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Contributing to Linking small –farmers to local and regional markets in vegetable marketing and
trade Presenter Ronia Tanyongana
Contributors Chris Ojiewo
Takemore Chagomoka Victor Afari –Sefa
For CTA – East Africa
Briefing
Entebbe 12-13November 2010
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About AVRDCAbout AVRDC
About AVRDC• AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is an
international non-profit research and development institution committed to alleviating poverty and malnutrition in the developing world through the increased production and consumption of nutritious and health-promoting vegetables.
“ Alleviate poverty and malnutrition
in the developing world
through increased production
and consumption
of nutritious, health-promoting
vegetables”
Our mission
Regional and project officesRegional and project offices
UzbekistanKorea
Taiwan
Thailand
IndonesiaSolomon
Islands
India
Dubai
Madagascar
Tanzania
Mali Niger
Cameroon
South Africa
Our Locations
Research and Development: Research and Development: Four global themesFour global themes
Germplasm conservation, evaluation and gene discovery
Genetic enhancement, varietal development, selection of indigenous lines, seed production
Safe and sustainable vegetableproduction systems
Postharvest management and market opportunities; nutritional security, diet diversification and human health
Germplasm
Breeding
Consumption
Production
Strategy: Vegetable Value Strategy: Vegetable Value ChainChain
Seed Breeding
Seed testing
Seed production
Vegetable production
Post harvest
Markets Consumption & nutrition
Breeding, testing and release
Basic/foundation seed production
Seed Commercialization, improving production &
consumption systems
RBUs &Regulator
Private sector &
Regulator
Public & Private sector &
Civic Society
Our Focus Our Focus
• Vegetables Based/Integrated Approaches for Improved Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
EMPHASISEMPHASIS
Why Vegetables?Why Vegetables?
• Vegetables are companions to all staple foods during consumption.
• Vegetables are key sources of nutrients and health-promoting phytocompounds
• Vegetables are excellent sources of vitamins, iron, protein, minerals and fibre, as well as micronutrients (Bouis and Hunt, 1999):
8/15
The Double burden in Africa The Double burden in Africa Perennial Problem Emerging problem
Why Vegetables? Why Vegetables?
• Vegetables are high value crops and way for farmers to increase incomes and escape poverty
• The vegetable industry is one of the most integrated which generates more cash income per area unit than other food crops of the agricultural sector (Weinberger and Lumpkin 2007).
• Vegetables are of special importance to resource-poor women as they are high-value crops which can be grown on small household plots which are typically a woman’s responsibility.
AmaranthEthiopian mustard
Jute mallow
African eggplant
Okra
Diversity of African Indigenous VegetablesDiversity of African Indigenous Vegetables
African nightshadeRoselle
Regional Breeding UnitsRegional Breeding UnitsThe RBU Team in Alaotra Region
Madagascar
The RBU Team in Samanko Region Bamako - Mali
Part of the RBU Team in ArushaAVRDC-RCA
The RBU Team in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Regional Breeding Support – Regional Breeding Support – Capacity BuildingCapacity Building
Understanding plant Pathology
Building capacity in seed health and quality
Capacity building in vegetable breeding
AVRDC Africa Region Training Courses (1994-2010)
TrainingCourse
Number Trained
Participants
Vegetable Production and Research
(4-5 months)
302 NARES (mainly), private sector, and NGO’s
Special skills Training(1 wk – 2.5 months)
218 NARES (mainly), private sector, and NGO’s
In-Country Vegetable production management
(1 week)
476 NARES (mainly), private sector, NGO’s, CBO’s, Civil
society, International organizations
Research Internship(1 – 6 months)
69 Undergraduate Students
Graduate Research Training(1 month – 2 years)
28 Msc and Ph.D. students
Vegetable production, processing and preservation
(2-3 days)
2867 Progressive Farmers, CBO’s, NGO’s, College students
On-Station and On-farm On-Station and On-farm Multi-location trialsMulti-location trials
PVS: a fast tract approach to variety release and demand promotion in Tanzania
Farmers in Dodoma and Iringa region selected African nightshade lines BG16 due to its late flowering habit and broad dark green leaves which they said makes it quite appealing as a
leafy vegetable. Seeds of the line BG18, a Solanum americanum was also demanded.
Multi-location variety Multi-location variety testing: Private Sector testing: Private Sector
Innovation PlatformsInnovation Platforms
Innovation Platform members of the vBSS Madagascar Hub planning vegetable breeding
strategies for their country
Innovation Platform members of the vBSS Tanzania Hub on RCA field
inspection
Pending Releases in Tanzania HubPending Releases in Tanzania Hub
Crop LinesEthiopian mustard ST3, MLEM1
Tomato LBR11, LBR6
African nightshade SS49, BG16, TZSMN55-3
African eggplant DB3, AB2 & Mayire Green
Spider plant GPS and PS
Cowpea CP-ML-5
Sweet Pepper ISPN7-3, 9946-2192
Hot Pepper 9950-5107
Private Sector Engagement in Private Sector Engagement in Commercialisation of VegetablesCommercialisation of Vegetables
Alpha Seeds - Tanzania LAGROTECH SEEDS - Kenya
Seed CommercializationSeed CommercializationEast Africa Seeds
Kibo Seeds
East Africa
GRN Sarl Cameroon
SEMANA Madagascar
African eggplant is now a popular cash crop in Tanzania
Farmers get on average $1,200/ha/season
From Farms to Markets; Adoption of improved
variety● Sweeter than traditional var.
● Higher income (2-3 times)
Major constraints - No formal seed supply
- Limited access to seeds
Linking Farmers to MarketsLinking Farmers to Markets
Bvumbwe Market - Malawi Shoprite Madagascar
Line DB3
High value marketing of improved variety
Linkage to high value
markets
Demand CreationDemand Creation
ACTIVITIES• Field Days• Agricultural Shows• Seed fairs
Private Sector Engagement in Private Sector Engagement in Commercialisation of VegetablesCommercialisation of Vegetables
Demand Creation of Vegetables - Dharsh
Demand Creation of Vegetable seeds – Cains
Challenges Challenges
To define the value chain pathways in terms of income enhancement and nutrition improvement;
To coordinate stakeholder efforts along the value chain; To address the issue of availability of good quality seeds,
both at the national and regional level; To ensure adequate foundation seed; To improve business planning and forecasting by public
and private partners; To maintain variety quality through capacity building and
strengthening the regulatory system;
Accelerate the process of demand creation through education and capacity building for both exotic but more so indigenous vegetable varieties;
Uplift, where required, the regulatory environment and promote quality of operations, avoiding falling into a trap of over-regulation;
Instill and maintain an Innovative Systems (Network) Approach and create / strengthen a platform for private – public dialogue and planning for vegetable value chain management;
Encourage innovative processes of adoption both in producing improved varieties, post harvest technologies and marketing strategies
Opportunities to support vegetable value chains