Omanya, Gospel

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Scale up of climate smart maize technology package for transformation of the maize valuechain and livelihoods in AfricaGospel Omanyag.omanya@aatf-africa.orgTechnologies for African Agricultural Transformation TAAT Maize Initiative, African Agricultural TechnologyFoundation AATFAbstract: The technology-package being promoted consists of climate-smart maize hybrids and customizedproven farming practices. Piecemeal attempts on the maize value chain dont work The game-changer to drive adop-tion is ensuring a vibrant maize value chain. The current initiative intervenes to enable both, push for quality seedand pull mechanisms for grain generated by the target 2 million farm households across 12 nations in Africa. Thetech-packages have been proven over the last decade indeed 5 tonsha of grain is a modest average compared to thebarely single ton mean harvested by farmers. Knowledge and availability of elite hybrids has increased harmonizedregulations offer wider geography for seed marketing public sector - national and international institutions of excel-lence - and private sector, including the African Development Bank AfDB have joined hands to ensure an enablingpolicy environment for technology dissemination. Indeed, the last mile is a completely functional maize value chain.Transformation indicators must be evidenced by a commercially driven quality maize seed production, utilization andmarketing of grain harvests, linking with off-takers and processors. The AfDBs TAAT Maize Initiative sparks andnurtures the emergence of profitable business oriented farming system for target communities. Indeed, the time fortransformation is now.

Scale up of Climate Smart Maize Technology Package for Transformation of the Maize Value Chain and Livelihoods in Africa

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Scale up of Climate Smart Maize Technology Package for Transformation of the Maize Value Chain and Livelihoods in Africa

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