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1 Reaching Smallholder Farmers in Africa with Appropriate Agricultural Technologies, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) experience. 23 May 2017 Radisson Hotel, Nairobi George Marechera & Donald Mavindidze AATF

2 My 3 Discussion Points i. What farmers need for transformative agriculture i. Delivering innovative agricultural technologies through Public Private Partnerships (PPP) African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) s experience ii. The Cassava Mechanisation and Agroprocessing (CAMAP) experience

3 Farmers value chain concerns Agriculture technologies (Seeds, Equipment, Fertilizers) No information about new varieties No information on what works and where Intellectual Property and cost of the technologies Not readily available, expensive No information about profitable application rates Information and capacity building What works, where and how? Finance High interest rates and collateral No financial inclusion for smallholder farmers Market Limited value addition (quality, standards, certification) Low and volatile prices Distance to retailer Bad infrastructure - transport

4 Challenges to Food Security Technology Related Constraints Limited of access to improved varieties Poor agronomic management practices Unpredictable climatic conditions Poor post-harvest management Lack of mechanization Labour scarcity Inadequate energy sources Natural resources degradation Poor animal husbandry Cost and IP management Constraints not Related to Technology Land scarcity Limiting land tenure Inefficient and inadequate markets Inadequate infrastructure Limited government support Poor rural agricultural finance systems Inefficient research Poor extension services Non-economical production scales Appropriate Technologies and Policies

5 The Need - Birth of AATF Need for effective mechanisms to negotiate the access and transfer - on humanitarian grounds Need for partnerships and networks to manage the development & deployment of these technologies AATF mandate is therefore to: access, develop, adapt and deliver appropriate agricultural technologies for sustainable use by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through innovative partnerships and effective stewardship along the entire value chain

6 AATF Vision and Mission Access Develop Adapt Deliver Appropriate agricultural technologies Sustainable use Smallholder farmers in Sub- Saharan Africa Innovative partnerships Effective stewardship Entire value chain Prosperous & Food Secure Africa

7 What we do A constraint How to solve Broker Technology, royalty free Testing (researchers & farmers) Regulatory controls Deliver Agribusinesses Smallholders Best practices Sustainable use Identify Adapt Steward

8 How AATF Operates Technology Licensors License Technology/Know-how Support in Kind Funding Agencies AATF Sub-license Contracts Partners Research Institute Research Institute Production & Distribution Company NGO/Private Stockists Farmers Activities Basic/Strategic/ Adaptive Research Regulatory Approvals Production & Distribution Demonstration & Market Development

9 Where we work 13 Countries 10 Projects 9 Crops 60 Staff Senegal Burkina Faso Ghana Zambia Nigeria Uganda Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania Malawi Zimbabwe Mozambique 85 Partners South Africa

10 Current AATF Priority Areas & Related Projects PRIORITY AREAS RELATED PROJECT(S) Impact of climate change on agriculture Pest Management Soil Management WEMA, NEWEST Rice Cowpea, Banana, Striga, Aflatoxin NEWEST Rice, COMPRO II Nutrient and quality enhancement in foods Aflatoxin Improved breeding Methods Hybrid Rice, WEMA, Seeds2B Mechanization CAMAP Enabling environment OFAB, Seed systems, Regulations, IP, Business Development, Stewardship

11 Reaching Farmers Through Partnerships Hybrid Rice Aflatoxins control n Maize & Peanuts Striga Control in Maize Seeds2B

12 Investors and Partners

13 Cassava Mechanisation and Agro-processing Project (CAMAP) for Small holder farmers in Nigeria, Zambia and Uganda Country Nigeria Zambia Uganda Partners NCAM, Hello Tractors, Plantgate, IFAD, Fortis Bank, AADL, AADV ZARI, Farmer Cooperatives NaCRRI, Farmer Cooperatives

14 Mechanisation Along the Value Chain Primary Tillage Spraying Harvest Processing 1. Industrial 2. Community 3. Household Planting Weeding

15 Flat bed Cassava Planter Minimum power requirement is 60Hp Splits cassava stems in 15cm lengths Plants 2 or 4 rows of stems uniformly and horizontally 220kg fertilizer capacity: uniform fertilizer application Fertilizer used NPK (3-4 bags per ha) Covers stems with soil on the ground

