Federal Republic of Nigeria Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Staple Crop Processing Zones Support Project (scpz)
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11: Generic Environmental and Social Mitigation Measures Checklist 11812 Gender Mainstreaming and Vulnerability Assessment 121 13 Protection of Cultural Property 122 14 Details of Public Consultations 123 15: Details of Public Consultations- photos 128 16: Public Participation in Project Cycle 130 17: Grievance Registration Form 131 18 Indicative Environmental Code of Conduct and Clauses for Contractors 132 18-2: General Environemntal Management Conditions for Construction Contracts 134 LIST OF ACRONYMS ABIR Agribusiness Investment Region ARAP Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan ARAR Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements ATA Agricultural Transformation Agenda CADP Commercial Agriculture Development Program CEFC Community and Farmer Environment Committee DFI Development Finance Institution EA Environmental Audit EMC Executive Management Committees EMP Environmental Management Plan ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment FEPA Federal Environmental Protection Agency FGN Federal Government of Nigeria FMARD Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development FMEnv Federal Ministry of Environment FMEH Federal Ministry of Health GEMS3 Growth and Employment in States GES Growth Enhancement Support GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism ILO International Labor Organization IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature KSG Kogi State Government KSEPB Kogi State Environmental Protection Board KSMENR Kogi State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources LGA Local Government Area LGDO Local Government Desk Officer LNG Liquefy Natural Gas MDA Ministries Departments and Agencies NWRI National Water Resources Institute NESREA National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement NOSDRA National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency NGO Non-Government Organization NIRSAL Nigerian Incentive-based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending NIPC Nigerian Investment Promotion Council NIWA Nigeria Inland Water Authority NTPF None Timber Forest Product PAPs Project Affected Persons PDO Project Development Objectives PPP Public Private Partnership RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework RBDA River Basin Development Authorities SEPA State Environmental Protection Agency SCPZ Staple Crop Processing Zone SCPZA Staple Crop Processing Zone Authority SMEs Small and Medium Scale Enterprises SMEDAN Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria SON Standards Organization of Nigeria SPV Special Purpose Vehicle TA Technical Assistance WAAPP West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The Federal Government of Nigeria has recognised that the high food import dependency fuels domestic inflation and exposes the country, with high susceptibility, to shocks in global markets. This trend of dependency on food imports, with its attendant great danger for national food security, in a world where even the exporting countries are mindful about food adequacy, is considered unacceptable and unsustainable fiscally, economically or politically. It is consequent upon this that the Government of Nigeria has come up with several initiatives, amongst which is the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA), to redress the situation. The ATA is addressing the constraints inherent in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector with a view to unlocking its widely acknowledged potentials through a paradigm shift from government-controlled to private-sector led agriculture. In pursuing this agenda, the Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in collaboration with the Government of Kogi State and seeking the support of the World Bank has earmarked 250ha for the establishment of the Staple Crop Processing Zone (SCPZ) and 280,000ha of land surrounding the SCPZ as Agribusiness Investment Region (ABIR) in which professionally managed farms produce the raw materials for the factories to be established in the SCPZ. The general concept of the ABIR and the SCPZ Programs in particular adds to the vision of ATA by seeking to channel investments into infrastructure, and strengthening the policy and investment climate, in an ‘Economic Zone’ type of operating environment, for unlocking economies of scale and improving competitiveness for processing and value added activities. This should improve competitive cost structure for agro-processors in Nigeria, reduce the absorption of capital and operational costs and make them competitive in domestic, regional and global