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The Village Alive Development Initiative is an action research project of Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) set up to support farmers, enhance agricultural production and help improve food security and alleviate poverty. Initially flagged off in 1995 as Village Alive Women Association (VAWA) in the communities of Idofian, Elerinjare, Jimba Oja and Kabba Owode in Kwara State. The introduction of VAWA in 1995 in these communities greatly increased the productivity of community members with improved access to modern farm inputs and extension services, reduction in post-harvest losses as a result of access to credit facilities provided by the project.
In 2011, the ARMTI Management reviewed the project and established it as the “Village Alive Development Initiative (VADI)” to include men, women and youth in the participating communities as beneficiaries in the project. The programme is on-going in five states namely Kwara, Oyo, Benue, Nasarawa and Bauchi.
- Kwara: (Elerinjare, Falokun-oja, Fufu, Apa-ola, Ilota, Jimba-oja, Igbo-owu, Amoyo, Omomere-oja, Kabba-Owode, Koko-Araromi, Osi and Ira).
- Oyo: (Modeke, Igbope, Oseke and Obaago)
- Benue: (Otukpa, Orokam and Owukpa)
- Nasarawa: (Umaisha, Bassa and Agwada)
- Bauchi: (Badil, Kardam, Gital, Kutaru, Mingil and Zwall)
To be a world class change agent, facilitating the development of the rural areas through wealth creation, networking, knowledge and skills empowerment.
To identify impediments inhibiting wealth creation, improving standard of living and peaceful co-existence among rural dwellers and proffering ameliorating strategies.
The specific VADI objectives are to:
- promote rural enterprise development by facilitating access to quality inputs, skills and market opportunities;
- enhance financial inclusion through establishment and management of micro credit scheme owned by the communities to promote economic activities;
- provide climate advisory services to beneficiary communities;
- stimulate and improve the management skills among rural dwellers to increase their productivity;
- promote sustainable improved living condition in the project communities; and
- provide specialized knowledge and skills to improve nutrition of VADI participating communities.
Service to farmers in remote and difficult environment.
Partnership with private individuals, corporate bodies, specialized agencies including research bodies and international agencies.
9000+
Trained Farmers
50
Staff Members
150000+
Hours of Work
5
Location Experience
We have come a long way
Achievements
AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
Training on modern agricultural crop/livestock production.
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
Successful empowered youth on agricultural business.
SMALL SCALE FARMS
Establishment of large and small scale farms. We have contributed a reasonable quota to the national farm produce
DATA & INFORMATION
Provide information necessary to setup and improve farms.
PROVISION OF JOBS
Provision of jobs that has drastically reduce crime rate.
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