1. Field Visit

2. Group 4
Jane Pamela Kugonza
Heriel Petro Msanga
Anand Kumar Singh
Ard Lengkeek

3. Strengths Enterprises already established Enabling environment
Outreach to many farmers
A diversity of species on-farm
Community interest in new technologies
Integrated approach of agricultural plants, livestock etc.
Access to information from institutions, NGOS
Training by service providers e.g. TOTs.
Good networks with relevant partners
Insertion of quality plant material

4. Weaknesses
Access of some varieties lacking; access related to knowledge and germplasm (eg sources of (intra-specific Grevillea, white sapotha variety, grafted loquat)
Failure to focus /specialisation on few marketable products
Knowledge gap in tree genetic resources (e.g. ok for Calliandra, but one mother was used tree for jackfruit. Information is not conceptualised.
Limited farm inputs /financial and labour capital
Limited market from neighbouring communities

5. Points that need intervention
Expanding the market linkages for the products on farm
Quality issues, such as genetic resource management to maintain the quality of the existing seed stands

6. Interventions Increasing demand for the seed
facilitate contacts/linkages between the producers, dealers, NGOs and tree seed centres
The seed producers and dealers have not reached a business level that they can afford to participate in Agricultural shows, trade fares networking meetings. Link the farmers to credit schemes
Refresher trainings including other planting materials and based gained experience. Link up with research institutions for new varieties. This requires donor support.

7. Reasons for the interventions suggested
Better plant materials will fetch better prices and attract market
Education/training is a life time activity, so refresher courses are inevitable
Additional
The project was well set up, hardly any improvement could be identified by the group. Now it has to take off but is has not reached self sufficiently in business level. We do not know if another round of support will enable the seed dealers to reach this level (ever) or that support will choke the PE initiative and make it donor dependent.