Reaching farmers with weed management technologies: Scaling approaches that work
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The document discusses the Cassava Weed Management Project which aims to scale weed management technologies to farmers through various approaches. It seeks to reach 125,000 farmers through on-farm demonstrations conducted by extension agents and spray service providers. The project trains spray service providers who can each reach 50 farmers per season, allowing the project to potentially impact 50,000 farmers. It works with various partners and utilizes strategies such as social media, farmer field days, and partnerships with local governments to disseminate best practices for managing weeds, a major constraint to cassava productivity.
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Reaching farmers with weed management technologies: Scaling approaches that work
- 1. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Reaching farmers with weed management technologies: Scaling approaches that work Godwin Atser, A. Dixon, F. Ekeleme, S. Hauser, A. Jalloh, P. Pypers, H.Nitturkar, B. Vanlauwe, D. Chikoye, and K. Dashiell Africa RISING Science for Impact Workshop 17-19 January 2017, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- 2. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Major constraint to cassava productivity 500 hrs needed to keep cassava farm clean Weeding takes 50 to 80% of the total labor budget of cassava growers Women contribute more than 90% of the hand-weeding labor About 69% of farm children between the ages of 5-14 are forced to leave school and engaged in weeding Major causes of back ache In 1992 losses from weeds were evaluated at more than $ 8 billion per year in the United States
- 3. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Communication & Technology Transfer AGRONOMY HERBICIDES MECHANICAL 125,000 farmers are reached IITA-Cassava Weed Management Project
- 4. www.iita.orgA member of the CGIAR Consortium Herbicide selection in 2014 • Chemical • Chemical companies • CropLife Nigeria • National Partners • NAFDAC • NESREA • FMARD • Purdue University Using due diligence 2014 22 Pre 19 PostE 2015 12 Pre 6 PostE Bayer Syngenta Valent FMC Monsanto BASF Saro AgroSciences DuPont
- 5. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners 80 farmers 20 SSPs and agro dealer One extension agent A farmer with Onfarm trial Onfarm model
- 6. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners One on farm, one EA 80 farmers 80 farmers tell 2 or 3 friends= 200 farmers Projected reach per site on onfarm trials in 2016 50 sites X 200 farmers = 10,000 farmers
- 7. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Visit to the palace of HRH Eze Valentine C. Ohunta, Traditional Ruler of Umuokeigbo Umuigu Autonomous Community in Ikwuano LGA Visit to the palace of HRM Eze Larry Ogbonnaya, Traditional Ruler of Ajatanaigu Umuigu Autonomous Community in Ikwuano LGA Visit to the palace of HRH Eze Chiannti Okeiyi, Traditional Ruler of Umugbalu Autonomous Community in Ikwuano LGA Visit to the Palace of HRH Eze S.O Onwualimba Traditional ruler of Ariam Usaka Autonomous Community in Ikwuano LGA
- 8. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners
- 9. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Iporin Idi Ata Akufo Farmer Field Days
- 10. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners One farm, one EA 20 SSP reach are organized 20 SSP reach 50 farmers per season= 1000 Projected reach per site via SSP in 2016 50 sites X 1000 farmers = 50,000 farmers
- 11. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Recruiting and Training of Spray Service Providers
- 12. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Use of social media
- 13. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Numbers of persons reached
- 14. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners WhatsApp
- 15. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners
- 16. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Partnership is key Funds from: ADPs FMARD JDPM
- 17. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners
- 18. www.cassavaweed.org Cassava Weed Management Project Implementing partners Thank you for your attention