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Cost and benefit analysis of improved technologies promoted under ardt sms and africa rising projects in mali
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Cost and benefit analysis of improved technologies promoted under ardt sms and africa rising projects in mali

  1. Feed the Future (FtF) strategy developed by the United States Government seeks to launch a new generation of rural entrepreneurs through developing sustainable agricultural and health systems, utilizing technology and knowledge, and by building institutional capacity that will spur a vibrant private sector-led approach to achieve economic and food security. In the framework of this strategy for Mali and in line with the development strategy of pearl millet and sorghum of Mali, ICRISAT has been funded by the USAID to implement a number of projects among which there are the Large Scale-Diffusion of Technologies for Sorghum and Pearl Millet Systems (ARDT_SMS) and Africa RISING projects. In the framework of the two project, the on-farm trials are being conducted with the active participation of farmers and with the objective of developing agricultural technologies attractive to farmers. • baCkground The cost and benefit analysis aims to determine the net benefits of selected technologies promoted by ARDT_SMS and Africa RISING projects in selected Feed the Future communities in Mali. Specially, we perform a comparative analysis of costs and benefits of crop trials and farmer practice in order to determine the improved technologies the most economically beneficial for the farmers. For the ARDT_SMS project, the net benefits have been calculated for farmer practice versus integrated Striga management strategy, and for different micro-dosing treatments. Regarding the Africa RISING project, the net benefits for farmer practice have been compared to those of micro-dosing treatments. • objeCtives We use the partial budget method to perform the cost and benefit analysis. This is a simple and effective technique for assessing the profitability of new technology on farm. It provides the foundation for comparing the relative profitability of alternative treatments, and shows the effect of changes in farm operations. For example, farmers know that fertilizer application will likely increase pearl millet yields, and thus the gross income. The use of fertilizer also results in additional costs. To decide whether to use fertilizer for pearl millet production or not requires a cost-benefit analysis through partial budget method. • methodology The cost and benefit analysis requires the design and implementation of the field surveys in the intervention zones of the projects. A field work has been carried out in the project villages in Bougouni, Sikasso and Mopti districts. The data collected were focused on the crop trials conducted over the agricultural campaign 2014-2015, and covered information about the input prices and yields of improve technologies promoted under the two projects. • aCtivities ARDT_SMS project: the results of the cost and benefit analysis show that integrated Striga management strategy applied to pearl millet and sorghum production in intercropping with cowpea is more beneficial than farmer practice. Regarding the micro-dosing treatments, the results show that treatment 4 (mixture of fertilizer and seed 1/1) is more beneficial than other treatments in the selected Feed the Future communities in Mopti and Sikasso districts. Africa RISING project: The results from cost and benefit analysis show that the different technological treatments applied to the maize, cowpea, soybean and sorghum-cowpea intercropping production are economically beneficial except for technologic treatment T3 (no compost and full dose of fertilizer) in the maize production. • results and main aChievements • Current partnerships and future engagements for out sCaling In conclusion, the improved technologies disseminated through crop trials and farmer field schools including integrated Striga management and micro-dosing treatments under the ARDT_SMS and Africa RISING projects are economically beneficial to smallholder farmers in the intervention sites in Mali. However, it would be important to develop the strategies for facilitating the adoption of these agricultural practices by the smallholder farmers. Also, It would be important to develop a regular collection system of data on crop trials for facilitating the cost-benefit analyses; improve sharing information system between the partners and between the partners and researchers; increase the frequency of field visits in the intervention villages in order to bring the corrections to any errors in application of technological treatments. • ConClusions In the framework of the ARDT_SMS and Africa RISING projects, we collaborate with a number of partners for the implementation of crop trials and farmer field schools as well as the field surveys for the economic analyses such as the cost and benefit analysis and impact assessment of improved technologies disseminated. These partners include Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER), Association Malienne d'Eveil au Développement Durable (AMEDD), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Aga Khan Founda- tion (AKF), Malimark, European Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD), Association des organisations professionnelles paysannes (AOPP), Mali-Météo, Groupe de Recherche d'Action et d'Assistance Pour le Développement Communau- taire (GRAADECOM), Association Malienne pour la Sécurité et la Souveraineté Alimentaires (AMASSA), Centre d’Appui a l’Autopromotion pour le Développement (CAAD), Mouvement Biologique Malien (MOBIOM). Cost and benefit analysis of improved technologies promoted under ARDT_SMS and Africa RISING projects in Mali Felix Badolo1 , John Nzungize1 , Birhanu Zemadim1 1 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Corresponding author email: f.badolo@cgiar.org Cost and benefit analysis of crop trials conducted under ARDT_SMS and Africa RISING projects Figure 1: Net benefits of Framer Practice and Integrated Striga Management in intervention sites – Mopti region – ARDT_SMS project Figure 2: Net benefits of maize trials conducted in the village of Dieba – Africa RISING project Note: T1 (farmer practice): no compost and no fertilizer, T2: No compost and 1/2 dose of fertilizer; T3: No compost and full dose of fertilizer; T4:6000 kg/ha of compost and no fertilizer; T5: 6000 kg/ha of compost and 1/2 dose of fertilizer; T6: 6000 kg/ha of compost and full dose of fertilizer.
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