Problem of striga infestations & its multiple implications,Hypothesis & Methodology,Results Generated

1. Adoption of soybean to improve productivity &
livelihood
Emily Ouma
Kamal Sharma
A. Tegbaru
A. Ashuntantang
J. Casey
Continued….
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2. Outline of Presentation
• Background
• Research objectives,
• Problem
• Hypothesis/Methodology
• Results generated
• Outcomes
• Lessons and challenges
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3. Background
• Geopolitical &
agro-ecological
context:
– Research was
conducted and
adopted in Borno
State-Nigeria
– And in the diverse
Agro-Ecological-
Zones of Sudan
Savanna &
Northern/Southern
Guinea Savanna
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4. Research Objective:
Diversification of land use systems
Link male/female farmers and communities
to efficient input/output markets.
Enhance the capacity building of
male/female farmers,communities and other
stakeholders to address:
 land degradation
 mitigate risk of encroaching
desertification
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5. Problem of striga infestations & its multiple
implications
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6. Implications of Striga(contd.)
Decline in productivity & soil fertility
Consequence:
Post-harvest losses
Decline in income thus
Aggravating poverty and food
insecurity
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7. Hypothesis & Methodology
Hypothesis:
a) Does cereal legume rotation with
the introduction of soybean address
the problem?
b) What are the possible outcomes
and impact of this technology to
livelihoods?
Methodology
a) Community & Livelihood Analysis
b) Ex-ante (baseline) studies
c) Biophysical analysis
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8. Results Generated
Striga infestation of farm fields
Poor soil fertility
Drought
Secondary pests and diseases
Poor access to inputs
Poor access to information
Resulting to post-harvest losses
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9. Outcome- Partners adopting technology:
Cereal-legume rotation
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10. Lessons & Challenges
Lessons:
 Technology requires collective participation to ensure
development
 Constant backstopping to farmers & farmers
organisations
 The need for an enabling Policy environment.
Challenges:
 Dependency on donor funded projects.
 Low capacity of technical partners
 Low interest of policy makers
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