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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

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