2. Introduction
Advantage of vegetable production
High productivity per unit area
Employment opportunity
High income
Food security
Nutrition security
GDP contribution
Disease and insect
Market
3. Opportunities and challenges of vegetable crops seed system
Challenges
Low supply of quality seed
Producers less awareness to use
improved technologies (use of
un known origin)
Infestation of disease and pests
Weak linkage among research-
extension and other stallholders
( universities, cooperatives and
others)
Infrastructure
Opportunities
Improved varieties and
practices generation through
research
Involvement of development
organizations to scale up and
transfer promising
technologies ( universities,
IFAD, ISSD and other
projects)
suitable environment to
produce quality seed by
Investors and farmers
4. Description Mean across locations
Adwa L.maic
hew
M/leke
Total irrigable land in ha 0.254 0.333 1.69
Land covered by
improved seed(ha)
0.186 0.1250 0.108
Land covered by
local/unknown seed (ha)
.043 0.166 0.085
improved seed used(kg) 0.450 0.6300 .4150
local seed used(kg) .064 1.035 .539
Improved onion yield 96.0 155.50 83.33
Unknown origin/local
onion yield
33.500 31.9
Productivity of Improved
tomato yield
101.0 45.000 40.60
Local tomato yield .000 .000 32.00
Variables descripti
on
Location/ Woreda
Adwa
%
L/maiche
w%
M/leke
%
Total
%
Used improved seed yes 100.0 100.0 66.7 87.5
No .0% .0% 33.3 12.5
Problem faced
related with seed
germination .0% .0% .0% .0%
low yield 50.0 .0% .0% 25.0
Low seed supply .0% 100.0 33.3 25
high seed cost .0% .0% .0% .0%
low product price 25.0 .0% .0% 12.5
diseases and pest 25. .0% 66.7 37.5
Seed production
Practiced in
No 50 100 66.7 62.5
onion 25 .0% 33.3 25.0
tomato 25 0 0 12.5
What challenges may
face farmers to
produce vegetables
seed
Lack of knowledge
and skill
25 100 50 42.9
Low level of
awareness
50 .0% 50 43
Not profitable .0% .0% .0% .0%
No problem 25 .0% .0% 14.3
Producers and seed related
challenges
land allocated, seed amount and yield from
local vs improved varieties of onion and
tomato
5. Cont…
Place com
modit
y
Seed source Means of acquirement
Non
produ
cer
Neigh
bor
Local
mark
et
Govern
ment
Researc
h center
Own
store
Non
produ
cer
Purcha
se
Direct
distrib
ution
Ow
n
stor
e
Ofla/
Zata
Onio
n
6.7 - - - 86.7 - 6.7 - 86.7 -
tomat
o
40 - - 6.7 46.7 - 40 6.7 46.7 -
Enda
moh
oni/S
mret
Onio
n
64.3 - - 35.7 - - 64.3 35.7 - -
tomat
o
42.9 - 14.2 14.3 28.6 - 42.9 28.5 28.6 -
Raya
azeb
o/Wa
rgiba
Onio
n
47.4 5.3 15.8 21.1 10.5 - 47.4 42.1 10.5 -
tomat
o
73.7 - 10.5 10.5 5.3 - 73.7 21.1 5.3 -
6. Cont…
Seed source during 2005 E.C irrigation season
Onion
Formal in zata and smret kebelles
zata
• 73.3% research center
Smret
• 57.1% OARD
• 7.1 research center
• 7.1 local market
In Wargiba
• 52.6 local market
• 21.1 OARD – 5.3 own saved
• No research center
7. Cont…
Tomato
not formal as onion
Zata
• 33.3 %research center
• 13.3% OARD
• 13.3% own saved
• 33.3 no producer
• 6.7 local market
8. Thursday, April 27, 2023 8
This showed that most of the producers used local/un
known origin varieties as a result productivity of
vegetable crops is low in these woredas
9. Enhancing the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Tigray through
Establishment of Improved and Sustainable Vegetable Seed The case
of Tomato, Pepper, Garlic and Lettuce.
Objective
To strengthen farmer based vegetable seed production as a means of
ensuring better market opportunity to seed producers and create dependable
quality source of planting materials to growers
10. 1. Tomato On-farm and on-station seed production
Location: Zata, Simret and Wargiba
Participant farmers:
Simret: 14
Zata: 24
On-station: 0.5ha
Status
Harvesting and seed extraction completed
15. 2. Lettuce Seed production
Variety Used: Tesfa mekelle
Yielding potential : 479 qt/ha
Location and area coverage: 0.062 ha on-station and 0.062
demonstration at simret FTC
Status: Harvesting almost stage
20. 4. Establishment and Empowerment of Garlic Seed Producer Farmers In
Small Scale Farmers of Southern zone of Tigray: In case of Zata
Scheme
Material and Methods
On farm
Location: Zata
Number of farmers participated on garlic seed production :43
Area coverage: 10.75 ha
Expected yield: >800 qt
21. Challenges
Insect on tomato (Tuta absoluta) @ lowland
Processing and other materials
Farmer frustration
Extension support
22. Way forward
Zata site favorable for onion and tomato seed production
Empowering farmers on vegetable seed production through
Training and experience sharing (ISSD and IFAD)
Market linkage
Packing, seed extractor materials and storage
continues follow-up from BoA and other Stakeholder
