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22c Jupiter Ndjeunga Objective8
1. Developing sustainable seed
production and delivery systems for
reaching the poor in drought-prone
zones of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia:
Case of Groundnut in WCA
J Ndjeunga, B R Ntare and NARES of Mali, Niger
and Nigeria
2. Outline
â˘â Current seed systems
â˘â Seed production
â˘â Approaches tested
â˘â Cost of seed production
â˘â Sale of small-pack seed
â˘â Challenges and lessons learned
4. Seed production
â˘â High quality foundation and certified seed
produced
ââ 1.225 tons of breeder seed, about 22 tons of
foundation seed and about 42 tons of certified seed in
year 1 (65 tons of seed)
ââ In Mali,
â˘â 11 tons of basic seed planned but only 5 ha were planted
â˘â 54.5 ha of certified seed planted vs 24 tons targeted
ââ In Niger
â˘â Foundation seed (planned 14 tons, planted 18 ha)
â˘â Certified seed (targeted 18 tons, planted 42 ha)
ââ In Nigeria
â˘â 13.5 tons of foundation seed vs 17.5 ha planted
â˘â 54 tons of certified seed targeted vs 60 ha planted
6. Cost of seed production by institution (US$/
kg)
1.83
1.25
Institution
3.28
1.50
0.87
0.86
1.21
- 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50
Cost of seed production (US$/ha)
7. Testing the demand for small pack seed
â˘â Number of selling points
(SP): 11
â˘â 6908 small packs (4600
treated and 2300 non-
treated)
â˘â Seed price : 2.26 US$/kg
â˘â Percent sold: 27-100%
(avg 64%)
â˘â Avg distance to SP: 3 km
(0 - 11 km)
â˘â Percent loss per kg of
seed: 23%
8. Rural radios:
dissemination of
information on:
prices,
varieties and
location of selling
points
Not covered by rural radios
9. â˘â Created in 2007 â supported by AGRA
â˘â Encourage to engage in small pack sales last
year (Sold more than 150 tons)
â˘â 10.705 tons of seed of which 10.200 sold
(percent sold 95.28%)
â˘â Training of retailers
â˘â Varieties: JL 24, ICGV0128, ICGV015, Fleur 11,
Tikaba, 47-10
â˘â Pack size (0.5kg, 1, 5, 10, 30, vrac)
â˘â 48 outlets in Koulikoro, Kayes, Segou and Kita
10. Constraints - Fasokaba
â˘â High cost of labor for shelling
â˘â Limited access to capital
â˘â Interested in with hybrid seed
â˘â Lack of appropriate monitoring scheme to track
the demand
â˘â Market for seed remains thin â After farmers
have obtained seed, they will not go back to
market for few years
11. Exposure to technologies and capacity
building
â˘â Exposure to technologies
ââ Six rural radio themes
ââ Minikit distributed to 3500 farmers in non-project sites
ââ 1755 attended 6 field days
ââ Manual on seed production
ââ Manual in small-scale business and mrketing in process
â˘â Capacity building
ââ 650 trained in seed production techniques
ââ Academic training (1 at University of Ouaga)
ââ Training in small-scale business skills and marketing In
Mali (30 in Mali and 32 in Niger)
12. â˘â Production of breeder seed remains
inconsistent? (Revolving fundsâŚ.)
â˘â Private sector still shy in entering the seed
industry
â˘â How to build sustainable seed systems with
CBOs?
â˘â How to sustain the demand when farmers
have acquired the seed of varieties?
â˘â Should government be encouraged t provide
subsidies in the groundnut seed sector?
13. Lessons learned
â˘â CBOs should be strengthened and tasked with
seed production & delivery
â˘â SCSP and farmersâ associations can produce
and deliver seed at lower costs
â˘â There are market niches for groundnut seed
â˘â Training in seed marketing and small-scale
business skills
â˘â Training agro-dealers in marketing and small
business skills is essential
â˘â Partnership with WASA/AGRA needs to be
strengthened to avoid duplications
14. What next?
â˘â Training CBO in small-scale business
and marketing skills
â˘â Linking âagro-dealersâ to source of
financing
â˘â Small- pack sale more emphasized
â˘â Integrate seed to âgrainâ markets