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| Date: | Wed, 9 Sep 2015 06:06:23 -0700 |
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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]
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> 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:
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> · Do you think we need such aid? If so,
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> · How do we improve?
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> Regards,
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> Joseph
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