Presented by Freddy Baijukya at the AFRICA RISING−NAFAKA Project Annual Review and Planning Meeting, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, 3–4 July 2019

1. 10/3/2019`1 1
Africa RISING – NAFAKA: MAIZE AND LEGUME ACTIVITIES
AND ACHIEVEMENTS 2018/2019
FREDDY BAIJUKYA
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
AFRICA RISING - NAFAKA PROJECT ANNUAL REVIEW AND PLANNING MEETING
3 – 4 JULY 2019, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

2. INTRODUCTION
The maize – legume team contributes to the following intervention
areas under AR-NAFAKA Project:
• Dissemination of climate smart agriculture (CSA) innovations.
• Improved household nutrition and resilience.
• Capacity building for better scaling.

3. CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS
(INTERVENTION AREA 1)
Planned activities
1. Identification of on-going projects in AR-NAFAKA Zone of impact
sites for joint promotion of CSA practices
– Main purpose is to, avoid duplication, harmonize innovations,
leverage on resources and innovations
2. Conduct pre-and post season meetings with stakeholders for
feedback, agree on responsibilities, identify sites and provide
3. Establishment demonstration plots on CSA practices across
sites
4. Communicate process, findings and impact of implemented
project activities

4. ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES
(INTERVENTION AREA 1)
1. Inventory of on-going projects with CSA component
• An inventory made in all 5 districts; three relevant projects identified
Project Donor Partners Where
implemented
Added value
TAAT – Bean
Compact
ADB CIAT, DC All 5 AR-NAFAKA
Projects
Bean seeds high in
Fe and Zn
BCSFS USDA IITA, FAO,
ICRAF, TMA
Kilolo Weather forecasts
information
MDP EEU DC Mbozi. Momba Liming materials,
maize germplasm
*collaboration agreement reached with TAAT and BCSFS,
ongoing with MDP

5. 2. Pre-season meetings with DAICOS and district extension staff
– Done with DAICOs, extension staff and beneficiaries with
recommendations to improve project performance
• Bootcamp training for extension officers
• Timely selection of demo sites
• Timely establishment of demo plots
• Early distribution of inputs
• More training on Fall Amy Worm (FAW) to government
extension staff and farmers
• Strengthening of QDS producer’s associations

6. DEMO ESTABLISHMENT
District Type of demo Total
Lime/maize
var./fertilizer
Lime/maize
var./fertilizer
/SWA
Common
bean var.
/fertilizer
Soybean/
fertilizer/
inoculants
Iringa DC 13 07 20 - 40
Kilolo 30 07 - 10 47
Mufindi 10 - 10 - 20
Wanging’ombe 08 02 10 - 20
Mbozi 25 - 25 - 50
Momba 15 - 15 - 30
Total 101 16 80 10 207
Success (%) 98 95 90 97 95

7. SOME RESULTS: 1. SOIL WATER
MANAGEMENT
Flat cultivation vs
tied ridging at
Mawala village
Kilolo DC.
Consequently, maize yield was higher in
tied ridged plots (right) followed by open
ridges (middle) and lower flat cultivation
(left)

8. Liming to increase fertilizer
use efficiency (FUE)
• In more than 68% plots
with lime had maize with
good vigor.
• More to be quantified:
• FUE of maize
varieties with liming
• Lime neutralizing
effect (of pH)

9. FIELD DAYS
FFD - bean demo Itepula village
Maize FFD- Iwalanje
Village
District # of
field
days
Male
participants
Female
participants
Total
Iringa rural 7 344 323 667
Mufindi 9 746 723 1469
Kilolo 10 681 586 1267
Wanging’ombe 03 164 179 343
Momba 19 1000 600 1600
Mbozi 20 1400 600 2000
Total 68 4335 3011 7346

10. Farmer field days were conducted in in collaboration with input
companies:
• ETG--------------Fertilizer company
• SEED Co-------- Seed Company
• Agro-Z---------Pics bag, other agrochemicals, Aflasafe
• Beula Seed Co-Seed Company
• CORVTEVA------Seed Company
• MAMMS-------- Seed company
Input companies contributed 70% of field day cosnts

11. IMPROVED HOUSEHOLD NUTRITION AND
RESILIENCE (INTERVENTION AREA 2)
Main activity: Introduce and promote production of seeds of improved legumes
varieties to take advantage of its 3 benefits.
Environmental benefits
• Soil fertility improvement through N-fixation, Reduces use of mineral
fertilizers
• Reduce vulnerable to climate change (cover crops, making farmland less
drought sensitive)
• Reduce soil and water erosion.
• reduces the risk of crop failure (legume matures early)
Nutritional benefits
• Cheaper source of dietary protein
• Contain many of the macro and micro nutrients that are currently not eaten
enough

12. IMPROVED HOUSEHOLD NUTRITION AND
RESILIENCE (INTERVENTION AREA 2)
Economic benefits
• Contribute to farm household income
• Easy to add value largely by women
• Soybean is becoming important as source of plant protein for animal feeds

13. SOME RESULTS….
• 115 QDS farmers supported with quality seeds of improved
common bean varieties, in total established 46 ha. Yield
expected is 68 MT, enough to plant 1,3333 ha of beans.
• For sustainability QDS farmers are registered in seed growers
association. All fields were inspected and certified by TOSCI.
Promoted common bean varieties
VARIETY ATTRIBUTE
JESCA Extra early maturing, high in Fe and Zn
NJANO UYOLE High yielding, Medium maturing
SELIAN 14 Mid climber, High in Fe and Zn
SELIAN 15 Mid climber high in Fe and Zn
UYOLE 03
Early maturing, good external market and tolerant for
heavy rainfall

14. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR BETTER SCALING
(INTERVENTION AREA 3)
A : Trainings
– 76 project staff (58M,18F) trained on demo protocol and
data management
District male
participants
female
participant
Total
Iringa DC 10 06 16
Kilolo 18 04 22
Momba 12 03 15
Mbozi 18 05 23

15. – 4 new seed growers on QDS production
District Male
participants
Female
participants
Total
Momba 20 02 22
Mbozi 03 09 12
Mufindi 10 02 12
Wanging’omb
e
06 02 08
Total 39 15 54

16. – 35 project extension staff on soil and water management
District Male Female Total
IringaDC 6 3 9
Kilolo 8 2 10
Mufindi 7 2 9
Wanging’ombe 4 3 7
Total 25 10 35

17. B : Extension materials produced, reviewed, at various stages of
production.
• Hifadhi ya udongo na maji shambani
• Maize production compendium
• Training guide to soil and water
conservation
• Mwongozo wa kilimo cha mbegu za
bora cha maharage

18. CHALLENGES
• Dry Spell that occurred during March, 2019 in most of the
project sits lead to delayed planting and affected common
bean yields.
• Lack of commitment of some extension staff has affected
management of less performing trials.

19. LESSONS LEARNED
• Increased interaction with local governments by AR-NAFAKA
project management at all levels means that the project
interventions will be sustainable thereafter. There is increased
directive by the DC for different input companies to work with
AR-NAFAKA.
• Early involvement of partners leads to huge resource leverage
and assures effectiveness of activities, e.g. field days this
current season
• Some of common bean promoted by TAAT for high Fe and Zn
are low yielders. Its adoption will required much explanation of
its nutrition benefits

20. ONGOING / FUTURE ACTIVITIES
• Finalization of demo harvesting and collation of yield data.
• Evaluate the performance of disseminated technologies along
with different gender.
• dimensions.
• Training on GIS to district staff.

21. PARTNER
S