What Why Who

Test officially released vegetable varieties and associated technologies in rotation, relay, mixed cropping

Vegetables already released by the Tanzanian government

AVRDC, HORT CRSP

Initiate partnerships with stakeholders especially farmer groups

Better ensures relevance with what we should do

IITA (TZ)

Capacity building in crucial areas (field agents, nutrition) in preparation for participation in the project

Need skilled and knowledgeable partners in component technologies

Research groups of the specific technologies

Extension of animal feeding technologies that lead to rapid fattening or increased milk/meat/egg production

Will create a link between the project and the partners

District agents

Training farmer groups to produce quality declared (certified) seed

Making seed of superior varieties available on time

TOSCI, District agents, CG centers involved

Building networks/relationships.Alignment of SI technologies with markets

Identify market opportunities

Regional traders, PPP, IFPRI

Communication, technology transfer and outreach strategy (field days, 8-8, seedfairs, on-farm demos, leaflets etc)

Reach thousands of people; supporting the project stimulate interest of stakeholders about project outputs

National programmes, supported by IITA/local researchers

Identification of potential students (selection and placement of MSc. And PhD students)

Human capital; sustainable program operations; capacity building

Project partners, CRSPs

Nutrient enhancing recipes in local languages

Already being done by AVRDC, requires scaling out

AVRDC

Post-harvest technologies for longer and safer storage

Increase food supply/safety and improve nutrition

Private sector, TFNC, IITA, AVRDC

Nutrient dense varieties (eg. Fortified maize varieties, iron-reach mung-bean, protein rich soy bean, vitamin-rich vegetables)

Optimization of components of systems intensification. Improve nutrient level of vulnerable groups

Project partners especially ICRISAT, ILRI, AVRDC. Linkages with HarvestPlus, Peanut CSRP

Participatory Diagnosis of opportunities for systems intensification; Farmer-identified priorities for SI

To identify the best local opportunities for intensifying local systems

Outreach partners, farmers and other stakeholders

push-pull technique for stem borer control and forage production

Can be done together with variety evaluation; integration of livestock and crop

ILRI, CIAT, NARS,

Identification of networks that support knowledge provision

To know who potential partners are locally

Project partners, SANREM CRSP;

Appropriate and safe soil, water and pest management options for production

Co-adapt with farmers available soil, water and pest management technologies to boost current vegetable productivity in a cereal-vegetable-livestock system context

AVRDC, CIAT, IITA, ILRI, NARS