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Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor

Andrew Farrow

DAPA, CIAT-Africa

[email protected]

8th June 2010

Nodes of Growth: improving

legume seed networks in Kenya

www.ciat.cgiar.org Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor


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Objectives

Increase the availability and awareness of

affordable improved bean seeds to previously

excluded small-holder farmers in two districtsin Kenya

Prove the methodology for wider-scale

deployment in Kenya and Ethiopia and forother legume crops


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Nodes of

Growth target

districts

Kirinyaga

Makueni (Nzaui)


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Partners

Small-holder bean producers in target districts

Intermediate/secondary stakeholders, located

near or in the target districts

National level target institutions in Kenya

International level target institutions

Small-holder legume producers not in target

districts


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Partners

Catholic Diocese of

Kisumu

CARD

Nangina 1&2

AEP

Catholic Diocese of

Homa BaySelf Help Development

International Kenya

Methodist church in

Kenya- Nyambene Synod

Caritas Muranga

(Catholic Diocese)

MoA

Dryland Seed Ltd.


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Methodology

Geographical analysis of existing seed outlets

Recommendation of new distribution points

Dissemination of location-based informationon seed outlets

Assessment of mobile devices in supporting

awareness of improved seed distributors andreceipt of reciprocal performance information


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Analysis of existing seed outlets



Recommendations for new outlets

Mapping Location-Allocation Modelling

Greedy Add Heuristic

Maximal Coverage Problem

Arc Macro Language

Accessibility Analysis

Data Quality Assessment

Mapping ResultsLocation-Allocation ModellingMapping



Dissemination of seed outlet locations



Dissemination of seed outlet locations

2009 = Drought

Few seeds availableNo dissemination possible

Extra mapping in western Kenya



Mobile Phone Platform

Feasibility study conducted by Grameen

Foundations Applab

Three main issues: inclusivity, sustainability,

and effectiveness

Desk research and a field component in

western Kenya with TL2 partners



Mobile Phone Platform: inclusivity

Some evidence for exclusion due to

insufficient access to mobile phones

Phone ownership is at the range of 35%

For every 10 phones seven are owned by men

and only three by women

Older and cheaper handsets, which are

common in the study area, limit the types of

information services that can be considered



Mobile Phone Platform: sustainability

Sustainability depends on:

Incentives for information collection by

intermediaries and end users

Business model and revenue generation

approach used

Models depend substantially on the

information that is communicated and the

number of users



Mobile Phone Platform: effectiveness

Existing technology is sufficient to effectively

transmit and receive bean-related information

Effectiveness would be increased if GPS-

enabled or other smart phones were more

widely available although this might have

unintended negative effects on inclusivity


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Future of Nodes of Growth

KARI given a bigger role in Kenya

Follow impact pathway

Extend to other legumes and countries Possibilities exist within TL2 phase 2

Off-line mapping with On-line updates

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