Evaluation of Second National Fadama Development Project (nfdp Ii) in Promoting Rice Value Chain in Adamawa State, Nigeria

The World Bank and African Development Bank (ADB) implemented the Second National Fadama Development Project (NFDP II) during the year 2005- 2010 in eighteen (18) States of Nigeria. Twelve (12) States including Adamawa State were supported by the World Bank while the remaining six (6) States by the ADB. This study evaluated the performance of rice chain via comparison of Fadama II participating and Non-Fadama II Rice Actors in the study area, with a view to ascertaining and validating Fadama documents which reported success of the project. Primary data were collected through the use of questionnaire administered to a total of (346) randomly selected respondents comprising 202 Fadama II and 144 Non- Fadama II Actors generated from a list collected from Fadama II and Rice farmers Association, respectively. Socio-economic analysis of the respondents showed that Fadama II Rice Actors were better educated, younger and more productive than the Non-Fadama II Rice Actors. Profitability analysis also revealed that Fadama II Rice Actors were making more profit than the NonFadama II Rice Actors. It is concluded that, the World Bank Assisted Second National Fadama Development Project had impacted positively on Rice value chain and hence Agricultural Development in Adamawa State. It is therefore, recommended that, similar projects should be put in place by various International Organisations and Agencies in Nigeria.