INTEGRATING NUTRITION INTO VALUE CHAINS BA Agriculture Productivity Annual Review Meeting Agriculture Productivity 29 June 2017

Biometric information and technologies PRESENTATION OUTLINE Biometric information and technologies 2. Crop establishment and management 3. Harvest and post harvest activities 4. Yields 5. Lessons learnt 6. Some challenges

GROUP RECRUITMENT Partner Target Actual beneficiaries Total beneficiaries % Female   Total Female Male 1 ACE 3,000 1,023 1,506 2,529 40.4% 2 FUM 5,400 4,003 2155 6158 65% 3 CADECOM 5,306 2,286 1,814 4,100 55.8% 4 We Effect 2,100 1,990 274 2,264 87.9%  15,806 9,302 5,749 15,051 61.8%

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION GENDER DISTRIBUTION SEED DISTRIBUTION

Seed Fair group District Male Female Total % Female Balaka 2,230 3,770 6,000 63% Machinga 1702 4,298 72% Mangochi 2,247 3,718 5,965 62%   6,179 11,786 17,965 66%

Seed fair graphical

SEED DISTRIBUTION Dedza FUM Soybean 1,500 10 15,000 CADECOM Groundnuts DISTRICT PARTNERS CROP NO. OF BENS BEN QTY (KG) QTY PER /EPA (Kgs) Dedza FUM Soybean 1,500 10 15,000 CADECOM Groundnuts 2,500 25,000  Lilongwe 2,784 30,300 ACE 1,174 30 34,700 Mchinji 1,900 19,000 1,357 40,710 Ntcheu 1,600 16,000 Mangochi WE Effect 2,264 TOTAL   15,051 210,000

HECTARAGE UNDER CULTIVATION

CRS – Qty seed traded (Kgs) District EPA Gnut Ppeas Soybean Balaka 6,000 23,397 22,488 18,666 Machinga 23,621 24,045 17,202 Mangochi 5,965 24,554 23,118 17,726   71,572 69,651 53,594

TRAININGS

TRAININGS ToTs Farmer trainings

TRAININGS LF vs follower farmers Field days

SEED GERMINATION & CROP ESTABLISHMENT

SOYA: PLANTING & GERMINATION Soya inoculation

CROP ESTABLISHMENT- SOYBEAN Soybean germination Soybean crop establishment

VEGETATIVE - GROUNDNUT POOR GERMINATION LOCAL VS PROJECT SEED

PIGEON PEA STAND

TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE

AGRONOMIC PRACTICES Technology adoption (LOAN)

TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE (CRS)

PESTS & DISEASES

PEST AND DISEASES Fall Army Worms Termites

PEST & DISEASES White grabs Larvae

Pest and disease cont Gnut field almost wiped out Gnut attacked by white grab

CROP YIELDS

YIELDS (GROUNDNUTS)

YIELDS -GROUNDNUTS

YIELD - SOYBEAN

Yield targets Yield comparison with INVC 1 Percentage wise

SOIL IMPROVEMENT HUGE BIOMAS LEFT BY SOYBEAN CROP COMPOST

LESSONS Double row – apart from increase yield; lessen costs; huge biomass for soil improvement; Working with local IPs require commitment and understanding of their goals

Coordination between IP and DAES Budgetary constraint on part of IP CHALLENGES Coordination between IP and DAES Budgetary constraint on part of IP Crop prioritization by farmers Land problem Use of LF vs wholesale training Farmers mindset. (Farmers wanted the seed spread out to cover larger area) Getting quality seed Lack of commitment by some IP staff

SUCCESS STORIES Double row- a farmer is able to reduce the operational cost, increase yield etc

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