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Southern Africa Policy and regulatory framework Infrastructure Research Extension and Training Botswana’s beef sector Consideration of BCPA policy recommendations Restructuring of BMC to reduce costs and operate profitably Rejection of proposals to privatise BMC Ensuring abattoirs operate near to full capacity Supporting BCPA study on cattle value chain Encouraging new research on emerging opportunities Malawi, Building public–private partnerships in the cotton sector Consideration of policy Improving concerns indentified by marketing CDT arrangements Annual setting of minimum producer prices for cotton Commitment to revision of the Cotton Act Support for cotton production research but lacking resources CDT funding for on-farm research and demos Encouraging cattle producers to sell long weaners rather than older oxen Ensuring adherence to cattle disease control regulations DAES extension staff in cotton-producing areas, but poor delivery Improving links between research and extension Malawi, overcoming market challenges – the case for groundnuts Ensuring farmer compliance with EC standards and regulations Support for MBS to ensure adherence to EC standards ICRISAT support to DARS in breeding, seed production, and aflatoxin monitoring and backstopped NASFAM ICRISAT support to NASFAM and MOAFS in production, storage training and aflatoxin traceability Marketing Allowing BMC to be the major buyer of cattle Ensuring compliance with EC export requirements Subsidies for cotton producers initially introduced, but removed as cotton prices increased Ensuring availability of new varieties Incentives for investment Ensuring cattle producer prices are export-parity related Encouraging contract feedlots for long weaners Improved productivity and profitability for all stakeholders Subsidy scheme for seed and fertiliser now applicable to groundnuts Sector coordinating bodies Ongoing meetings between BMC and BCPA Stakeholder representation on the BMC Board Approval for establishment of CDT with AICC and RIU brokering stakeholder meetings and formation AICC Secretariat for CDT ICRISAT initially coordinated the innovation but now play a backstopping role Specific pro-poor interventions Benefits expected to be received by all cattle producers As a key smallholder crop in the driest areas of the country, productivity improvements are likely to benefit the poor Premium payments target smallholder producers Premiums invested in projects requested by local communities 128 Agricultural Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Policy and regulatory framework Infrastructure Research Extension and Training Malawi, increasing the availability of legume seed Policy decision to allow the private sector to produce breeders seed Private sector irrigation facilities used to produce bean seed during the dry season Breeders working in close association with the private sector DARS Seed Services providing support to private sector to ensure quality is maintained Malawi, SSA CP Pilot Learning Sites, Balaka and Zomba districts Approval of CA technologies through DARS Technical Clearing Committee IP activities compliment and provide an example for implementation of the ASWAp at district level Zambia’s conservation farming Extension policy to promote CA approved by MoA&C MOA&C scaling up initiatives with NORAD and FAO support initiated (CASPP AND FSIRP) No special initiative for infrastructure Encouragement of private sector to support marketing initiatives DARS–Chitedze involvement with IP GART funded by ZNFU to undertake research on CA DAO involvement with IP at district and community levels CFU provide training for Government extension and NGOs Pilot schemes on CA established District-level stakeholder panels (IPs) established Marketing All certified seed sold to Government’s subsidy programme Government agri-input subsidy programme compliments IP activities Subsidy introduction for seed and fertiliser helps to support CA initiatives with increased areas of legumes planted Minimum price of maize set higher than import parity prices acts as an incentive for production, but is resulting in need for export Incentives for investment Promotion of use of improved seed by farmers Organisation of farming groups to facilitate marketing Contractors supported for minimum tillage and spraying operations Sector coordinating bodies RIU–Malawi has facilitated IP establishment Revolving fund established to pay for contract seed producers producing breeders seed IP activities fit with District Council Development Plan priorities CAAZ established as a forum for discussions on CA Specific pro-poor interventions Certified legume seed now included in subsidy packages All IP activities are targeted at poor households Subsidies for smallholder farmers introduced by Government, though sustainability questioned Annex 2 129
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Contents Acknowledgements 1 Forewor
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Acknowledgements This review examin
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Foreword Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) f
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• Traditional sectors including s
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• An IP comprised of partner orga
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Innovation approaches and intervent
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Figure 1: A typical agricultural co
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Table 2: Elements and characteristi
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Integrated agricultural research fo
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Figure 2: Conceptual framework for
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Table 3: Innovation case study char
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THE CASE STUDIES Eastern Africa Sou
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Interventions and the roles of diff
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including policy, production, marke
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Achievements. The evolution of the
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value chain from producers through
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• Transport is handled by private
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major consumers of export vegetable
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• Policy: A National Horticulture
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Lessons that militate against scali
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Activities contributing to the late
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When a new Government took over in
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mini dairies in the country selling
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(BCPA), an association representing
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smallholder farmers in the Shire Va
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Malawi, overcoming market challenge
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Box 4: NASFAM structure The Nationa
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Malawi, Increasing the availability
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pre-breeders seed to be released by
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commitments. The high price of inpu
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and improving NRM. As such, the IP
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large-scale farmers but also for sm
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West Africa Cameroon, production an
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indirectly involved in the industry
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household incomes have risen by an
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Other key interventions provided by
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Initial challenges. The key challen
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environment and incentives for prod
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Lessons learned. Successful innovat
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Page 87 and 88: Activities have included: analysis
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Page 103 and 104: Before Innovation After innovation
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Page 109 and 110: Improving access to information, kn
Page 111 and 112: Annexes Regions, authors and case s
Page 113 and 114: Kenya’s dairy sector Organisation
Page 115 and 116: Kenya’s horticulture with special
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Page 123 and 124: Zambia’s conservation agriculture
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Page 129 and 130: Nigeria’s cassava production and
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Page 133: Policy and regulatory framework Uga
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Page 139 and 140: Main types of interaction Consequen
Page 141 and 142: Southern Africa Main types of inter
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Page 145 and 146: Main types of interaction Consequen
Page 147 and 148: FAOSTAT. (2010) Food and Agricultur
Page 149 and 150: Century and Beyond. Republic of Ken
Page 151 and 152: Acronyms and abbreviations AAK ABU
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Page 157: SHEPUP SHoMAP SIDA SOFECSA SPDC SPE
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