The project was implemented within 3 focal states: Kano, Kaduna and Katsina. Within these states, we were conducting socio-economic panel surveys as well as agronomic and geospatial research activities in specific Local Government Areas (LGAs) including, Makarfi, Lere, Soba, Ikara, Doguwa, Tudun wada, Bunkure, Funtua, Bakori, and Dandume. The results from these studies assisted the project and partners to co-develop portable tools and software thathelped in taking informed agronomic decisions such as fertilizer recommendation, varietal selection, fertilizer blending, etc.
It is believed that with some training,;extension agents and other end users foundthese products user-friendly and beneficial for making decisions regarding efficient use of agro-inputs such as fertilizers, manure, and choice of appropriate agronomic practices for increased maize productivity. At the end of the 2018, TAMASA hoped to increase farmers’ maize yield by 75%.