving one excuse or the other every time their man turns to them for sex. And many of those husbands have innocently fallen into the hands of hungry women who are ready to give them more than they desire, that which their legal wives are always denying them. Is that the situation with you? If yes, then you will have to change. The way God made a man, sex is the most important thing to him in marriage. In fact, the first reason why he married you is so that he can have it when he wants it, and no matter what you do for him and on his behalf, if he cannot have it when he desires it, he sees you as not fulfilling your marital obligation to him.

The urge for sexual satisfaction comes before every and anything in a man’s life. This is unlike a woman, who has sex as the last thing on her mind. He does not just see sex as pleasure, he sees it as something he cannot do without; something that is paramount to his survival in life. That is why he cannot but turn to another woman when the one that should help him in fulfilling this urge is not forthcoming. As a wife you must know that the health of your sex life is directly proportionate to the health of your marriage. The way to a man’s heart they say is his stomach, but I have discovered that this is not the absolute truth. To me, the way to a man’s heart is under your skirt. That sounds dirty but it’s the truth. When a man has a wife who is ‘alive sexually’ to him, he will do everything and anything for her.  There are homes that are surviving in spite of the fact that the woman of the house is not a good cook. All they have to do is to make sure a good cook is employed and a wise woman in such situation makes sure she employs a man and not a woman as her cook so as to make sure she does not create a crack in her marriage. But the role of sexual fulfilment is such that a woman cannot employ another to fulfil. That is why every woman must make it her priority if she wants to keep her man. And the truth is, no matter what your opinion is concerning your husband, there are a thousand and one women out there who will be so glad to help you in fulfilling this role. So, my advice is, don’t be slack.
Make it enjoyable
it is not enough for a woman to be there for her man sexually, it is most important she contribute her quota to make each of their sexual encounters an exciting one.  Many women believe they are only to be on the receiving end. So, they just lie there like a log of wood, not contributing to the act, waiting for him to be through. This does not make for a great sex. For sex to be great for the two partners involved, they both must participate. Your man may not tell you, but I can speak authoritatively that he doesn’t enjoy being on the giving end alone. Just as he is touching you, he desires that you touch him as well. He desires that you guide his hand to the part of your body that gives you utmost pleasure.

In making it exciting, another thing your husband desires is that you sometime take the initiative. An average Nigerian woman believes she will be playing cheap if she initiates sexual intercourse with her husband. And this belief does not only stop her from initiating it; even when wants sex, she pretends as if she does not want it, in order not to appear cheap. But this is not the truth. My research has revealed to me that rather than men looking down on their wives for initiating sex, they see it as something great. In fact, it is something every man looks forward to because it gives him a sense of fulfilment. He sees it as a confirmation from his wife that he is satisfying her sexually and that she approves of him sexually. It boosts his ego and self-esteem. It boosts his self-confidence and gives him an assurance that no man can lure her into it in his absence.

Another way of making your sexual life enjoyable to your man is to verbally express your satisfaction to him during the very act.

 Men of God at Ogun community

 

For a week,now christian  Religius leaders  from Nigeria, Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and United States met at the Foursquare City, near Ajebo in Ogun State to pray and strategically plan how to capture the world for Christ. General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi,  Foursquare Mission International, United States, Rev. Ted Vail, as well as thousands of other pastors, elders, deacons and deaconesses were among participants at the meeting.
     Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, Rev. Felix Meduoye, was the chief host while the District Overseer of the church in Ifako, Lagos, Rev. Paul Fadayini, was the chairman of the planning committee. It was the annual International Conference for Ministers and Leaders (ICML) 2013 of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria. The conference, with the theme, Time to Work, featured series of trainings on how to capture the world for God through the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the evening of the first day, there was a formal opening ceremony for the conference.
Rev. Fadayini, Chairman, Planning Committee of ICML 2013, said the theme of the conference, taken from John 9:4, revealed that “certain things in life were very important and compeled urgency in handling them. Such very important issues included assignments from God. “In I Samuel 21:8, David said unto Abimelech, ‘The king’s business required haste.’ It is logical to deduce that if the earthly king’s business requires haste, the Heavenly King’s business will require nothing less.” The General Overseer, Rev. Meduoye urged all ministers and members of the church to work assiduously to turn every Senatorial District in the country to at least a district, every local government area to a zone and every ward to at least a branch and every street to a platform for house fellowships known as the Home and Life Centres.
“The God who put us in all state will do more for us in Jesus Name. Beloved of God, traversing a few states of the core north, namely Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi recently, made me to have a fair appreciation of the terrain and the accompanying challenges of our brethren that are flying the flag of our movement in those areas. “We are not unmindful, as a movement, of the sounds of bombs and guns in the northern part of Nigeria.
But beloved, we must not allow intimidation by agents of Satan to debar us from doing the work of the master while it is still day,” he said.