ICRISAT Archival Report 2006 - The seedlings of success in the ...

Key problem
Socioeconomic
conditions
Key
manifestations
Poor dry
season feed
resources
Drying up &
siltation of
wetlands
Poor soils and
crop yields
Limited
livelihoods
options
Technology of choice Pilot site Strategy
Urea treatment of crop residues,
use of acacia pods, planted
forages, hay bailing.
Catchment management, control of
livestock movement through
fencing or herding, sustainable use
of wetlands using the Ngwarati
Cultivation System.
Use of soil amendments such as
termitaria, use of inorganic
fertilizers in micro-dosing,
conservation agriculture, use of
organic fertilizers. Use of short
season varieties and small grains.
Crop management techniques.
Value addition in the way of
processing Mopane worms,
wetland use in Chivi and microirrigation
particularly in
Tsholotsho.
Matobo,
Tsholotsho,
Chivi
Chivi
Chivi,
Tsholotsho
Matobo,
Chivi,
Tsholotsho
FFS, demos and
partnerships with Care and
Heifer International and
commercial farmers.
FFS, demos, and
partnerships with Care and
Heifer International.
FFS, demos
Research into potential
Mopane worm products.
Adoption of improved
wetland use systems.
Policy, Environment
Community
capacity
Farmers’
access to
agricultural
inputs
Farmers’
access to
markets
Poor
knowledge of
existing
policies and
policy
processes
Inadequate
policy
frameworks
Capacity building of community
institutions namely traditional
leaders and the natural resources
committees. Capacity building of
change agents such as extension
and NGOs.
Facilitate establishment of
grassroots clubs/groups and link
with credit providers
Farmer education and linkages to
markets for different products
including livestock, Mopane
worms, crops, etc.
Community capacity building
through various engagement
levels.
Policy advocacy engaged through
support with GEFSGP
Matobo,
Tsholotsho,
Chivi
Matobo,
Tsholotsho,
Chivi
Matobo,
Tsholotsho,
Chivi
Tsholotsho,
Matobo
Matobo,
Tsholotsho,
Chivi
Community workshops,
tailor-made training,
exchange visits.
FFS, community workshops,
credit facilities identification
and linking.
FFS, community
workshops, marketing
facilities identification and
linking.
FFS, distribution of
literature on relevant
policies, training.
FFS, community meetings
with policy makers and
implementers.
Local
institutional
capacity issues
Training of natural resources
committee.
Matobo,
Tsholotsho,
Chivi
Participatory
engagement/training,
exchange visits.
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