Africa RISING West Africa update on maize-based systems work in 2012

Asamoah Larbi (IITA)Africa RISING West Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Tamale, Ghana, 23-25 October 2012

PartnersIITA, SARI, ARI, UDS, ILRI, MoFA, SeedPAG,IWMI, KNUST, WIUC, SRI

Africa RISING - West Africa : IITA – Led

Maize/rice-legume

Mali

NARS AfricaRice AVRDC ILRI

SARI, MoFA, Farmers, Input dealers, USAID-funded & Other projects

Ghana

Sorghum/millet-legume

NGOs IWMI

Stakeholder’s workshop -28-29 March

Quick-win sites

Community analysis – 60 communities

Community analysis – 60 communities

Key crops

Key crops

Key crops

Key crops

Key crops

Crop Production Constraints1. Credit- limited access2. Land preparation – inadequate equipment 3. Soil fertility – low4. Seed – quality5. Water - erratic rainfall and drought6. Striga7. Pest and diseases8. Storage – facilities and technologies9. Markets – access (some communities)10. Processing – equipment and technologies

Animal production

Animal production

Animal production

Livestock - production constraints1. Veterinary services - poor2. Diseases – high prevalence 3. Parasites – internal and external4. Management – in appropriate housing, feeding5. Seed – quality6. Water points - inadequate7. Theft8. Breeds – improved…??9. Feeding – dry season (wet season??)10. Markets – access (some communities)11. Processing – equipment and technologies

Community Action Plans 1. Crop production – on-station and on-farm• Varietal trials• Soil fertility management• Cropping dates/spraying regimes• Striga management• Community-based seed production

2. Livestock – poultry, sheep/goats• Disease and pest management• Feeding management

3. Capacity building• Farmers• Research and extension staff

Feed production

Outcome 1Improved Crop-

Livestock Production

Outcome 2Improved Nutrient

Cycling

Outcome 3Improved Water

Management

Outcome 4Improved Nutrition

of Women and Children

Output 5: Partnerships and Capacity Building

Outputs: 2012 Work-plans

Crop production - implemented work

1. Technology generation – on-station

2. On-farm demonstrations

3. Community seed production

4. Integrated soil and water management

5. Capacity building – researchers and farmers

Sobean - inoculation & P fertilizer

On-farm demonstrations – improved varieties

On-farm Demonstration – Maize

On-farm demonstrations - legumes

On-farm Demonstrations – Binaba

On-farm demonstration: Extra-early maize

On-farm demonstration – field day

Community seed production

Soil & water: implemented work

1. Scale out and up proven small-scale irrigation technologies.

2. Estimate water productivity

3. Build capacity of partners

Soil and water conservation - training

Livestock: implemented work

1. Workshop – constraints and opportunities

2. Strengthened livestock value chains

3. Tested feed & health options to increase output

4. Disseminated improved milk processing options

5. Short-course on crop-livestock production

Guinea fowl – intensive production

Pito mash: Cheaper guinea fowl feed

Better feeding and health: reduces sheep/goat mortality

T1: Farmers’ feeding practice (F)

T2: F + Improved health care (H)T4: H + Supplementation

Improving nutrition- implemented work1. Review on nutritional status

2. Review of food safety issues.

3. Study existing processors & their needs assessment

4. Educate and train households on processing and use of cereals and legumes.

Milk processing: education

Milk processing training

Nutritional education - food groups

Improving nutrition – soybean uses

Short-course/Training Lead Institute

Integrated crop-livestock production ILRIExperimental design and data analysis WIUCHousehold cereal and legume processing UDS/MOFA/MOHFood safety – marketers, processors UDS/MOFA/MOHIrrigation techniques IWMICrop production – extension agents SARI

Capacity Building – Research Staff

Capacity Building – Researchers