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Niger’s vegetable production<br />
Organisation<br />
name<br />
Coord<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g<br />
body<br />
INRAN as task<br />
leader for FARA’S<br />
SSA CP PLS <strong>in</strong><br />
Maradi<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong><br />
function<br />
Phase 1<br />
early<br />
Identify<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
research<strong>in</strong>g<br />
constra<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
affect<strong>in</strong>g producers<br />
Creat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
awareness<br />
and build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
trust between<br />
stakeholders<br />
Phase 2<br />
<strong>in</strong>termediate<br />
Initial leadership<br />
and coord<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
of the IP<br />
Facilitat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
stakeholders<br />
capacity build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Phase 3<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>ability<br />
Backstopp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
other stakeholders<br />
Government Private sector NGO Research<br />
Aguié Prefecture<br />
and Maradi Local<br />
Government<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry of Agriculture<br />
and Rural Development<br />
Policy and regulation,<br />
Technical support,<br />
Extension services<br />
Overall support for<br />
the IP concept and<br />
encouragement for<br />
stakeholders to work<br />
together<br />
Policy support to provide<br />
technical support and<br />
<strong>in</strong>puts subsidy<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>k between<br />
farmers, research,<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and commercial<br />
activities<br />
Backstopp<strong>in</strong>g other<br />
stakeholders<br />
Local <strong>in</strong>puts<br />
suppliers and<br />
traders<br />
Supply<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>puts<br />
Buy<strong>in</strong>g<br />
vegetables for<br />
resell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Ensur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>puts<br />
are availale<br />
Identify<strong>in</strong>g<br />
suitable markets<br />
L<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
farmers to<br />
local vegetable<br />
market and<br />
across the<br />
border <strong>in</strong> Nigeria<br />
Ensur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
farmers and<br />
traders receive a<br />
fair price for their<br />
respective roles<br />
Asusu<br />
Taimakon Manoma<br />
Technical support<br />
and micro-credit<br />
provision for <strong>in</strong>put<br />
purchase<br />
Formation of<br />
functional famer<br />
groups for efficient<br />
<strong>in</strong>put delivery, credit<br />
use, production and<br />
market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Strengthen<strong>in</strong>g<br />
farmer organisation<br />
skills through<br />
leadership,<br />
communication and<br />
technical tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Scal<strong>in</strong>g out<br />
improved production<br />
practices<br />
Farmer<br />
representatives<br />
INRAN Five farmers’<br />
associations<br />
represent<strong>in</strong>g five<br />
villages<br />
Traditional Leaders<br />
Research Over 2000 members<br />
represented by<br />
associations<br />
Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g farmers on<br />
improved vegetable<br />
crop management<br />
practices<br />
Technical and<br />
economic research<br />
<strong>in</strong> support of farmers<br />
Development<br />
of disease and<br />
drought-resistant<br />
crop varieties<br />
Ongo<strong>in</strong>g research<br />
<strong>in</strong> support of farmer<br />
problems<br />
Undertak<strong>in</strong>g trials with<br />
INRAN on disease<br />
and pest management<br />
practices<br />
L<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g with traders<br />
on opportunities for<br />
vegetable market<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Test<strong>in</strong>g of new varieties<br />
and production<br />
methods <strong>in</strong> conjunction<br />
with INRAN<br />
L<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g with PPILDA for<br />
irrigation development<br />
Expanded production<br />
established with<br />
support for producers<br />
Donors<br />
IFAD-PPILDA<br />
FARA / CORAF /<br />
WECARD<br />
Donor<br />
–and associated<br />
activities<br />
Fund<strong>in</strong>g for IP<br />
and support<strong>in</strong>g<br />
NGOs<br />
Capacity build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Farmer support<br />
for irrigation<br />
<strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />
Backstopp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
other<br />
organisations<br />
Lesson learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
122 Agricultural Innovation <strong>in</strong> Sub-Saharan Africa