Enhancing partnership among Africa RISING, NAFAKA and TUBORESHE CHAKULA Programs for fast tracking delivery

and scaling of agricultural technologies in Tanzania

Haroon SseguyaIITA

Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Malawi, 14-16 July 2015

Background• Goal: Accelerate the scaling and delivery of agricultural

technologies to improve smallholder maize- and rice-farming systems, household nutrition, and dietary practices in Tanzania

• Scaling - Expanding, adapting and sustaining successful policies, programs and projects in different places and over time to reach a greater number of people Partners: Africa RISING (IITA Lead), NAFAKA, TUBOCHA, national institutions, private sector

Objectives

Better Crop Management Technologies

Conserving Natural Resources

Improving Household Nutrition

Better Crops

Reducing Food W

astage and Spoilage

Com

munity Em

powerm

ent and Sustainability

Targets

USAID FtF investments in the Zone of Influence: having at least 47,000 households with access to the

technologies to diversify and increase their food supply and income sources, and improve the quality of degrading smallholder cropland;

expanding the area under improved rice production technologies by at least 58,000 ha;

increasing yields of both maize and rice by 50% per unit area as a result of these technologies being adopted.

Locations

Scaling and dissemination issues

Source: Linn et al. (2010)

Scaling approach: Maize example

Source: IITA (2014)

Scaling Framework

Source: World Health Organization (2010)

Experiences

The innovation:Link of activities to project objectives and indicatorsInvolve farmers in selection of the best for their agroecosystemCompatibility with farmers’ interestsSite selection very important

Knowledge managementClear indicators from the beginningStandardized data collection procedures (use of DCFs, database for farmers)Success storiesExchange and monitoring visits

Emerging issues

Farmer engagement/capacity buildingObjective 5; not strong enoughLearn from successes and existing innovations (Innovation platforms in ‘mother’ Africa RISING)

Emerging issuesPartnership:Coordination among sub-teams

Active involvement of local institutions in activities

How to work with private sector for best results

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives ARI Hombolo, ARI Ilonga; ARI Selian; KATRIN; HORTI-Tengeru NAFAKA partners (IFDC, RUDI, FIPS, MVIWATA), private sector

actors (marketing) Kilosa, Mvomero, Babati, Kongwa, Kiteto and Kilombero

DAICOs Aminata Seeds, Meru Agro, Other input suppliers

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