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Africa RISING West Africa update on maize-based systems work in 2012
Asamoah Larbi (IITA)Africa RISING West Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Tamale, Ghana, 23-25 October 2012
PartnersIITA, SARI, ARI, UDS, ILRI, MoFA, SeedPAG,IWMI, KNUST, WIUC, SRI
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Africa RISING - West Africa : IITA – Led
Maize/rice-legume
Mali
NARS AfricaRice AVRDC ILRI
SARI, MoFA, Farmers, Input dealers, USAID-funded & Other projects
Ghana
Sorghum/millet-legume
NGOs IWMI
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Stakeholder’s workshop -28-29 March
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Quick-win sites
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Community analysis – 60 communities
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Community analysis – 60 communities
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Key crops
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Key crops
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Key crops
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Key crops
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Key crops
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Crop Production Constraints1. Credit- limited access2. Land preparation – inadequate equipment 3. Soil fertility – low4. Seed – quality5. Water - erratic rainfall and drought6. Striga7. Pest and diseases8. Storage – facilities and technologies9. Markets – access (some communities)10. Processing – equipment and technologies
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Animal production
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Animal production
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Animal production
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Livestock - production constraints1. Veterinary services - poor2. Diseases – high prevalence 3. Parasites – internal and external4. Management – in appropriate housing, feeding5. Seed – quality6. Water points - inadequate7. Theft8. Breeds – improved…??9. Feeding – dry season (wet season??)10. Markets – access (some communities)11. Processing – equipment and technologies
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Community Action Plans 1. Crop production – on-station and on-farm• Varietal trials• Soil fertility management• Cropping dates/spraying regimes• Striga management• Community-based seed production
2. Livestock – poultry, sheep/goats• Disease and pest management• Feeding management
3. Capacity building• Farmers• Research and extension staff
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Feed production
Outcome 1Improved Crop-
Livestock Production
Outcome 2Improved Nutrient
Cycling
Outcome 3Improved Water
Management
Outcome 4Improved Nutrition
of Women and Children
Output 5: Partnerships and Capacity Building
Outputs: 2012 Work-plans
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Crop production - implemented work
1. Technology generation – on-station
2. On-farm demonstrations
3. Community seed production
4. Integrated soil and water management
5. Capacity building – researchers and farmers
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Sobean - inoculation & P fertilizer
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On-farm demonstrations – improved varieties
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On-farm Demonstration – Maize
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On-farm demonstrations - legumes
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On-farm Demonstrations – Binaba
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On-farm demonstration: Extra-early maize
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On-farm demonstration – field day
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Community seed production
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Soil & water: implemented work
1. Scale out and up proven small-scale irrigation technologies.
2. Estimate water productivity
3. Build capacity of partners
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Soil and water conservation - training
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Livestock: implemented work
1. Workshop – constraints and opportunities
2. Strengthened livestock value chains
3. Tested feed & health options to increase output
4. Disseminated improved milk processing options
5. Short-course on crop-livestock production
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Guinea fowl – intensive production
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Pito mash: Cheaper guinea fowl feed
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Better feeding and health: reduces sheep/goat mortality
T1: Farmers’ feeding practice (F)
T2: F + Improved health care (H)T4: H + Supplementation
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Improving nutrition- implemented work1. Review on nutritional status
2. Review of food safety issues.
3. Study existing processors & their needs assessment
4. Educate and train households on processing and use of cereals and legumes.
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Milk processing: education
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Milk processing training
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Nutritional education - food groups
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Improving nutrition – soybean uses
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Short-course/Training Lead Institute
Integrated crop-livestock production ILRIExperimental design and data analysis WIUCHousehold cereal and legume processing UDS/MOFA/MOHFood safety – marketers, processors UDS/MOFA/MOHIrrigation techniques IWMICrop production – extension agents SARI
Capacity Building – Research Staff
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Capacity Building – Researchers