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CONTROL OF ANGULAR LEAF SPOT OF CITRUS IN GHANA
1. CONTROL OF ANGULAR LEAF SPOT OF
CITRUS IN GHANA
Francis Collison Brentu
University of Ghana
2. BACKGROUND OF THE CITRUS CONSORTIUM
● In 2011 PAEPARD opened a call for the
submission of concept notes
● PPRSD of the MoFA together with University of
Ghana submitted a concept notes on Angular leaf
spot disease of citrus which was selected
● PAEPARD then organized an inception workshop
in Accra to develop a strong partnership around
the sweet orange value chain
● Initially, the consortium partners included
CIGMAG, PPRSD, University of Ghana (CSD; FOHCREC), Pinora
Limited (Citrus processor) and Instituto Valenciano de
Investigaciones Agrarian, Spain (European partner-research actor)
3. INTERVENTIONS MADE BY FARA
● PAEPARD assisted in the formation of citrus
consortium in Ghana with funding from the EC
● Trained consortium members in partnership
formation both locally and internationally
● Sent consortium members to international
write-shops to build capacity of local scientists
to write winning proposals and submission of
proposals to some calls (AU, ARF and CRF)
● FARA and EC visited Mankranso in 2013 and
organized a 2-day citrus stakeholders forum to
give exposure to Pseudocercospora leaf and fruit
spot (PLFS) of citrus both at the local and
International level
8. SUPPORT FROM FARA (SSA CP)
● Two consortium members were sent to a
workshop on Innovation Platform (IP) in Kigali
● A sub grant of $100,000.00 was awarded to the
consortium with funding from EC through IFAD to
SSA- CP to establish IPs to manage PLFS
● Trained consortium partners on IAR4D and how
to set up IP and launched Mankranso, Assin Foso
and Kade Citrus Innovation Platforms (CIPs) in
Ashanti, Central and Eastern regions respectively
● Partners: CIGMAG, Policy makers, Researchers,
Agriculture Extension officers, Agro-input dealers,
NGOs, GOs and Processors
9. ACTIVITIES OF THE CIPs SINCE AUGUST
2014
● 3-Day training of IP stakeholders on IAR4D / how
to setup IP in Kumasi, facilitated by FARA
● Launching of IP / selection of four priority
constraints for intervention by the platform
● Monthly meeting of IP stakeholders to jointly
discuss the priority constraints for intervention
- Jointly source solutions, implement the solution,
learn lessons to generate measurable socio-
economic benefits alone the citrus value chain
10. CIPs ACTIVITIES CONT’D
● Conducting research on PLFS / fruit flies and
socio-economic effects of PLFS on Ghana’s citrus
industry
● Training farmers and extension officers on GAPs
● Citrus value chain analysis / development of
business plan
● Strengthening of farmer based organization
(CIGMAG)
31. SOME SUCCESS STORIES OF THE CIPs
● Successfully established three operational
innovation platforms in three regions from the
Citrus Consortia
● Stakeholders at the CIPs have identified the major
constraints in citrus industry
● Extend technologies that were sitting on shelves
to farmers in collaboration with NGOs (CABI-
Plantwise) and GOs (GIZ), processing companies
and developed new technologies
● Made a statement on the floor of Ghana’s
Parliament about the PLFS of citrus by the
Chairman of sub committee on Agriculture – Hon.
Francis Arthur
32. SUCCESS STORIES CONTINUED
● Strengthening of the farmer based organizations
● Established Farmer Service Gangs as an
effective way of controlling PLFS of citrus and
other GAPs
● Trained 60 sprayers for the three CIPs and
provided them with $30,000.00 worth of agro-
inputs to manage the disease
And use the money as a revolving fund to sustain
the activities of CIPs even after the project
● Restore hope to citrus farmers some of them are
making money
33. ● Being able to stop the blame game among
stakeholders and cutting down of citrus trees in
most areas
● Control the disease using fungicides
● Start spraying at flushing (appearance of new
leaves)
● Repeat every four weeks with a maximum of 4
sprays per season
● Established WhatsApp platform to enhance
communication among members
34. Presentation of agro-inputs to the three CIPs
Representative from the Kade CIP receiving
items for the project
Items presented to the CIP
35. Representative from the Assin Foso CIP
receiving items for the project.
Representative from the Mankranso
CIP receiving items for the project.
40. IMPACT OF THE CIPs
• Over 3,000 citrus farmers have adopted the
technology developed nation-wide with support
from some stakeholders (GIZ, PINORA Ltd
Plantwise-CABI and the National fruit fly
Committee)
• Transporters of citrus fruits have also benefited
• Traders (> 70% being women and youth) involved
in selling of oranges both local and the sub
region
41. IMPACT OF THE CIPs
• Fruit quantity and quality has improved
and farmers and processing companies are
making money
• Agro-inputs dealers are making money
from sales of inputs
• Researchers more publications
• Policy makers happy for improvement in
the livelihood of the people