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27/02/2020

Indeed the Editorial and Publishing CDS group of the NYSC makurdi, are Pace Setters, as exactly one week after their major workshop on Post-Harvest Losses :Challenges, work done so far and Way Forward, they are still making headlines, as the renowned Daily Trust News Paper has also published its news on it.
The CDS group has indeed received loud applaud for having the initiative of looking into a major issue in the state.

This has won them a major partnership deal with the institution known as, CEFTER, which deals with managing post harvest losses.

The amazing part of the partnership is that, Corps members and CDS groups that wish to carry out projects on Post harvest Losses or agricultural related projects, can confidently work up to them (CEFTER) as a platform has already been made to accommodate Youth Corpers.
This is indeed good news to the NYSC scheme, Makurdi.

Below is the link to the published news of the Daily Trust News Paper

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/benue-varsity-partners-nysc-on-post-harvest-losses.html

The Centre for Food Technology and Research (CEFTER) in Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi has expressed willingness to partner the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state to check post-harvest wastages. CEFTER’s Deputy Director of Research and Collaborations, Dr. Sylve...

24/02/2020

NTA's coverage of the just concluded One day Workshop organised by the Editorial and Publishing CDS group of makurdi, Benue state, themed Post Harvest Losses :Challenges, Work dine so far and Way forward, which held Resort and event center, opposite NUJ, Ankpa road.

22/02/2020

Mr. Agida Wisdom, the secret brain behind the mind blowing workshops that have been enacted by the Editorial and Publishing CDS group in the past few months.
He believes strongly in excellence and frowns badly against mediocrity.
He believes also that the reward of hardwork is more work.
He was the anchor, alongside beautiful miss Jennifer, of the Post Harvest Losses one day Workshop.
The duo handled the workshop beautifully in turns.

22/02/2020

Certicate of attendance was further given to all farmers and cooperative representatives that were present at the workshop.
The certification process was handled by the key note speaker, Dr. A. A. Jimin and the second speaker, Mr. Dav Raphael Vaerumun respectively.

22/02/2020

The second speaker, Mr. Dav Raphael Vaerumun, the State Desk Officer, Farmers and Agriculture Organization, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Makurdi, also had a beautiful delivery

*He started by defining the key terms stating that post harvest losses is the degradation in both quality and quantity of crop within the period of harvest and
consumption
* If you don’t tackle post harvest losses, no matter the increase in production post harvest losses increase also
*Post harvest handling which is the sum total of the activities done after harvest to ensure the edibility and security of agricultural produces
*Shelf life: period the crops stays in an acceptable quality
*If we don’t handle PHL, we will never have what’s called food security. Increase production+Post Harvest Handling leads to food security

Factors that leads to PHL
*Low level of agricultural extension service
*Lack of easy access to modern effective post harvest technology
*low level of agro-processing industries
*Insufficient media promotions of locally processed products
* Poor handling after harvest
*Lack of easy access to market
*Low level of organized value chain development

Recommendation
*Government and non government organization should facilitate farmers access to modern post harvest technology in Benue State
*Government should recruit and sustain agricultural extension services in the state
*More resources should be put into value chain development
*Attention should be given to the provision of organizational storage system

22/02/2020

The Editorial and Publishing CDS Group, amidst serious work, did not forget the old saying that goes "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" as they gave Afolabi Olugbenga and opportunity to give a beautiful poem recitation that was indeed emotional, relating it to the state of decadence of agriculture, and also the beautiful culture and Tourism CDS group, that graced the occasion and added colors and aesthetics to the event by entertaining the audience with a beautiful dance performance.

22/02/2020

The first speaker, Dr. Sylvester Adejoh, the Deputy director, Research and Collaborations, CEFTER, also did a great job By dissecting the topic given to him: Effective Combating Post Harvest losses in Benue state, by telling his listening audience that a company has been set up for such issues of Post Harvest Losses called CEFTER, which is located at Benue State University. He said the training center trains undergraduates and Msc respectively
He all said that the farmers could partner with the institute to improve their agricultural produces.
He stated that CEFTER was a large body both nationally and internationally and has it's web of connection cut across these regions respectively.
Below are his key points

• (CEFTER BACKGROUND) : The organization is in partnership with world bank and has been in existence since 2004
• The object is to invest much attention to agricultural production in relation to post harvest losses and wastage especially in the third world Africa.
• To improve and upgrade the narrative of post harvest losses in the country.
• Conduct research and develop technologies primed to combat post harvest losses and its far-reaching consequences which includes; Malnutrition, diseases, etc.
• (CEFTER research focuses on: Food technology, solar drying, chemical and phytochemical preservation

Benefits of studying with CEFTER
a) Scholarship and grants
b) Sponsorship to world bank meeting, conferences and workshop.
c) Special training for students like intercultural communication and ICT skills.

