Bridging the Seed Gap Fair Planet - Bridging the seed gap

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1 Bridging the Seed Gap Fair Planet - Bridging the seed gap

2 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW The Prblem: vicius cycle f subsistence farming and pverty Fair Planet s slutin: bridge the gap between high-quality seed surces and the smallhlder farmer s needs Prjects in Ethipia Scial Impact and Sustainability 2

3 SUBSISTENCE FARMING A VICIOUS CYCLE LOW-QUALITY SEEDS LOW CROP YIELDS MALNUTRITION & POVERTY IF WE DO NOTHING THIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE 3

4 ACCESS TO SEEDS THE GAP The Seed industry is develping seed slutins that are the basis f the wrld s fd supply Thusands f seed varieties are being prduced annually fr all types f agr-climatic cnditins and farmers needs wrldwide Hundreds f millins f dllars are being invested annually t imprve crp yields and quality Hwever, these high quality seeds are nt accessible t smallhlder farmers in the pr and hunger stricken areas f the wrld 4

5 FAIR PLANET S MISSION T prvide smallhlder farmers in develping cuntries with means t exit the cycle f pverty Access t high quality seeds will allw sustainable ecnmic grwth and lead t ecnmic independence 5

6 OUR SOLUTION Make high-quality vegetable seeds: Suitable fr lcal cnditins Accessible Affrdable We fcus n vegetables as Cash Crps - generating high incme frm small plts and prviding means fr ecnmic independence 6

7 FAIR PLANET IS BRIDGING THE SEED GAP We have access t tp quality seeds Access t glbal vegetable seed surces thrugh partnerships with leading seed cmpanies and lcal research institutes We implement a unique cncept Minimal interference in crp practices t ensure sustainability We knw the way Prfessinal framewrk fr evaluatin and selectin f the best perfrming varieties in lcal cnditins We have lcal partners We partner with Haramaya University and MA fr prject implementatin and capacity building 7

8 OUR OPERATIONAL CONCEPT Access t Seeds and knw-hw Selectin f varieties, Demnstratin and Training the Trainers Operatin framewrk, Lcal cntacts and facilities, training and extensin Ecnmic grwth, Independence, Self -sustaining market 8

9 BRIDGING THE SEED GAP PHASE I Evaluate existing high-yielding vegetable varieties frm leading seed cmpanies and lcal breeding prgrams Select varieties suitable fr the target regin and lcal practices Suitable fr lcal cnditins 9

10 BRIDGING THE SEED GAP PHASE II Training and Capacity Building Farmers Training Centers fr technlgy transfer and training Extensin services - t imprve smallhlder s agricultural practices and prductivity Seeds supply at credit (pay after harvest) affrdable seeds Market access - t allw ecnmic grwth Accessible Affrdable 10

11 FARMERS TRAINING CENTERS Demnstratin plts Traditinal Practices Demnstratin plts Imprved Practices Variety Trials Training classes Nurseries Demnstratin and hands-n Training Variety trials nging peratin t allw selectin f mre and updated crps 11

12 POTENTIAL IMPACT ON LOCAL COMMUNITY Better prspects Future generatins Imprved nutritin Mre trade Mre pprtunities Lcal cmmunity Mre incme Agribusiness value chain Families Farmers 14,000 farmers 1,200,000 peple 100,000 peple 12

13 PROJECTS IN ETHIOPIA Butajira and Haramaya 13

14 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY Partners: Fair Planet Haramaya University ne f the biggest Agricultural Universities in Ethipia (15,000 students) Seed Cmpanies Limagrain, Syngenta, Enza Zaden Spnsrs KKL-JNF Lcatin: Eastern part f Ethipia with mre than 60,000 farmers in the regin 14

15 BUTAJIRA LINKING TO EXTENSION NETWORK Partners: Fair Planet Mashav USAID Ethipian Ministry f Agriculture Seed Cmpanies Limagrain, Syngenta, Enza Zaden Netafim - irrigatin slutins Lcatin: Butajira - the capital twn f Meskan-Marek 22,000 smallhlder farmers. Average plt size is 1-2 Ha. 15

16 SEED VARIETIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD Varieties frm all ver the wrld were chsen by the seed cmpanies experts as prmising candidates fr lcal cnditins 16

17 IRRIGATING IN FURROWS 17

18 FIELD OVERVIEW OF TOMATO TRIALS WEEK PLOTS 18

19 MONITORING CROP PERFORMANCE Recrding and evaluating earliness, develpment, strength, number f fruits, disease tlerance, and yield in each plt. 19

20 VARIETY TRIAL RESULTS YIELD IN FURROW IRRIGATION Kilgrams / Ha Mre than x5 times than natinal average yield Lcal Variety Varieties tested Average yield f tmates in Ethipia Kg / Ha (FAO STAT 2012) 20

21 RESULTS AND IMPACT OF IMPROVED VARIETIES Higher Yield - 5 times mre yield than Ethipia s average Resistances t plant pathgens - Stable yields, less risks, less chemicals Better prduce quality bigger fruits, better clr and firmness Lng shelf life 14 days cmpared t 2 days Mre prduce is marketable Higher prices Higher incme Ecnmic grwth 21

22 TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING Intrducing imprved crp management practices High quality seed varieties Seedling prductin and planting guidelines Recmmendatins regarding irrigatin, fertilizatin, crp rtatin Hands-n training and extensin services 22

23 MARKET ACCESS Imprving farmers' access t market: Linking farmers t marketing and sales channels Cnnecting farmers t cperative unins and farmers grups Prviding infrmatin n demand patterns and prices 23

24 SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT Trained Farmers Bsting crp yields and incme able t buy seeds and ag-inputs fr next seasns benefit frm imprved nutritin and ecnmic grwth Lcal Partners Train the trainers Develp and perate training curses fr capacity building Lead the ecnmic grwth f the rural cmmunity Seed and agrchemical cmpanies fllw-up Sustainable and lng term supply f seeds and agrchemicals 24

25 CONTACT INFORMATION T participate in this exciting prject, cntact Fair Planet's funder and Operatins Manager, Dr. Shshan Haran: shshan@fairplanetseeds.cm Office: Mbile: