7. nodes of growth csi 2010

Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor

Andrew FarrowDAPA, [email protected] June 2010

Nodes of Growth: improving legume seed networks in Kenya

www.ciat.cgiar.org Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor


Objectives

• Increase the availability and awareness of affordable improved bean seeds to previously excluded small-holder farmers in two districts in Kenya

• Prove the methodology for wider-scale deployment in Kenya and Ethiopia and for other legume crops


Nodes of Growth target

districts

Kirinyaga

Makueni (Nzaui)


PartnersSmall-holder bean producers in target districts

Intermediate/secondary stakeholders, located near or in the target districts

National level target institutions in Kenya

International level target institutions

Small-holder legume producers not in target districts


Partners

Catholic Diocese of Kisumu

CARD

Nangina 1&2

AEP

Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay

Self Help Development International Kenya

Methodist church in Kenya- Nyambene Synod

Caritas Muranga (Catholic Diocese)

MoA

Dryland Seed Ltd.


Methodology

• Geographical analysis of existing seed outlets• Recommendation of new distribution points • Dissemination of ‘location-based’ information

on seed outlets• Assessment of mobile devices in supporting

awareness of improved seed distributors and receipt of reciprocal performance information


Analysis of existing seed outlets


Recommendations for new outletsMapping Location-Allocation Modelling

•Greedy Add Heuristic

•Maximal Coverage Problem

•Arc Macro Language

•Accessibility Analysis

•Data Quality Assessment

Mapping ResultsLocation-Allocation ModellingMapping


Dissemination of seed outlet locations


Dissemination of seed outlet locations

2009 = Drought

Few seeds available

No dissemination possible

Extra mapping in western Kenya


Mobile Phone Platform

• Feasibility study conducted by Grameen Foundation’s Applab

• Three main issues: inclusivity, sustainability, and effectiveness

• Desk research and a field component in western Kenya with TL2 partners


Mobile Phone Platform: inclusivity

• Some evidence for exclusion due to insufficient access to mobile phones

• Phone ownership is at the range of 35%• For every 10 phones seven are owned by men

and only three by women• Older and cheaper handsets, which are

common in the study area, limit the types of information services that can be considered


Mobile Phone Platform: sustainability

Sustainability depends on:• Incentives for information collection by

intermediaries and end users• Business model and revenue generation

approach used• Models depend substantially on the

information that is communicated and the number of users


Mobile Phone Platform: effectiveness

• Existing technology is sufficient to effectively transmit and receive bean-related information

• Effectiveness would be increased if GPS-enabled or other ‘smart’ phones were more widely available although this might have unintended negative effects on inclusivity


Future of Nodes of Growth

• KARI given a bigger role in Kenya• Follow impact pathway• Extend to other legumes and countries• Possibilities exist within TL2 phase 2• Off-line mapping with On-line updates

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