markets. Furthermore, the concept of the SCPZ as proposed by the Federal Government of Nigeria is based on the following three guiding principles: (i) take an integrated approach to the value chain by addressing critical upstream and downstream bottlenecks and facilitating market linkages; (ii) offer a superior operating environment that reduces the cost of doing business, and iii) take a private sector-led approach. The Operating Principles are the following; (i) investment-driven strategic partnerships with the private sector; (ii) integrated value chain approach; (iii) Self-sustaining, government-support and private sector managed. Project Development Objective (PDO) and Direct Investment Components of the Project The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support agricultural productivity growth and value-addition of targeted small and medium scale farmers by facilitating inclusive public and private investment in selected agribusiness clusters. The Project has four components as follows:
Description of the Project Area and Environs The proposed project location spans its influence across five Local Government Areas of Kogi State, Nigeria, namely::Kabba-Bunu, Lokoja, Okehi, Adavi and Ijumu. A brief description of how the affects these areas and the environs are given below: Kabba-Bunu Area: Kabba-Bunu is the host local government where the proposed land for the Alape SCPZ (255 Ha) is located. It is located on latitude 6.2888831 and longitude 7.93077. It has a land area of 2,757.57km2 and a population of 144,579 people made up of 72,639 males and 71,940 females. It shares boundaries with Kwara state and Lokoja to the north, Ijumu and Mopa-Muru to the west, Okehi to the south and Lokoja to the east. The communities and settlements in Kabba-Bunu within the ABIR include Agbadu-Bunu, Ape and Odo-Ape villages. Other settlements within the area include the Tivs, Ebira, Fulani, Tata, Apaa, Aiyede and Ighun. Adavi Area: Adavi Local Government Council was created from Okehi Local Government Area on 27th August, 1991 along with the creation of Kogi State. It is found in the central part of Kogi State and is located between latitudes 7o15′ to 8o51’N and longitudes 6o to 6o5’E. It has a land area of 730,608km2 and a population of 217,219 made up of 108,891 males and 108,328 females. It is made up of many towns and villages including Ogaminana, Kuroko, Inoziomi, Adavi-eba, Nagazi and Osarangada. Most of these settlements are located along the major roads. The settlement within the forested ABIR zone is Iresuare farm settlement in Osarangada community. Iresuare makes up about 10% of the population of Osara-Ngada which is about 4500 people. A major natural resource that is descriptive of Osara-Ngada is the Osara Dam which was constructed from the Osara River. Lokoja Area: Lokoja is a local government council as well as the capital city of Kogi state. It is located on latitude 09.18196 and longitude 007.17379 and shares boundaries with Niger state to the north, Kabba-Bunu to the west, Kogi to the east and Okehi and Adavi to the south. Kwara and Niger states as well as Ajakuta, Adavi, Okehi and Kabba/Bunu LGAs. It has an area of 3,180 km² and a population of 196,643 (2006 population census) made up of 95,498 females and 101,145 males. The city of Lokoja was the capital of British Northern Nigeria Protectorate until the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria Protectorates into one nation in 1914. It is a trade centre for this agricultural region because it sits at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers, and is close to the new federal capital of Nigeria in Abuja. Oshokosho, Iwaa, Jakara, Obajana and Apata are agricultural communities in Lokoja LGA that falls within the ABIR. Ijumu Area: Ijumu is located on latitude 07.84340 and longitude 05.95331. It has a land area of 1,328.284km2 and a population of 118,593 made up of 59,582 males and 59,011 females. It shares boundaries with Mope-Muru and Ondo state to the west, Kabba-Bunu to the north and east and Okehi to the south. Some of the communities and settlements in Ijumu within the ABIR are Ayegunle and Aiye. Okehi Area: Okehi is found in the central part of Kogi state and is located between latitudes 0.7 to 07. 600147 and longitudes 0.6 to 06.203570. It is made up of two major districts namely; Ihima and Eika. There are 13 clans in Eika and 6 clans in Ihima. The settlements in Okehi around the ABIR are Ohu, Iru, Irukura and Irukuochakoko. The Fulani settlement is a major migrant settlement in the area. Okehi has a land mass of 672 582km2 and a population of 223,574 (made up of 112,879 males and 110,695 females). The area is known for cloth weaving particularly carried out by women which dominates about 5% of the livelihood activity in the area. |