Unlocking the potential of private seed companies to commercialize beans seed in Tanzania: Experiences from bean seed system project.

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1 Unlocking the potential of private seed companies to commercialize beans seed in Tanzania: Experiences from bean seed system project. By Papias H. Binagwa & Eunice Zakayo (Ministry of Agriculture) Jean Claude Rubyogo, Fadhili Kasubiri, Sylvia Kalemera (CIAT Tanzania)

2 Contribution 24.1 % GDP Crop Livestock Forestry & hunting 17.6 % 4.6% 2.5% Growth 3.1% 3.1% 2.4% Tanzanian farmers commonly cultivate 21 types of crops, clustered into 7 categorized under Food and Cash crops KIGOMA Common bean production by region (as a % of total common bean production, 2007/08) KAGERA 7% RUKWA 19% TABORA 5% MWANZA 3% SHINYANGA MBEYA 1% 10% 4% MARA SINGIDA 3% 2% DODOMA IRINGA 7% 9% ARUSHA 1% MANYARA MOROGORO 4% KILIMANJARO 8% 2% TANGA 12% 0% PWANI 0% ZANZIBAR PEMBA 0% DAR ES SALAAM - LINDI >15% 10-15% 2-5% 0-2% RUVUMA 5% MTWARA 0% 5-10% None NAP, 2013; STI Report, 2015 & NBS database, 2016

3 Kg/ha MT Common beans in Tanzania Africa produces 4.8 million MT per year and approximately 70% produced from sub saharan Africa (SSA) Access to and use of certified bean seed by farmers in Tanzania remains unsatisfactory Seed supplied by Agricultural Seed Agency through NGOs Private seed industry did not sell bean due : Inadequate understanding of bean seed demands and marketing strategies Inadequate understanding of small holders bean seed demand Seed companies have limited interactions with research institutions Majority of farmers are not aware of new varieties and where to get them Opportunities : About 90% of seeds sown are farm saved which are susceptible to seed born pathogens Beans are increasingly a cash crop Differentiated bean market types and prices as result of market led breeding 1,200, ,000, , , , , , , , Production SSA Burundi Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Uganda Tanzania Burun di SSA countries Productivity 2015 Ethiopi a Kenya Rwand a Ugand a Tanzan ia Productivity , , Countries FAOSTAT, 2015 & Ministry of Agriculture Report, 2015

4 Role of Tanzania in regional bean market/bean food supply Project description Unlocking the potential of bean seed companies to reach smallholders with improved new bean varieties in Northern Tanzania Understanding of bean seed market and actors. Multi-stakeholders approach (linking NARS and users of bean research outputs) Project Goal Contribute to food and nutrition security, and incomes of smallholder farmers in Tanzania, through multiplication and equitable access to quality seed of improved bean varieties

5 Partnership Partners SARI/CIAT (Supported by TLIII) Seed producers (ASA) MACTL/BEULA / AMINATA Roles Breeder seed production Skills and knowledge enhancement on beans production for other actors Training manuals Systematic monitoring and evaluation Bringing on board other technologies Basic seed production /marketing Certified seed production /marketing Identification of agro-dealers Certified seed production and marketing Identification of agro-dealers Agro-dealers Host of demos/field days and marketing of seeds in 2kg packs LGA/FIPS Extension and mobilization of community Establish and management of demos and field days Geographic coverage

6 Specificities Sustainable bean seed systems Support seed production for companies & encourage marketing through agrodealership network. Key interventions Building Multi-Stakeholders in Seed Systems o linking agro dealers, farmers, public and private companies. Seed multiplication Build the capacity of seed companies to pack and market affordable (small) bean seed packs ranging from 2 10kg. Increase farmers awareness about use of improved bean varieties Awareness and Demand Creation for Improved Bean Varieties o Through demonstration plots o Small packs o Radio programs, field days leaflets, posters & Strengthening Institutional Farmers Capacity and o District officers & Agro dealers

7 Stakeholders inception meeting Demonstrations GAPs & business training Agricultural exhibitions

8 Production of common bean seed in tons Seed business network NARS: Breeder Seeds Uyole: Selian Project success Mobile networking Transformation PUBLIC SEED AGENCY/NARS Basic ASA: Uyole: Maruku ASA SEED COMPANIES Certified Beula: Meru Agro: Agri-seed: Itente, southern highland growers & Aminata AGRO-DEALERS Whole sellers & Retailers FARMERS Quality Declared Seed (QDS) North: Southern: Lake/West zone END USERS/ BEAN GRAIN GROWERS Number of seed companies 2016/ tons Seed Companies

9 Reaching the hard to reach farmers and business opportunities for local agro- dealers Market Days Market Locations Agro dealers selling seed during market days

10 Increased production of certified seeds by >100% and its 34% marketed in small packs of 2kgs 36,480 farmers accessed certified seeds 522 demonstrations; 1,704 farmers participated on establishment of demonstration plots and its management while 6,750 farmers participated in field days and agricultural shows Total of 13,188 leaflets and posters distributed Project success 3 years 143 private and public extension officers capacitated on dissemination of agricultural technologies, GAP & market linkage across bean value chain actors More than 100,000 farmers have been reached through posters, demonstration plots, field days and agriculture shows and are aware on importance and the use of improved seed Several technologies have been integrated into the project through partnership with agro-input companies e.g. Seed dressing chemical (Apron star) with Syngenta Tanzania weed control chemical(amazon) with Balton Tanzania

11 Lessons leant Multi stakeholders approach is key Joint identification of most preferred varieties (companies, agrodealers, farmers and researchers ) Demand creation carried out by value chain actors particularly seed suppliers to understand the demand Demand led breeding is key to generate varieties which are highly demanded adopted by PABRA since early 2000 with USAID support - Need to link seed supply to grain demand (varieties ) which is pull- Rural penetration through rural entrepreneurs /agro dealers is very key As seed demand increase the breeder and basic seed should be beefed up

12 Opportunities Seed and grains market Acceptability of small pack strategy (2kg) Availability of improved and market bean varieties Expand the approach to other regions New highly market demanded bean varieties released 2018 Acknowledgements Government of the United Republic of Tanzania USAID-AGRA TLIII-BMGF SARI CIAT-PABRA Farmers Seed companies & NGOs Tuskegee University