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How is Africa RISING in Ghana?
Asamoah Larbi International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Tamale, Ghana
Contract Review Presentation11 May, 2015
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Outline• Africa RISING Program
• Achievements: 2012-2015
• Contribution to rural development
• Future plans for IITA
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Purpose of Africa RISING: Provide pathways out of hunger and poverty for small holder families, especially for women and children, through sustainably intensified farming systems that sufficiently improve productivity, nutrition, and income security and conserve or enhance the natural resource base
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING)
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Africa RISING - West AfricaSustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming
Systems in the Guinea-Savanna of West Africa
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1. Situation analysis
2. Integrated systems improvement
3. Scaling and delivery of integrated innovations
4. Monitoring and evaluation
Strengthened capacity
Africa RISING – Program Outputs
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Africa RISING’s - Niche
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Africa RISING - Ghana
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Africa RISING - Cereals
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Africa RISING – legumes and vegetables
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Africa RISING – livestock
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Africa RISING – nutrition
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• Assist Coordinator manage partnership/project in Ghana• Identify partners and establish partnerships• Set up demonstration plots – cereals and legume• Provide guidance, direction and supervise staff• Contribute to technical progress reports• Collaborate with institutions – graduate training• Monitor partner’s preparation of manuscripts.
• Act as a Country Representative – Ghana• Represent IITA in Ghana as requested by Directors• Assist IITA projects in Ghana – Government & partners• Oversight for support staff as requested by Directors
Terms of reference
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• Chief Scientist – West Africa• Representation – program level• Prepared annual reports• Built partnerships• Drafted project document• Interacted with donors• Assisted with mid-term review
• Systems Agronomist – Ghana• Managed the project• Conceptualized and implemented research• Recruited staff• Negotiated lease and movement from• Set-up and staffed Wa and Navrongo offices
Achievements – Africa RISING
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Selected communities
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Mobilized communities
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ARI Animal Research Institute
CBOs Community-based Organizations
CRI Crops Research Institute
FRI Food Research Institute
GLDB Grains and Legumes Development Board
INSTI Institute for Scientific and Technological Information
KNUST Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
MOFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture
SARI Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
SEEDPAG Seed Producers Association of Ghana
SRI Soil Research Institute
UDS University for Development Studies
UG University of Ghana
USAID ADVANCE, ATT
CGIAR ILRI, IWMI, CIAT, AVRDC
Established partnerships
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Organized workshops
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CRI
SRI
INSTI
ARI
FRI
MoH
MoFA
ICRISAT
KNUST
AVRDC
CIAT
IWMI
ILRI
SARI
IITA
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Budget allocation (x 1000 U$)
Prepared workplans and budgets
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Established CBOs and R4Ds
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Community CBOs and district R4Ds
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Conducted on-farm research
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Region
Trials Northern Upper East
Upper West
Total
Baby trials 326 307 187 817
Demonstration plots 170 200 189 559
Total 496 507 376 1376
Farmer-managed trials established, 2014
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Cereal-legume-livestock systems
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Maize responses to N fertilizer
0 40 80 120 1600
600
1200
1800
f(x) = − 91.2857142857142 x² + 780.914285714285 x − 106.4R² = 0.925064290724368
a. Extra-early maize: Wa
Nitrogen fertilizer (kg/ha)
Gra
in y
ield
(kg/
ha)
0 40 80 120 1600
1000
2000
3000
4000f(x) = − 202.21428571 x² + 1891.8857143 x − 664.9R² = 0.948671119334665
b. Extra-early maize:Nyankpala
Nitrogen fertilizer (kg/ha)
0 40 80 120 1600
1000
2000
3000
4000
f(x) = − 110.57142857 x² + 1135.4285714 x + 313.8R² = 0.896967385381535
e. Medium maize: Wa
Nitrogen fertilizer (kg/ha)
Gra
in y
ield
(kg/
ha)
0 40 80 120 1600
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
f(x) = − 290.65357143 x² + 2424.9464286 x − 411.21R² = 0.97303723267279
f. Medium maize: Nyankpala
Nitrogen fertilizer (kg/ha)
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Erect cowpea-Mamaba
Speading cowpea-Mamaba
Erect cowpea-Obatanpa
Mamba
Erect cowpea-Etubi
Spreading cowpea-Etubi
Spreading cowpea-Obatanpa
Etubi
Obatampa
Erect cowpea-Pan 53
Spreading cowpea-Pan 53
Pan 53
Spreading cowpea
Erect cowpea
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Cowpea Maize
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Mamba
Spreading cowpea
Etubi
Erect cowpea
Erect cowpea-Mamaba
Obatampa
Speading cowpea-Mamaba
Erect cowpea-Etubi
Erect copea-Obatanpa
Spreading cowpea-Etubi
Spreading cowpea-Obatanpa
Pan 53
Erect cowpea-Pan 53
Spreading cowpea-Pan 53
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Net returns (Ghana Cedis)
Hybrid maize-cowpea – net returns
