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benard oku <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Joseph
Regards to all.
It's not encouraging to give seed aid just to make organisational goals
achieved. Seed aid can be given to an area declared to have been affected
by disaster. (specifically to address food security). In a case of boosting
commercial production, subsidised rates should apply and these should be
certified improved Seeds given after adequate training, followed by
technical advisory field visits. Currently we run one week residential
farmer training sessions, beginning with mindset change and farming as a
business, then the farmers selected enterprises. Farmers have surely
understood the need to acquire their own seeds of
On Sep 9, 2015 4:08 PM, "mary karanja" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Joseph,
> The Arid and semi arid areas will always need support due to the frequent
> droughts which some times wipe out all the seed/planting materials,
> farmers' small livestock and other forms of saving proceeds are exhausted.
> When this is done, targeting has to be very clear. For ownership it is
> advised that farmers contribute to seed availability by retrieving back
> some of the seed after harvest to beneficiaries identified by the
> benefiting groups.
> This not only makes the seed available but also create ownership as the
> seed technology is being disseminated.
> The traditional high value crops is based on the seed loan, farmer groups
> participate in seed bulking, while certification is done by the government
> body;  the beneficiary farmer groups gives back twice what was issued and
> this is passed on to a group vetted by the first group.
> In the case of Uganda, farmer leaders participation in the sourcing of
> relevant crop varieties would have helped
>
>
>
> Mary W. Karanja,
> KILIMO House
> P.O. Box 30028 - 00100
> Cathedral Road, Nairobi
> Cell Phone: +254 722 254 986
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:46 AM, Okidi, Joseph (FAOKE) <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>>
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>> It is up-surd that wrong targeting of famers with development and
>> humanitarian seed aid is taking place around us. This is what is happening
>> in Uganda now
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>> http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Gulu-farmers-shun-cassava-stem-cuttings/-/688334/2768302/-/otb1btz/-/index.html
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>> Key Question:
>>
>> ·         Do you think we need such aid? If so,
>>
>> ·         How do we improve?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
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