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