1. Peculiarities for Progarmmes and Projects on Agricultural Data Collection with Mobile Devices from Small Scale Farmers in Nigeria
Mkpado, Mmaduabuchukwu, Anugwo Stanley C. and Egbunonu Chinwe M
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
13th- 16th October, UNECA , for Regional conference on use of mobile devices for data collection

2. Outline
Introduction
Some Facts on Farmers Registration with Mobile Devices in Nigeria
Some peculiarities
Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable to climatic and economic shocks.
The majority of the poor lives in rural and remote areas and their livelihoods consist of smallholder agriculture.
A concise thought and plan of actions that will take into consideration the situations surrounding the local people and their capacities are needed

4. Some Facts on Farmers Registration with Mobile Devices in Nigeria
One must be a farmer (Crop farming or animal farming), no matter how small the farm is
Posses a valid and recognized means of Identification (Government Identity Card) (ID): Voters Card, International Passport, Drivers License or Farmer’s cooperative ID Card).
A passport size photograph.
One should also know the size or approximate size of your farm before hand as you will be required to give this info.
A one way communication exist for now

5. Agricultural Ecological Zones of Nigeria

6. Different types of crops and livestock
Different crops and livestock husbandry practices and different crops and livestock breeds
Livestock- ruminants and non ruminants
Ruminants – large ruminants –dairy cattle, beef cattle
Small ruminants-sheep and goats, imams and alpacas, rabbits
Non ruminants – poultry-turkey, quails, chickens broilers, layers local chickens
Non ruminants –pigs –local pigs, improved breeds
Fish:
Catelegenious fish
.catfish
Bonny fish
tilapia, , crobrachuls

7. Different types of crops and livestock Cont.
Crop classification using functional approach
Food Crops
Cereals –rice, maize, millet, sorghum
Root and tubers
Roots-cassava
Tubers –yams, cocoyam
Vegetables –leaf –spinach/green, cabbage,
Fruit vegetables –carrots, cucumber, okra, tomatoes, green beans, water melon
Plantation crops
Fruits-
pineapples, pawpaw, guava, plantain and bananas
Beverages-
cocoa bean, coffee

8. Sample survey questions
. Which type (s) of crops do you grow?
(a) cereals (b) legumes (c) root and tubers (d) vegetables (e) beverages(f) oil crops
Which type (s) of cereals do you grow?
(a) maize (b) rice (c) sorghum (d) millet (e) wheat
Which types of farm animals do you rear?
Which type of livestock do you rear?
(a) Poultry (b) pigs (c) cattle (d) rabbits
Which type of poultry do you keep?
(a) turkey (b) quails (c) broilers (d) layers (e) local chickens

9. Varied units of measurements
land sizes: in acres, plots, chains and hectares and
Weights: tones, Kilograms, grams
Length- meters, centimeters, inches,
In some places lands are commonly measured in hectares other use acre.
Others Bags: 205kg. 50kg, tins, baskets
Similar trend goes for weight and length measurement.
There will be need to provide the people with opportunity to choose options they are familiar with.
The computing system will convert to a unified standard.

10. Illiteracy problems and multiple languages
English: (a) maize (b) cowpea (c) ground nuts (d) palm oil (e) onions
Igbo: (a) oka (b) agwa (c) ahuekere (d) nmnau nkwu (e) aliboshi
Yoruba: (a) agbado (b) ewa (c) Epa (d) Epo (e) alibasa
Hausa: (a) masara (b) wake (c) jita (d) manja (e) alibasa 

11. Some peculiarities Cont.
Poor information communication technology skills in the use of mobile phones
Different Production and productivity indices
Inputs usage and Production process
Different Challenges of pests and diseases incidences on farm
Poor political will in agriculture and rural development
Cultural practices and some worth stereotype activities in agriculture by gender; religious consideration!

12. Some peculiarities Cont.
Poor motivation for participation in government projects because of past disappointments experienced.
Security issues
Different agronomic practices and requirements for specific crops and livestock
Different marketing channels;
Prices: Farm gate, whole sale, consumer prices
Poor network services

13. Conclusion
The nature of complexity of the livelihood of the rural populace actually required some unique consideration for accurate and effective data collection using mobile devices in Nigeria.
This has to do with first understanding the nature of the agriculture as a livelihood of rural people,
Second the ecological and seasonal variations,
Third the language and cultural differences,
Forth socioeconomic characteristics/outlook of the farmers,
Fifth the market and services structure as well as the political and governance outlook.

14. Conclusion Cont.
The paper has tried to illustrate some of these features and possible considerations required.
It calls on officers, organizations and farmers to see these unique requirements as challenges rather than obstacles.
The paper is optimistic that well motivated staff, sound implemented and flexible programme and projects aimed at contributing to sustainable development goals can met the challenges.

15. APPRECIATION
THANKS