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

2. 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

3. 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%

4. GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
SEED DISTRIBUTION

5. 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%

6. Seed fair graphical

7. 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

8. HECTARAGE UNDER CULTIVATION

9. 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

10. TRAININGS

11. TRAININGS
ToTs
Farmer trainings

12. TRAININGS
LF vs follower farmers
Field days

13. SEED GERMINATION & CROP ESTABLISHMENT

14. SOYA: PLANTING & GERMINATION
Soya inoculation

15. CROP ESTABLISHMENT- SOYBEAN
Soybean germination
Soybean crop establishment

16. VEGETATIVE - GROUNDNUT
POOR GERMINATION
LOCAL VS PROJECT SEED

17. PIGEON PEA STAND

18. TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE

19. AGRONOMIC PRACTICES
Technology adoption (LOAN)

20. TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE (CRS)

21. PESTS & DISEASES

22. PEST AND DISEASES
Fall Army Worms
Termites

23. PEST & DISEASES
White grabs
Larvae

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

25. CROP YIELDS

26. YIELDS (GROUNDNUTS)

27. YIELDS -GROUNDNUTS

28. YIELD - SOYBEAN

30. Yield targets
Yield comparison with INVC 1
Percentage wise

31. SOIL IMPROVEMENT
HUGE BIOMAS LEFT BY SOYBEAN CROP
COMPOST

32. 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

33. 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

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

35. THANK YOU FOR LISTERNING
ZIKOMO P MVETSERA