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Frank Nordmann:Proven successful smart-farming technologies: the case of potato initiative Africa – GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik
Frank NordmannProven successful smart-farming technologies: the case of potato initiative Africa2 13.07.2016
• Background• Partners• On farm demonstrations• Results• On Station trials• Challenges• Lessons Learned• Recommendations
Outline
Frank NordmannProven successful smart-farming technologies: the case of potato initiative Africa3 13.07.2016
• Potato is an important food and cash crop.
• More than 800,000 farmers depending on because of high potential for raising incomes and the value of livelihoods.
• 95% are small-scale with less than 2 ha of farm land.
• Demand increasing with its nutrition awareness-half daily adult requirement of Vit. C , significant Vit. B, Iron, Potassium and Zinc
• Increase in production is through expanding areas under production and repeatedly planting potato on the same site.
Background
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Potato Utilization in Kenya
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• Yields less than 10 t ha-1, against realistic yields of up to 30 t ha-1 with improved practices.
• Constraints; limited quality seed (health and utility), plant nutrition, disease management, cultivation techniques, post harvest losses, accessibility of labor
• Gender dynamics related to the potato
• PIA pilot project aimed at raising production efficiency and quality through involvement of different stakeholders.
Background
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• Mechanization Component
− FMD, AMS + Private service providers (Grimme)
• Plant Nutrition
− MEA + (K+S Kali)
• Seed Varieties
− (Solana + Europlant)
• Crop Protection
− Bayer + Syngenta
Partners• Participating farmers/groups
• State Department of Agriculture Crop Directorate
• Nyandarua County Government
• International Potato Center (CIP)
• Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
• Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS)
• National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK)
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• Sites Selection− Selection with KEPHIS− Soil sampling- Nutrients and Diseases
• Demonstration set up − Mechanization− Varieties− Plant nutrition− Crop protection
• Farmers Field Days and Feed back − Conducted in 3 sites− Planting, Vegetative, Harvesting− Structured questionnaires (150
farmers)
On farm demonstrations
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Results
CountyNo of
Sites
Area
(Ha)Altitude
Nyandarua 6 2.6 2281-2590m
Nakuru 1 3.2 1902m
Bungoma 1 0.4 2215m
Meru 1 0.4 2309m
Demo Layout Bayer Syngenta
Mechanized
Operations
Caruso Caruso
Shangi Shangi
Jelly Jelly
Connect Connect
Farmers
Practice
Farmers spacing, 50Kg N/Ha,
Own saved seed, 3 to 4
fungicide Sprays
Research rec
Practice
Spacing 75cm by 30cm, 90 Kg
N /Ha, Clean Seed, Monitored
Spray
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Results
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Farmer Practice Research rec. Modernized
Yie
lds
In t
/h
a
Production package
Yield increase due to improved production
practices
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Variety Component
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Local Connect Caruso Jelly
Yie
lds
in T
/H
a
Variety
Yield comparisons of the Varieties in different
demonstration sites
Bungoma
Meru
Nakuru
Nyandarua
N/B; Local- Nyandarua-Shangi; Meru- Asante; Bungoma-A rka
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Mechanization
100
575
9
185
214
1082
6
238
0,6
3
2
249
Bed/Ridge
Harvesting
Fertilizer App
Planting
Weeding
All operations
Average hours per hectare used for different
operations in potato production
Mechanized Manual
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Mechanization
33%
2.5%
Post Harvest
Losses
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Crop Protection
0
20
40
60
80
100
14 28 42 56 70
%D
ise
as
e s
ev
er
ity
Days after Planting
Late blight progress under different crop
protection regimes
Bayer
FP
Research rec
Syngenta
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• 9 farmer field days organized, Planting, Vegetative, Harvesting in 3 counties
• Over 2000 Small holder farmers in attendance
• 40% Women• 60% Men
Farmers field days
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Farmers PerceptionBungoma Nyandarua
Mechanization Options
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Farmers Perception
Before After
Willingness
to Pay Actual
Investment in
Fertilizers 47% 96% Ksh 2,100 Ksh 2,900
Investment in
more advanced
fungicides 42.7% 83.8% Ksh 10,200
Ksh
18,300
“Expensive Inputs”• Government subsidized fertilizer: Not for potato• Counterfeits low quality chemicals in the market
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On station experiments –University of NairobiExperiment 1:
Effect of fertilizer and rates on potato yield
• 4 Varieties (Caruso, Jelly, Connect and Shangi)
• 2 Fertilizers ( DAP and NPK 16:8:22+ 2MgO + 2S
• 2 Application rates (45Kg N/Ha and 90Kg N/Ha)
Experiment 2:
Yield loss due late blight
• 4 Varieties (Caruso, Jelly, Connect and Shangi)
• 3 fungicide spray regimes (weekly spray, Bi weekly spray and no spray)
Experiment 3:
Determination of the processing qualities of the new potato varieties
• On going at the University of Nairobi Department of food science and Technology
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Crop protection component
Variety
Fungicide Spray Regime
Control Bi Weekly Weekly
Unica 22.2 33.2 39.3
Caruso 23.0 23.2 26.5
Connect 39.5 39.2 38.2
Jelly 22.2 27.1 30.5
Shangi 14.5 27.9 36.8
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Plant Nutrition
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Blend
90Kg
N/Ha
DAP 90Kg
N/Ha
Blend
45Kg
N/Ha
DAP 45Kg
N/Ha
Control
Yie
ld i
n g
ram
s p
er
pla
nt
Fertilizer regimes
Yield response of different varieties to
fertilization regimes
Caruso
Connect
Jelly
Shangi
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Challenges
• Technical capacity for the machinery operators
• Potato majorly grown in highland characterized with sloppy terrains
• Over reliance on rain-fed agriculture-timing of the operations
• Seed availability and import logistics
• Extreme weather condition in some areas
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Lessons
• High potential for further productivity increases
• More impact through smallholder farmers participation and ownership
• A lot of optimism and willingness to invest in new technologies
• Public Private Partnerships-Private sector role in the value chain
• Platform for Interactions and Networking btn farmers ,experts and different stakeholder
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Recommendations
• Capacity building on machines operators
• Awareness Creation on the specific utilization of different Varieties
• Loans and credit facilitation to stimulate investments in Modern technologies
• Farm economics trainings to Smallholder farmers
• Strengthening extension service networks
• Local seed multiplication through the decentralized multiplication
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