save’s yiifswa interventions in farmer level seed yam multiplication using minisett technique

PRESENTER:KWASI ETU-BONDE (B.Sc. Agric, EMBA) TEAM LEADER.

OTHER TEAM MEMBERS:1. David Famiye Yankey 2. Aaron Akyea, 3. Emmanuel Damah and 4. Benard Amofa

SAVE’s YIIFSWA INTERVENTIONS IN FARMER LEVEL SEED YAM

MULTIPLICATION USING MINISETT TECHNIQUE

FARMERS INVOLVED:•Target: 1,000 Farmers. •Actual: 1,345 Farmers; 834 Male and 511 Female

COMMUNITIES INVOLVED• Target: 20 Communities• Actual: 21 Communities Across 3 Districts Kintampo North = 8 Kintampo South = 7 Banda/Tain = 6

TARGETS

* COMMUNITY ENTRY AND FARMER SENSITISATION

* LAND SELECTION & PREPARATION

*LAND PREPARATION

*LAND PREPARATION

SORTING OF MOTHER YAM

CUTTING OF MOTHER YAM INTO MINISETTS

* TREATMENT OF MINISETTS

AIR DRYING OF TREATED MINISETTS

* PLANTING OF MINISETTS

* PLANTING OF MINISETTS

* MULCHING OF PLANTED RIDGES

VEGETATIVE STAGE 1

VEGETATIVE STAGE 2

* HARVESTING

* HARVESTING

* HARVESTING

GRADING OF HARVESTED SEED YAMS

HARVESTING DATA SUMMARY

No. of plant stand harvested Big (300g & above) Med. (299-200g) Small (199-100g) Micro (99g &

below) Total (gm)

9,579 675.3 535.23 349.7 80.4 1,640.63

Farmers have accepted and trusted that the Minisett Technology works.

Farmers are willing to practice the technology on subsistence level to avoid Milking to improve on-farm yield and income.

Commercialization should be hand held approach

* OBSERVATIONS

• Erratic rainfall that affected germination, establishment and yield.

• Cultural issues such as women in seed yam production

• Guarantee market for seed yams

* CHALLENGES

• Expand training to new communities.

• Repeat some old communities to improve farmers participation if possible.

• Capture the adoption rate.

THE WAY FORWARD

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