Questions asked during his lecture
How can we add value to our farmers who wants to key into the program?

Dr. Sylvester Adejoh also disclosed the things CEFTER has been able to produce like: biscuit, cookies, yoghurt, water, etc, and most from farm produce.

22/02/2020

The key Note speaker in Person of Dr. A. A. Jimin, of the Department of Crops and Environmental Protection, College of Agronomy, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi. took it upon himself to talk about the theme of the program in details with detailed examples and statistics.
He outlined the things he had noticed were the causes of Post Harvest Losses(PHL) which included:bad road networks and lack of proper farming facilities amongst others.
He also went further to talk about the work that has been done so far and to the way forward, stating that the improvement of road networks, and government getting fully involved and investing in purchasing high quality farming equipment as done in other states, would improve the agriculture of the state. Below are the key points to his lecture.

He stated that wastage can be as high as 40-50%. About 0ne third of the worlds food is lost annually.

Challenges of post harvest losses includes
• Deficit of infrastructure- no good roads and incentives.
• The period of production.
• Farmers not knowing where the losses come.
• Farmers do not know when their product is decomposed.
• Lack of policy direction
• Lack of coordination
• Poor involvement of private sector and other disciples.

Post harvest losses occur through
a) Harvesting
b) Transportation
c) Packaging
d) Marketing

Work done so far
 To facilitate establishment of post harvest losses.
 To develop curriculum on how to reduce losses.
 To support establishment of mechanisms of government.

Way forward
 Sincerity of purpose.
 Partnership with financial and private sector.
 Improved infrastructure.
 Reduced cost of technology equipment.

He brought to a close his segment by handling diverse questions thrown at him by the farmers present logically.

22/02/2020

The NYSC state coordinator, Mr. Shicha Joshua Simon, officially giving the opening remark.
He addressed and applauded the CDS for going outside the box to organize such a handy and important workshop that calls attention of the Government of Benue state, to the cries of the average farmer in the state.

22/02/2020

The arrival of the special guests of honor which includes the NYSC State coordinator and other NYSC top officials, the key note speaker and other speakers to the event venue

22/02/2020

The one day Workshop organised by the Editorial and publishing CDS group to tackle issues of Post harvest losses, as always, was a great success.
The group has once again set a pace worth emulating to other CDS group with its ability to gather different calibers of people from within Benue state.
Farmers and their representatives tripped in from Tarka, vandekya, Makurdi, naca and so on.
It was indeed a huge success with media houses like NTA, Galaxy TV, Punch, and daily trust coming to cover the event.

20/02/2020

19/02/2020

Hi Benue
The long anticipated workshop to curb post Harvest losses is tomorrow, Thursday the 20th of February, 2020
Resorts, ankpa road, Opp NUJ, 9:00am prompt.

You don't want to miss this opportunity of learning from these diverse resource persons, willing to pour out these little details from their diverse wealth of knowledge.
Come and be enlightened by the masters

Together we can have a FoodFull society
Our food basket must feed d nation.

18/02/2020

Hi Benue
The countdown is still on
It's 2 days to a workshop that would cause a positive turnaround in your agriculture.

Are you tired of putting in so much effort into your agriculture and having to suffer great loss, making ur days of toiling futile?
Then this program is for u
Come and learn how best to preserve your farm produces and reduce these losses incurred year in and out.

This workshop is taking place on Thursday, The 20th of February, 9:00am prompt
Resort and event center, AnKpa road, opposite NUJ

Come and learn the simple tricks to longer preservation.

18/02/2020

Once again the Editorial and Publishing Community Development Group of the National Youth Service Corps, Makurdi has set a pace in the General Corpers liaison officer (GCLO)football tournament against Drug Free Community Development Group, qualifying to move to the next stage of the ongoing GCLO tournament.

The team started the game with high spirits as the opening goal came in the early minutes of the first half from a wonderful freekick from warri to set the Editorial and Publishing CDS group in a 1:0 lead.

