Improving farmers livelihoods through multi-stakeholder innovation platforms for linking smallholder farmers to research, extension and business in Central Mozambique

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Improving farmers livelihoods through
multi-stakeholder innovation platforms for
linking smallholder farmers to research,
extension and business in Central Mozambique

• Dr. Nelson Mango (CIAT)
• Dr. Eduardo Joaquim (IIAM)

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Project goal

• To improve the livelihoods of 10,000 smallholder
  farm families in Mozambique directly through at
  least a 30 increase in productivity of selected
  cereal, legume and high value crops and a 50
  increase in incomes while sustaining the natural
  resource base.

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Purpose

• To improve linkages between research, extension
  and NGOs in Mozambique and to build the capacity
  of research and extension staff in participatory
  approaches for working with farmer groups to
  improve access to technical innovations and
  emerging market opportunities

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Project approach

• The project uses an Innovation Platform approach
  to build capacity of research and extension staff
  to apply participatory approaches for working
  with farmers.

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Project Innovation Platforms (IP) sites
KEY 1 Cabo Delgado 2 Gaza 3 Inhambane 4 Manica 5
Maputo-Cidade 6 Maputo 7 Nampula 8 Niassa 9
Sofala 10 Tete 11 Zambezia
Zambezia province
Sofala province
Manica province
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CIATs steps towards IAR4D using IP as a driver
Developing and promoting production marketing
models
Building capacity to champion increased
productivity
Understanding how to produce
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Results
Province District Community IPs Commodities promoted
Manica Manica Dororo Maize, Beans
Manica Manica Belas Maize, Beans, Cabbage
Manica Barue Barue Maize, Pigeon pea, Beans
Sofala Gorongosa Nhabirira Maize, Cabbage, Onions, Potatoes, Tomatoes
Zambezia Mopeia Caline Maize, Pigeon Pea, Sesame, Cassava
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IP Meeting in Belas
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Results
IP No. Farmers in IP Follower Farmers (registered in IP)
Dororo 83 450
Belas 62 750
Barue 35 954
Nhabirira 50 400
Caline 40 405
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  Plugged in Support Technologies In rain fed
areas conservation farming is encouraged. In
riparian areas irrigation is being used. In all
the areas farmers are being encouraged to apply
fertilizers and organic manures.
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Linking Farmers to Markets
District Community IP Input/output Market
Manica Dororo PANNAR, IAV, Manica Mbeu, Dengo Comercial, Deca
Manica Belas PANNAR, SEMOC, Manica Mbeu, Companhia de Vanduzi, IAV, Deca
Barue Barue SEMOC, Deca, Dengo Commercial, Nzara ya Pera, PANNAR
Gorongosa Nhabiriria Sabati, World Food Programme, Local traders
Mopeia Caline Matuel Comercial, Local traders
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Lessons learnt

• IPs improve markets by improving institutions
  involved, infrastructure, market access, and
  information
• Improves productivity if the right commodity is
  selected and the right socio technical landscape
  targeted
• IPs may become crucial role player in changing
  policies through
• Identifying problem Policies
• Develop appropriate policies
• Test and refine policies
• Provide elegant opportunity for monitoring
  impacts, evaluation and adaptation

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Tracing Impact of IP in Belas

• Domingos current house

• Domingos new house under construction

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Tracing Impact of IP in Nhabirira

• Increased income

• Improved welfare

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Tracing Impact of IP in Nhabirira

• Nhabirira before IP

• Nhabirira after IP

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Challenges

• Heterogeneity of farmers need to target
  technologies to type of farmers
• Limited individual and institutional capacities
  and skills for engaging effectively in
  alternative approaches to innovation development.
• It takes time to establish a fully functional
  innovation platforms.
• Climate variability
• Continuous emergence of new pests and diseases.
  Some are resistant to chemicals in the market.
• Agriculture inputs are still limited, costly in
  general and sometimes very difficult to be
  accessed by poor farmers.

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The win-win situation of IPs

• Farmers are better off than before
• Input markets sell to farmers at a profit
• Output markets get regular supply of better
  quality products
• Farmers benefit from extension advice and
  technologies from NARES and progress made
  reflects positively on the MoA
• IARCs have access to delivery mechanism for their
  technologies variety based, (carrier
  technologies) as well as NRM-based (support
  technologies)

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Where are we now?
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Work plan for this season
Developing and promoting production marketing
models
Building capacity to champion increased
productivity
Understanding how to produce
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Project Partners

• International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
  (CIAT)
• International Centre for Maize and Wheat
  Improvement (CIMMYT)
• Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique
  (IIAM)
• National Directorate of Agricultural Extension
  (DNEA), Zambezia, Manica and Sofala Provinces
• Catholic agency for overseas aid and development
  (CARITAS)
• University of Natural Resources and Applied Life
  Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
• University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)
• Catholic University of Mozambique (CUM)

Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of
Finance (BMF) via the Austrian Development Agency
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Obrigado pela atenção prestada