16 Cassava Cultivator 9 ha/day 45 hp *Mechanical weed control 2 rows

17 Cassava Cultivator 18 ha/day 75 hp *Mechanical weed control 4 rows

18 Cassava Cultivator *Herbicide tank (optional) Flotation wheels: adjust depth (4-5cm)

19 Cassava Cultivator Reduction of costs; Facilitates water absortion and retention better growth; Yield improvements

20 Root digger/harvester Easily attached to a tractor (80hp 4WD ) Loosens the soil during harvesting Uproots 2 rows of cassava tubers uniformly from the ground

21 Cassava Crane 1200 kg 75 hp HELP cassava loading and transportation

22 Business Model for Reaching Farmers Equipment is identified and accessed for smallholder farmers Farmers are identified, linked to high yielding, disease resistant cassava varieties and supported with best agronomic practices (herbicide application, weeding, fertiliser application). Farmers are linked to planting, harvesting and processing machines and processing factories and trained in business management and sustainable farming practices Service providers are identified and trained to provide mechanisation services to farmers on commercial business lines Cassava value chains are developed to increase efficiency and facilitate market linkages Leveraging on existing relationships with extension services, NARS, CBOs, agro-dealers and other cassava initiatives ( e.g. C:AVA)

23 Mechanisation - What s different? Our Strategy Systems Approach Cassava Constraint Mapping Gender Equality Technology Identification Better Market Access and Post Harvest Technoloy Negotiation and Access Use of Better Agronomic Management Technology Transfer, Adaptation and Use Use of Improved Varieties Service provision, repairs, maintainance Technology Fabrication and Replication

24 Cassava Mechanisation and Agroprocessing Project -CAMAP Country Total ha Total Beneficiaries Nigeria 6,500 52,000 Zambia 1,100 6,600 Uganda 900 5,400 Grand total 8,500 64,000

25 Benefits Process Manual Mechanized Land preparation ( ploughing & harrowing) Stem preparation and planting 30 days (240 hours) 1,5 hour $140 8 days (64 hours) 45 minutes $60 Weeding 12 days (96 hours) 30 minutes Harvesting 45 days (320 hours) $280 $50 $50 8 hours $200 Crop vigor low high Uniformity of crop 35% 85 95% Yields per ha 7 9 ton tons Income per ha USD USD2,000 3,500 Market linkages Traditional Linked to processors

26 High Yields and More Money Project Area Total Ha Harvested Highest Yield (tons) Lowest Yield (tons) Average Yield / ha (tons) Price / ton (US$) Income per Ha (US$) Cost of Production/ Ha (US$) Net Profit/ Ha (US$) Zambia , ,588 Nigeria , ,340 Harvesting in Nigeria Harvesting in Zambia

27 Project Finance Access to Finance First year demonstrating where farmers get inputs from the project Second year 50% upon mobilization, 50% upon harvest Third year 70% upon mobilization and 30% upon completion of works Revolving Funds FORTIS and Heritage Bank IFAD and FADAMA II Farmers Cooperatives

28 Assimilation of organizational models for smallholders under CAMAP Model Driver Motivation Producer-driven Buyer-driven Intermediarydriven Smallholder groups, associations, cooperatives Processors, retailers, exporters, traders, wholesalers NGOs, development agencies, governments Access to new markets, increased bargaining power, access to inputs, technical assistance, secure market position, farmer empowerment Access to land, supplies, increase volumes, supply niche markets Local and national economic development, farmer empowerment

29 Use of Technology GPS to identify where farmers Farmer database Mobile communication AATF Market Information Support Systems (AMISS)

30 Stakeholder Involvement

31 Farmer Clusters Emphasizing the need to take up farming as a business- Nigeria

32 Training of Farming as a Business Youths and children interested in Mechanization in Kigumba Uganda in 2015 Field training in Apac

33 Capacity Building Farmer Education

34 Training of Service Providers - Sustainability Over 100 Service Providers trained in Operation and maintenance of tractors, cassava planter, boom sprayer, cultivator, cassava harvester (theory and practical) Assembly and servicing all machines Certificates awarded

35 Facilitate harvesting and market linkages Harvesting in Osun in June 2015 Project Area Total Ha Harvested Highest Yield (tons) Lowest Yield (tons) Average Yield / ha Price / ton Income per Ha Cost of Production / Ha Net Profit / Ha Nigeria US$65 US$1,820 US$480 US$1,340

36 Linking Farmers to Processors Processors taking the cassava from farmers using big trucks Increase in local market price from NGN8000 to NGN20,000

37 THANK YOU

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