Research Program Ramadjita Tabo Regional Program DirectorWCA on behalf of WCA Team To develop improved technologies for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and achieving food and nutritional security for the smallholder farmers in the WCA region ID: 615251
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West and Central Africa
Research Program
Ramadjita TaboRegional Program Director-WCA on behalf of WCA TeamSlide2
To develop
improved technologies for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity, and achieving food and nutritional security for the smallholder farmers in the WCA region.
To provide a range
of alternatives to farmers, combining in a holistic manner,
research on cereals, legumes, vegetables, crop-livestock interactions, crop and water management, agronomy, innovation systems and policy impact.
Market-oriented
and comprises four major
themes : Crop improvement, Integrated Crop Management, Systems analysis, and Policy and Impact.
West and Central Africa-
Research Program : Objectives Slide3
Country strategies for Mali, Niger and Nigeria were developed in consultation with various stakeholders.
The preparation of the operational plans for these strategies is in progress
Country Strategies
and Operational Plans-WCA Slide4
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hybrids were released in Mali
in 2016 : 35 % higher yield than Local varieties4 multi-purpose sweet sorghum varieties were developed in Mali: 2.5 t/ha grain; 15 t/ha biomass
A national sorghum IP was formed to link stakeholders to Honeywell Flower Mills Nigeria to supply 100,000 t
of sorghum grains
CROP
IMPROVEMENT
Sorghum
Photo captionSlide5
Two
Improved Sorghum
Varieties were released in Nigeria in Feb 2016
CROP
IMPROVEMENT (Cont’d)
SAMSORG 45 (
12KNICSV-188)
early maturing (75 – 80 days)flowering in 67 days
High micronutrient contentpotential
grain yield of
4.2 t ha
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SAMSORG
46 (12KNICSV-22)
early maturing
(75 – 80 days)
flowering 68 days
High micronutrient content
potential
grain yield of
3.5 t ha
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Pearl
millet
varieties were screened for Fe and Zn density over 16 locations across WCA (Fe : 31-55 ppm). Fe base line for WCA was defined at
40 ppm (HarvestPlus target is 70 ppm)
GB 8735 and ICTP
8203 were found
to be highest
in Fe and ready for fast track commercialization and release in Niger, Ghana and Senegal . Selected high Fe
OPVs along with local controls are in on farm
testing at more than 30 locations across five countries.
CROP
IMPROVEMENT
Pearl MilletSlide7
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200 advanced breeding lines were provided to Mali, Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso breeding programs.286 and 290 demonstrations were established on integrated crop management practices and aflatoxin management, respectively
24.35 t breeder seed, 51.44 t
foundation seed and 526.85 t certified seed were produced and distributed.
Two
Technicians each from Burkina Faso, Mali and
Niger were trained on breeding methodologies, crossing techniques, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
CROP
IMPROVEMENT
GroundnutSlide8
Watershed management
program benefiting
farmers in Mali
INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT
Participatory Monitoring & Modelling
Moving from traditional
water access
to
improved technology
through use of Technology Parks and Innovation Platforms
SWC measure
Male
headed
(n=244)
Female headed
(n=37)
T-
statistic
P-value
Zai
0.43 (0.50)
0.35 (0.48)
-0.95
0.34
Artificial ponds
0.23 (0.42)
0.24 (0.43)
0.24
0.81
Vegetative barriers
0.23 (0.42)
0.27 (0.45)
0.54
0.54
Courbes
de
niveau
(ridges)
0.23 (0.42)
0.24 (0.43)
0.18
0.18
Shallow Wells
0.23 (0.42)
0.24 (0.43)
1.08
0.28
Irrigated fields
0.22 (0.41)
0.30 (0.46)
-1.46
0.15
Training and capacity building
Improved land management practices
Inter-cropping
Nutrition and Post-harvest
Evaluation
of
implemented
technologiesSlide9
Yesterday
Sukumba, Mali, 2014
50-70 cm pan time series
multispectral (4-8 bands)
$ 0.25/ha
Today
30 cm pan time series
superspectral
(29 bands)
$ 0.23/ha (
ms
: $ 0.15/ha)
Tomorrow?
