[day 3] agcommons quickwin: nodes of growth
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Nodes of Growth:
Improving legume
seed networks in
Kenya
Nodes of Growth: Improving
legume seed networks in Kenya
• Background
• Objectives
• Approach
–Products
–Partners
• Future
Background
• Tropical Legumes II project: seed systems objective
• Ethiopia and Kenya
• Drought-prone areas
• Two million farmers increased access to improved and preferred bean varieties in target sites and beyond
• 750,000 small-holder farmers targeted in Kenya
Elevation:
1800m
Rainfall:
800mm
Uni-modal
Elevation:
1300m
Rainfall:
850mm
Bimodal
Background
• Seeds produced by private sector
companies and community based
multipliers
• Distributed by NGO in small packs
• Questions:
1. Where are the seeds going
2. Do farmers know where to obtain seeds
3. How well are the improved seeds
adapted to these environments
Objective
• Ensure that more small-holder
producers are included in the ‘last ten
kilometres’
Approach
• Adoption of drought-tolerant
varieties depends on:
1. Sufficient seed stocks
2. Outlets of appropriate improved seeds
3. Access to outlets
4. Well-informed small-holder farmers
5. Demand for seed
6. Resources to buy seed
Approach
CIAT-TSBF/CNFA
Optimisation of input
stockists in Malawi
Objective: 80% of
population within 1 hour
of stockists
Activities
• 1. Data collection of locations of existing seed outlets, road network and target population in Kenya
• 2. Analysis of current accessibility to seed outlets
• 3. Recommendations on location of future potential outlet locations
• 4. Dissemination of maps to producers via NGOs and extension service
• 5. Feasibility study for disseminating seed information via mobile phones
1. Data Collection - Roads
1. Data Collection - Outlets
• Farm Input Promotions (FIPS) Africa Ltd.
• Leldet seeds Ltd.
• DSL Seeds Ltd.
• Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute
2. Analysis of access to seed
3. Recommendations
4. Dissemination FIPS-Africa
• 2 User groups– Researchers and seed suppliers
– Small-holder farmers
• Limited to areas where there is demand for improved varieties (e.g. Kirinyaga & Makueni)
• Existing dissemination materials
• Potentially easy to adapt
• Seek agreement/options on content
• Multiple dissemination channels
• e.g. 1-2 development workers + 15 field assistants per district
The Katumani bean (KB - 9) is early-maturing (60 days), high-yielding, sweet-tasting and quick
to cook. It is rapidly gaining popularity amongst farmers in Nzaui district.
Farm Input Promotions Africa; 08.06.2005Farm Input Promotions Africa; 05.07.2005Farm Input Promotions Africa; 07.06.2005
Katumani bean (KB-9) Local variety
The KB-9 bean is available in small 100 g packs for only KSh 10! Ask for seeds from your local agro-dealer!
Harvest More Beans with Katumani Bean (KB - 9) from Leldet Ltd.
Kilome agro-
dealers
Kasikeu
stockists
MK
Ltd
Wote
inputs ltd
Where to get KB9 in Nzaui district
5. Mobile phones - Grameen
• Feasibility study
– Inclusivity
– Effectiveness
– Sustainability
• Two-way communication
• Business model
• Technical model for managing
location specific information
Future
• Scale-out
– Kenya
– Ethiopia
– Other legumes in SSA
• Implementation of mobile
dissemination and feedback
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