food production and security dr. pickford k. sibale (team leader) dr. a.m. chirembo, dr a.r.saka and...

Food Production and Security

Dr. Pickford K. Sibale (team leader)Dr. A.M. Chirembo, Dr A.R.Saka and Mr. V.O.

Lungu

INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Module 1 Measures of Success of Targeting Distribution of TIP inputs Usage of TIP inputs Food Production under SP1, SP2 and

TIP Food Deficit and Security Take home messages

POVERTY TARGETING• % of TIP recipients (42).• No success in targeting poverty

POVERTY TARGETING 100% success in targeting the poor

Recipients

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Poorest

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Wealthiest

Non-recipients

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Poorest

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Wealthiest

What was found in the field

Recipients

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Poorest

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Wealthiest

Non-recipients

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Poorest

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Wealthiest

POVERTY TARGETING• % of TIP recipients (42)• No success in targeting poverty

• Some measure of success noted in– Widows/Widowers 7.5%– Female headed HH 9%– The aged 19%

Coincides with the Monitoring module

• Negative consequences of targeting

–Refusals (4 villages)

–Villages not registered (6 villages)

DISTRIBUTION AND CONTENTS OF TIP PACKS

• Distribution Delay: 2 months.

• Distance to collection centre

• Contents of TIP packs

– Complete bags 82 %

– 1 item missing 13 %

• Over 95 % respondents said quality and condition was good.

USE OF TIP INPUTS

  MAIZE LEGUME

Planted all 65 35

Gave it way 23 18

Ate it - 32

% households

REASONS FOR NOT PLANTING

  MAIZE% hh

LEGUME% hh

Too late to plant

78 56

No land left 10 7

Contribution to Household Seed

•12% farmers only had TIP Maize

•26% farmers only had TIP legume

USE OF FERTILISER

  Basal Top

Applied to TIP Maize 61 61

Applied to Other Maize 30 31

Stored it 4 4

Sold it 3 4

% households

REASONS FOR NOT APPLYING FERTILISER

• Received too late 36 %• Land does not need fertilizer 24 %

• 72 % of households had only TIP fertiliser

FOOD PRODUCTION 50 kg bags of maize

SP1 SP2 TIP forecast

Average HH. Production

14.3 9.0 5.2

Contribution of free inputs

3.5 2.7 2.2

The contribution of SP2 to household maize was between 15% and 30%

FOOD DEFICIT

• Only 5% farmers produced enough maize.

• 73 % had food deficit 1 to 6 months

• 22 % had food deficit of 6-12 monthsLikoma: 9 months

Mzimba: 6 months

:

Ncheu: 2.4 months

FOOD SECURITY

• 2/3 of household are food insecure

• No district has 100% households food security

TAKE HOME MESSAGE

• Targeting the poor failed • Targeting disrupted the social fabric in

villages • TIP distribution delayed by 2 months• TIP contributed 2 (50 kg bags) per

household. This had a marginal effect of household food security

TAKE HOME MESSAGE

• Free inputs programmes make a difference at the household level and should continue. For these programmes to be effective, timely delivery of inputs and fair distribution are absolutely necessary.

• Rural households repeatedly told us that free inputs should not discriminate.