20 cm pan time series
hyperspectral
(50+ bands)
$ 0.1?/ha
Cost of
commercia
VHR imagery can easily be absorbed in multi-stakeholder business models
LEARNINGS
Most of African smallholder (SH) systems heterogeneity is due to
variability in management
Satellite imagery can
resolve heterogeneity
, monitor SH crop response to fertilizer, etc.
The strongly negative yield-heterogeneity correlation is not a result of sub-optimal resource management by farmers. It stems from
lack of (affordable) inputs
.
Precision agriculture in SH systems
is not about optimizing
within-field/farm management of existing resources. It
is about unlocking access
to new resources.
Monitoring farm management, performance
is key to reduce risk for input providers and to industrialize PA.
CONTEXT
Ongoing developments in fertilizer supply chains, pro-poor financial services will
profoundly change
African smallholder agriculture in the next decade
OUTCOMES
We proved that mobile data networks are required to realize the potential
value of VHR imagery for reducing industrial risks
associated with SH markets penetration
To transform knowledge content into services, an
innovative PP joint-venture
led to ICRISAT scientist hired as Director, R&D (Digital Agriculture) @ MANOBI
Project results and combined EO+IT platform helped trigger significant
market extension commitments
by world leading fertilizer (OCP), re-insurance (
SwissRe
), imagery providersSlide10
Ghana
Livestock Policy and Burkina Faso National Plan for Rural Sector revised for robustness to climate change, socioeconomic and political uncertainties through a
scenario-guided multi-level policy review approach led by CCAFS and its national science policy dialogue platformsSupported groups in 100 villages to adopt one or more climate
smart practices and technologies
Trained 50 extension agents and 2,000
farmers
in the use of
climate information by the warning system thru phone sms
POLICY AND
IMPACT
Building actors’ capacity to strengthen local policy with plausible future developments Slide11
MALI AGRIBUSINESS
INCUBATION HUB
Keys Achievements
Training program and orientation for 145 youth and cooperatives;Commercialized 6 types
of Juices, and 8 processed food and snacks (with IER);
Sensitization
program
for youth employment in agribusiness with MPs at the National Assembly.
Perspectives
Enable program with the
AfDB
for youth employment in Agribusiness in AFRICA;
Partnership with private sector and
Randgold
for the
Agropoles
.Slide12
Car shelters
were completed
and are being used;Acquisition of bus and vehicles
, tractors, farm/security equipment, using funds from
the SSA Strategic investments is done;
Irrigation equipment and overhead tank were installed
and
are operational;Renovation of the roofs of old facilities was initiated;
Fields toilets
are functional.
STRENGTHENED
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES IN BAMAKO
ICRISAT Mali Office Staff in front of the new buildingSlide13
MAJOR EVENTS
IN NIAMEY
Dr
Paula Bramel reviewing the GB operation
HE Eunice
Reddick
, US ambassador to Niger visiting ISC
HE Albade
Abouba
, Niger
State
Minister
of Agriculture and
Livestock Visiting ISC
Joint INRAN-ICRISAT field day with attendance of the former Minister
of
AgricultureSlide14
STRENGHENED INFRASTRUCTURE
IN
KANO
Construction of ICRISAT Kano Office
facilities were completed : 14 offices; 1 Conference room (> 50 participants, 1 laboratory
Construction of Seed store
was initiated
Fencing of research farm at BUK was initiated
Purchase of irrigation facilities is
in progress
.
Two (2) Aflatoxin laboratories were set up at IAR/Zaria and Federal University of Agriculture
Makurdi
in NigeriaSlide15
PRIORITY
INITIATIVES
Technology for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Food Security in the Sahel for a budget of over 100 million USD was submitted to
AfDB. Joint IITA/ICRISAT CN
to the Nigerian Government and AfDB for upscaling the ongoing Agricultural Transformational Agenda Support Program-1 (ATASP-1) with inclusion of groundnut (US$ 4 million each for sorghum and groundnut for 4
years).
Public-Private
Joint Venture was signed between ICRISAT and MANOBI on Digital Agriculture to support IMOD for smallholders1.3 M EU project on Enhancing Resilience to climate change in NigerDecision on funding of a project by the WB on climate smart agriculture (at least US$2 M) expected in 2017 in Niger
Second Phase of Africa RISING sustainable intensification of farming systems (US$20 M)– IITA overall coordinator; ICRISAT coordinates the Mali component in WCASlide16
Thank
You
Merci