cip’s potato strategy for africa: improving livelihoods of potato farmers in africa by tackling...
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CIP’s Potato Strategy for Africa: Improving Livelihoods of Potato Farmers in Africa by
Tackling Deteriorated Seed Quality through an Integrated Approach
Parker, M.L, Schulte-Geldermann, E. ,Ortiz. O, Andrade J. Schulz. S., Kakuhenzire, R., Demo, P., Lungaho C..
EAPR 2014 Conference, Scientific session “Potato and global food security “Monday 7 July from 14:00 to 16:00
Major bottleneck is limited access to quality seed
Limited access to varieties with robust traits
Minimal knowledge of good agricultural practices
Minimal capacity to store tubers (seed and ware)
Development challenge
Yields average 6-10 t/ha
Realistic yields in SSA 20-30 t/ha
Consultative process including National programs, private sector, NGOs, farmer federation, sub-regional organizations, resulted in a roadmap to guide investment in potato value chains
Response
Quality seed is the key entry point for vibrant potato value
chains
Improving Livelihoods of Potato Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Tackling Deteriorated Seed
Quality through an Integrated Approach
Strategic Objective for SSA
Proposed Outcomes
High-yielding, disease tolerant potato varieties
yields by at least 50%
and
income by US$800/ha/season
Rapid access to quality seed through an efficient seed system
INCLUSIVE
Target countries
Current Target Ethiopia Rwanda
Kenya Uganda
Malawi Burundi
Mozambique DRC
Tanzania Madagascar
Cameroon
(Nigeria)
The flagship and linked products are representative of existing interventions
Robust market-demanded varieties
Population improvement and variety development Tolerance to combinations of major biotic and abiotic
stresses User-preferred table, nutritional and processing
qualities Engaging farmers in participatory variety evaluations
(agronomic and organoleptic)
Seed technologies and business models
Specialised early
generation seed
Decentralised seed
production
National programsCommercial enterprises
Improved access to
quality seed
Locally available seed, planted at 2
to 2.5 t/ha
Network of seed multipliers in potato
producing areas
Onward multiplication of early generation seed
Improve accessibility to quality seed
tissue culture/minitubers/ first field generations
↓decentralised multipliers
tissue culture↓
minitubers/first field generations↓
decentralised multipliers
Decentralised multiplication
On-farm seed quality and ICM technologies
Adaptive research on technologies for on-farm seed quality management
ICM and GAP to manage major pests and diseases, improve productivity
Postharvest storage for seed and ware potato producers
Protocols for seed quality control to complement formal certification
Quality declared planting material (QDPM)
Collaborate to improve seed certification protocols and implementation
Affordable disease diagnostic tools
Locally adapted protocols for seed quality control
Awareness campaigns to create demand
Raise awareness of the value of potato, quality seed and improved varieties
Demand for quality seed potato, farmers recognise benefits of using quality seed
Information flow: where, what, when, cost…
Scaling strategies and evidence base
Test and implement methodologies to generate • innovations on large-scale production and use of
quality seed• effective linkages among value chain actors
3G project proof of concept for scaling out integrated approach to accessing quality seed (Ke, Rw and Ug)
Country-specific intervention models endorsed and supported by national authorities
Partnerships
Strong partnership and relationships
National programs, NGOs, Private sector, International institutions, Farmer Groups, SROs
Example private sector: Kisima Farm, Meru Kenya Annually produce 200,000 minitubers Multiply seed on 80 ha, annually producing 2000
tonnes Invested in cold storage facilities (1000 t) Seed prices have dropped in Meru region by 25 to 50%
Smallholder seed users have doubled yields
Reaching goals, Achieving impact
In Ethiopia, 2 years after project pull-out, communities still benefiting from intervention to support seed production
• food security clearly improved• families eating 3 meals a day• assets increased (purchased oxen)
Quality seed is key entry point for a vibrant potato sector Sustainable development dependant on collaborative action Functioning seed systems require investment in knowledge
and infrastructure
Asante Merci
Murakoze Thank you
Gracias Obrigado
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Dank u wel