Out of amazement the GCLO, commented saying "this is the best goal of this tournament"
He also continued his conversation by saying "Warri has given me the goal I have been looking for ".
This is to show that he, the GCLO, was very much impressed by the Editorial team.

The spirit of victory was kept burning from the fans until a late second half eaqulizer sending both teams into penalty on which the Editorial and Publishing CDS group emerged victorious however.

This brings us back to the slogan "setting the pace"

17/02/2020

Hi Benue, let the countdown begin
It's 2 days to go

We all know that Post Harvest Losses are not a good sight to behold and that is why this CDS group has decided to come up with this project, in an attempt to profer possible solutions to these losses.
Date remains Thursday, the 20th of February, 9:am prompt
resort and event center, Ankpa road, opp NUJ.
Come, let's together be enlightened

16/02/2020

Hello Benue state
The Editorial And Publishing CDS group of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has once again come up with a mind blowing one day workshop channeled at helping to reduce Post Harvest Losses predominant in the state.
It is scheduled for Thursday, the 20th of February, 2020
Resort and event center, Anpka Road, opp NUJ.

Come and learn the secret to preservation.

09/02/2020

SENSITIZATION ON BUILD YOUR SELF-ESTEEM

The Editorial and Publishing community Development Group of Makurdi has not indeed derailed from its slogan "Setting The Pace" as it has constantly stepped out to take on diverse community Development programme in the community, setting the pace worth emulating indeed.

The NYSC community development group on the 16th of January actually embarked on a "back to school" sensitization, covering two schools in the city of Makurdi.
As the first group were busy at Vertora Schools, the other group was diligently imparting same knowledge on "Self-esteem " to the students of Royal Gold Frontier Academy, Besides our lady of perpetual Catholic church.
They also taught the children Self-esteem, importance of possessing a high self-esteem, low self-esteem and its disadvantages, and also provided guidelines on possible career choices.

The Corps Members present there made sure the sensitization process was a memorable one for the students and the school as they engaged in different activities such as; singing, dancing and playing just to help the children get the message better.

After the sensitization, the students and school was so excited to grant the Editorial Group access to its pupils.

Giftings of writing materials were given to each student present in the day of the sensitization as a show of appreciation for their attentiveness through the period of the sensitization.

Not only the sensitized were filled with joy, even the Corps members were filled with excitement about the sensitization at the end of it.

09/02/2020

SENSITIZATION ON HOW TO BUILD SELF ESTEEM

The Editorial and Publishing Community Development Group, of the National Youth Service Corps, Makurdi, has again, on the 16th of January, 2020, stormed the Vertora Royal Schools, located at No 29, Iorkyaa ako street, high level, Makurdi, on a sensitization project they tagged "Back to school", where they taught the students, between the ages of 9-15yrs, "Self Esteem "capturing its importance, low self esteem, disadvantages of low self esteem and also career choice.
These topics were divided amongst the corps members who made it an interactive segment with the children, giving out little gifts to those that were able to answer their questions by paying ample attention.

This arm of NYSC has maintained an outstanding statue amongst its equals on its selflessness and dedication to impacting its immediate environment in the best way it can.

The Editorial and Publishing community Development Group took writing materials such as; Books and Pens and distributed at the end of the sensitization to all students present.
Teachers were not left behind in their little giftings as they also were offered some writing Pens by the group.

09/02/2020

Our Amiable supervisor Mr Wisdom Agida addresses us on our just completed FOI SENSITISATION at the Federal Secretariat and gets our feedback on challenges faced as well as lessons learned.

09/02/2020

We are the editorial and publishing cds.. we are always setting the pace.

09/02/2020

The Editorial and Publishing CDS inline with our duty as a community development group have taken up a project to lend a voice to the most vulnerable set of persons in our host community, speaking of the internally displaced persons (IDPs). The CDS group is organizing a workshop slated for 12th of September, 2019 with the theme ' IDPS IN FOCUS: THE JOURNEY SO FAR' to discuss issues that directly concern and affect these set of persons. After series of visits to the IDP camps here in Makurdi, Benue state, we saw a need to gather stakeholders to discuss the various issues surrounding the management of our IDP. This workshop promises to touch important issues that will bring about a paradigm shift in the management of our IDPs in Benue and hopefully other parts of Nigeria.

Venue for the workshop: Camp David centre Jonah Jang Crescent, opposite The Voice Newspapers, B-Division Police Station,Makurdi,Benue state

Lectures By:
State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)
707 Special Force Brigade
Red Cross Nigeria, Benue Chapter

Kindly be our guest as we intend to help our IDPs restore their lost hope.