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Genetic intensification - cowpea lines
IT07K-274-2-9
IT09K-456
IT08K-126-19
IT09K-269-1
IT04K-332-1
ITO7K-297-13
IT08K-180-11
IT08K-193-15
IT04K-339-1
IT08K-180-5
IT09K-321-1
Local check
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
b. dual-purposeUpper West Upper East Northern
Grain yield (kg/ha)
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Integrated pest management- cowpea
IT 99K-573-1-1
IT99K-573-2-1
Songotra
Padi Tuya
Bawutawuta
Farm Variety
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
a. no insecticide spray
Late-AugustMid-AugustLate-JulyMid-July
Grain yield (kg/ha)
IT 99K-573-1-1
IT99K-573-2-1
Songotra
Padi Tuya
Bawutawuta
Farm Variety
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
b. insecticide spray
Grain yield (kg/ha)
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Maize-soya strip cropping
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Soybean production
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TGX 1987-10F
TGX 1989-19F
TGX 1989-40F
TGX 1990-21F
TGX 1990-37F
TGX 1990-38F
TGX 1990-3F
TGX 1990-40F
TGX 1990-46F
TGX 1990-52F
TGX 1990-55F
TGX 1990-57F
TGX 1987-10F Check
TGX 1987-62F Check
TGX 1835-10E Check
Local Check
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
Upper East Northern Upper West
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Early-maturing soybean lines, 2013
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Farmer's practice
Triple super phosphate at 60 kg/ha (TSP)
Fertisol applied at 4 t/ha (F)
TSP + F
TSP + F + Boostxtra
0 1000 2000 3000 4000
Upper West region Northern region
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Soil fertility management effects on soya
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Nitrogen fertilizer (kg/ha)Stocking (Sheep/ha) 0 60 900 1.13 1.56 1.65200 1.67 2.15 2.48400 1.78 2.71 2.54s.e. 0.088P-value 0.009
Sheep & N effects maize grain yield (t/ha)
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ItemPhosphorus (kg P2O5/ha)
Cowpea variety 30 90Haulm crude protein (g/kgDM) Zaayura 153 149
Hewale 146 143s.e.d 6.3
Haulm neutral detergent fibre (g/kg DM) Zaayura 478 462Hewale 503 460s.e.d 20.3
Voluntry intake (g DM/kg BW) Zaayura 2.59 2.31Hewale 2.24 2.66s.e.d 0.016
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/l) Zaayura 10.88 10.3Hewale 9.03 12.16s.e.d 0.032
Crop-livestock: P affects haulm quality
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1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 289
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18
21
Contour Farming Half-MoonFarmers Practice
Days from start of measurement
Soil
moi
stur
e co
nten
t (%
)
Contour farming
Contour ridges
Half-moon
Farmers' practice
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Maize grain yield (t/ha)
Soil conservation effects on maize grain
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Capacity building: Short-course, 2013
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Experimental design and data analysis
Integrated crop-livestock systems
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Number of participants
Short-courses participants, 2012-15
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Name Gender Degree University1Mary Awuni F MSc UDS2Peter Agalam M MSc UDS3Daniel Apalibe M MSc UDS4Martha Agyri F MSc KNUST5Daniel Apalibe M MSc KNUST6Haruna Abdulai M MSc KNUST7Richard Amponsah M MSc KNUST8Jonathan Naaba M MSc KNUST9Eliasu Salifu M MSc KNUST
10Mohammed Abdul-Kadir M MSc KNUST11Theodore Avukpor M MSc KNUST12Raphael Azayiga M PhD KNUST13Abdul R Nurudeen M PhD KNUST14Safo-Kantanka Goodman M PhD KNUST
UDS=University for Development StudiesKNUST=Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Capacity building: Graduate supervision
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Scaling-out: Farmers’ field day, 2014
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Participants Composition (%)
Region Male Female Total Male Female
Upper East 211 293 504 42 58
Northern 176 248 424 42 58
Upper West 277 258 535 52 48
Total 664 799 1463 - -
Scaling-out: Farmers’ field day, 2014
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Publications - 2013
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• Peer reviewed journals – 4 (1 accepted, 3 review)
• Booklets – 2 (one published, other in press)
• Conference proceedings – 3
• Project reports – 6
• Leaflets – 9
Publications
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US Congressional Staff Visit - 2012
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• Negotiated office space at INSTI-CSIR• Managed Accra/Tamale offices and staff• Negotiated IRS resident and working permit• Negotiated for Country agreement• Facilitated the Extended Management Meeting• Facilitated implementation of other projects
• SARD-SC• N2 Africa• Cowpea• Maize CRP review
• Represented Hub Director • Met Government Officials
Achievements – Country Representative
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Organized Management Meeting, 2014
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Country Agreement - Approved, 2015
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• Achievements presented contribute to following determinants of African Rural Development
• Increase agricultural production• Food security – quantity and quality• Incomes – job creation• Sustaining the natural resource base - soil• Capacity building – empowering women
Contribution - Rural Development
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• Africa RISING• Chief Scientist - scientific leadership/mentoring• Project management – Ghana• Preparation for Phase II
• IITA in Ghana – increase visibility• Finalize Country Agreement• Build strategic partnerships• Streamline project management • Explore possibility of acquiring land – Tamale• Manage Tamale and Accra offices
• Contribute to Science Quality – publication• Integrated Crop-Livestock research• Capacity building
Future plans with IITA
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