United States Agency for International Developmen

Atser, G.

Chikoye, D.

Dashiell, Kenton E.

Dixon, A.

Ekeleme, F.

Hauser, S.

Jalloh, A.

Nitturkar, H.

Pypers, Pieter

Vanlauwe, Bernard

Chikoye, David

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www.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersReaching farmers with weed management technologies: Scaling approaches that workGodwin Atser, A. Dixon, F. Ekeleme, S. Hauser, A. Jalloh, P. Pypers, H.Nitturkar, B. Vanlauwe, D. Chikoye, and K. DashiellAfrica RISING Science for Impact Workshop17-19 January 2017, Dar es Salaam, Tanzaniawww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partners Major constraint to cassava productivity 500 hrs needed to keep cassava farm clean Weeding takes 50 to 80% of the total labor budget of cassava growers  Women contribute more than 90% of the hand-weeding labor  About 69% of farm children between the ages of 5-14 are forced to leave school and engaged in weeding Major causes of back ache  In 1992 losses from weeds were evaluated at more than $ 8 billion per year in the United Stateswww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersCommunication&Technology TransferAGRONOMYHERBICIDESMECHANICAL125,000 farmers are reachedIITA-Cassava Weed Management Projectwww.iita.orgA member of the CGIAR ConsortiumHerbicide selection in 2014• Chemical • Chemical companies• CropLife Nigeria• National Partners• NAFDAC• NESREA• FMARD• Purdue UniversityUsing due diligence201422 Pre19 PostE201512 Pre6 PostEBayerSyngentaValentFMCMonsantoBASFSaro AgroSciencesDuPontwww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partners80 farmers 20 SSPs and agro dealerOne extension agentA farmer with OnfarmtrialOnfarm modelwww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersOne on farm, one EA 80 farmers80 farmers tell 2 or 3 friends=200 farmers Projected reach per site on onfarm trials in 201650 sites  X 200 farmers = 10,000 farmers www.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersVisit to the palace of HRH Eze Valentine C. Ohunta, Traditional Ruler of Umuokeigbo Umuigu Autonomous Community  in  Ikwuano LGAVisit to the palace of HRM Eze Larry Ogbonnaya, Traditional Ruler of Ajatanaigu Umuigu Autonomous Community in Ikwuano LGA Visit to the palace of HRH Eze Chiannti Okeiyi, Traditional Ruler of Umugbalu Autonomous Community in Ikwuano LGAVisit to the Palace of HRH Eze S.O Onwualimba Traditional ruler of Ariam UsakaAutonomous Community in Ikwuano LGAwww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnerswww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersIporinIdi AtaAkufoFarmer Field Days www.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersOne farm, one EA20 SSP reach are organized20 SSP reach 50 farmers per season= 1000Projected reach per site via SSP in 201650 sites  X 1000 farmers = 50,000 farmers www.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersRecruiting and Training of Spray Service Providerswww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersUse of social mediawww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersNumbers of persons reached www.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersWhatsAppwww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnerswww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersPartnership is keyFunds from:ADPs FMARDJDPMwww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnerswww.cassavaweed.orgCassava Weed Management ProjectImplementing partnersThank you for your attention

Reaching farmers with weed management technologies: Scaling approaches that work

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