09/02/2020

Our 1 day workshop themed Benue Idps in Focus is happening live today 12th September.
We are ready to begin.

09/02/2020

Our Keynote speaker Dr. Benard Tarzaa Tyubee giving his keynote address at the benue idp workshop.

09/02/2020

It is another Thursday
Another CDS meeting

Syndicate discussions going on by the different syndicate groups in preparation for their various presentations.

09/02/2020

Benue Idps In Focus: The Journey So Far

A one day note sharing workshop was organized by the Editorial And Publishing Community development group to bring together stakeholders to discuss the management of Internally displaced persons in Benue State.

The workshop held on the 12th september 2019 at Camp David center, Makurdi. It started at 10am with the arrival of guests, workshop participants and stakeholders. The event was attended by dignitaries from all walks of life. In attendance was the Nysc State coordinator Mr Shischa Joshua Simon, the operation officer 707 Special Force Brigade, Maj. F O Atakele, Executive Director Elohim Development Foundation, Mrs Daaor Victoria, Branch Communication Coordinator Nigeria red cross, Mrs. Mary Ogwa ikeh and the Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency, Hon Emmanuel Shior ably represented by Mr Dickson Mishi among others.

The workshop was anchored by the Editorial and Publishing CDS Supervisor, who is also the PIO NYSC Benue, Mr. Wisdom Agida. The Workshop started with singing the NYSC Anthem, the opening remark was made by the Secretary of Editorial and Publishing CDS Ajoke Oseni who spoke about how the idea of the workshop was born after the CDs visited the IDP camp and saw the dire situation of the IDPs and felt we needed to bring stakeholders and shine a light on the plight of the IDPs. She also said unfortunately during the cause of the preparation of the workshop some individuals refused to collaborate with us for the workshop. She thanked the House On The Rock Church for the opportunity to use their hall, Camp David for free.
After this, there was a traditional Benue dance presentation by Culture and Tourism CDS Group.

The keynote address was taken by the Key Note Speaker Dr Benard Tarza Tyubee from the department of geography, Benue State University Makurdi. He tagged his topic: Disaster management: The Nigerian experience. He spoke on his various experiences with some developed countries with regards to disaster management. He spoke on their pre- disaster, disaster and post disaster management mechanisms and strategies.

Read more on https://editorialcdsbenue.home.blog/2019/09/30/benue-idps-in-focus-the-journey-so-far/

09/02/2020

THE EDITORIAL AND PUBLISHING CDS OF BENUE STATE AT IT AGAIN

Are you aware of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act passed into law on the 28 of may, 2011 and what this law is all about?

This law is an act that gives the public right to freely secure or request for any information from government institutions, agencies, and organizations. This act was enacted basically to foster transparency and accountability in government agencies and it is very much an active law.

It is in this light of creating a public awareness on the effectiveness of the law however, that the Editorial and Publishing CDS arm of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Benue State, Makurdi, on Thursday, the 21st of November 2019, stormed the streets of Makurdi in groups, sensitizing the community on the Freedom Of Information (FOI) Act that was passed into law in 2011.

The different groups enlightened the people on their rights to securing information from government parastatals, showing them the procedures to follow in order to secure these information as they have a right to be informed.
The corps members further made the public realise that some information could be however be quite confidential and thus, can’t be released, and if The information is sensitive, the organization are to write, explaining why they cannot release such information to The public.
The corps members further told them that in a situation whereby a petition is been denied and not on the basis of it being sensitive, the organisation denying such information must profer reasons also as to why the information is being withheld. In a situation whereby reasons are not given, the person laying the complaint could actually sue such organisation for failing to give out the information requested of them and why. The public were again made to understand that these information can be acquired within a short period of one to seven (1-7) working days at most. And if the organisation cannot meet up with the stipulated response period, they have to write back requesting more time frame to meet up the request.

The act also clearly states that if any organization has an incorrect record of you, you have the right to go and request that such information be readjusted.
Let’s not be charged wrongly.

This CDS group did not only limit their exercise to the people that owned public offices they also took it upon themselves to engage those on the streets as they believe everyone has a right to be informed.

Our sincere appreciation goes to the ministry of Agriculture, Makurdi, for granting us access and great audience and also to the inhabitants for welcoming and giving us good listening ears.
Also, to everyone that came out for the workshop, we appreciate your effort too.

05/02/2020