Seed Road Map - Ghana_TL III Annual Meet

1. TL III Groundnut
Ghana Seed Roadmap 2016 – 2019
TL III Annual Meeting
3 – 4th March, 2016
Chrismar Hotel, Livingstone Zambia
Richard Oteng-Frimpong, Alexander Nimo Wiredu, James M. Kombiok,
Saaka S. Buah, Roger A. L. Kanton, Stephen K. Nutsugah

2. Introduction
6 varieties will be used
Nkatiesari Kpanielli
Obolo Oboshie
Yenyawoso Gusie Balin
Total area groundnut cultivation to
groundnut = 347, 791 ha and 3% of this
area is occupied by improved varieties
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3. Seed Production Roadmap 2016-2019
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Variety
Seed class Production
(tons)
Total
Nkatiesari
2016 2017 2018 2019
Breeder Seed 3.5 4 3.5 2 13
Foundation
Seed
45 65 45 15 170
Certified
Seed
600 900 600 300 2400

4. Seed Production Roadmap 2016-2019
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Variety
Seed class Production
(tons)
Total
Kpanielli
2016 2017 2018 2019
Breeder Seed 1.5 3 1.5 1 7
Foundation
Seed
25 35 25 10 95
Certified Seed 350 450 350 150 1300

5. Seed Production Roadmap 2016-2019
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Variety
Seed class Production
(tons)
Total
Yenyawoso
2015 2016 2017 2018
Breeder Seed 1.5 3 1.5 1 7
Foundation
Seed
20 30 20 15 85
Certified Seed 300 400 300 150 1150

6. Seed Production Roadmap 2016-2019
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Variety
Seed class Production
(tons)
Total
Obolo 2016 2017 2018 2019
Breeder Seed 1 2 1 1 5
Foundation
Seed
20 30 20 10 80
Certified Seed 300 400 300 100 1100

7. Seed Production Roadmap 2016-2019
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Variety
Seed class Production
(tons)
Total
Oboshie 2016 2017 2018 2019
Breeder Seed 1 2 1 1 5
Foundation
Seed
20 30 20 10 80
Certified Seed 250 350 250 100 950

8. Seed Production Roadmap 2016-2019
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Variety
Seed class Production
(tons)
Total
Gusie
Balin 2016 2017 2018 2019
Breeder Seed 1.5 3 1.5 1 7
Foundation
Seed
25 30 25 10 90
Certified Seed 300 400 300 100 1300

9. Major Setbacks
• Initial starting material
•Certification issue
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10. Partners to achieve targets
• ICRISAT
• Crop Research Institute (CRI)
• Private seed companies
• MSP members
• Farmer groups (community based seed
production)

11. Plans to promote adoption
• Demonstrations
• Through MSP training and feedback
• Seed fairs, radio shows, production, guides,
technical leaflets

12. Acknowledgements
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THANK YOU