1. Integrated Domestication Strategies for Allanblackia: The Nigerian Experience Paul Anegbeh & Micah Mendie

2. Map of Nigeria showing selected states capital for AB Domestication (arrows)

3. Main Components of AB Domestication in Nigeria Linkages with partner Institutions and farmers’ groups Distribution of AB in communities Training and building capacity for farmers and partners Phenology and Selection of Elite female AB trees Tree improvement (Participatory Germplasm Collection) Nursery development Scaling up of AB domestication to more states and communities

4. Partner Institutions for AB Domestication in Nigeria 1.Unilever (Project novella) 2.ICRAF 3.Farmers’ groups selected from Edo, Rivers, Cross River states 4.Edo Agric Dev Programme (EDOADP) 5.Rivers Agric Dev Programme (RADP) 6.Cross River Agric Dev Programme (CRADP) 7.Cross River Forestry Commission 8.Sustainable Tree Crop Programme (STCP) 9.Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) 10.Rainforest Resource and Development Centre (RRDC) 11.Pronatura International (PNI)

5. Partners’ Responsibilities FarmersParticipate in all aspects of AB Domestication ICRAFPlan, implement, Coordinate, train partners, supervise, lead, monitor, report tree domestication Unilever (Project Novella) Financial support Edo State ADPTree domestication & extension services in rural communities in Edo State Rivers State ADPTree domestication & extension services in rural communities in Rivers State Cross River State ADP Tree domestication & extension services in rural communities in Cross River State Cross River State Forestry Commission Tree domestication & extension services in rural communities in Cross River State Sustainable Tree Crop Programme (STCP) Tree domestication & extension services in rural communities in Ondo State

6. Partners’ Responsibilities Contd Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) Participate in Tree Domestication in Edo, Rivers and Cross River States Rainforest Resource and Development Centre (RRDC) Facilitates Community Entry, sensitisation& mobilisation in Cross River State Pro-Natura International (PNI) Facilitates Community Entry sensitisation& mobilisation in Rivers State

7. Partnership Determination ICRAF organizes stakeholder workshop with reputable and development institutions active in natural resource management and extension in selected states (pilot sites). Selection of partners is based on perceived technical competence and financial capabilities. Interested institutions approached ICRAF for partnership

8. Constraints in Coordination Partners are sometimes not in cooperation and this could interfere with the smooth organization and coordination of tree domestication activities. Partners delay in sharing their information with ICRAF in Nigeria

9. Lesson Learnt Partners delay in giving feedback to ICRAF because representatives of the Institutions don’t take quick decision on their own. Representatives of Institutions at meetings and workshops should include those who have authority to take decision.

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