Dear CoP Members,

As part of El nino preparations, I know most organizations and Government entities have planned for seed aid to ensure farmers utilize well the expected rains. In this case, seed aid will be seen as part of Disaster Preparedness. In Kenya, the County Governments will be planning for seed procurement to support farmers. Its important now that we use County Technical working groups for Agriculture to influence on the best approaches for seed support to ensure seed sustainability?  

Simon Mbuki - Technical Specialist - Livelihoods
Eastern Region - World Vision Kenya
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"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" Gal 6:9




From:        benard oku <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:        09/21/2015 09:07 AM
Subject:        Re: Farmers becomming smarter on seed aid
Sent by:        The Community of Practice of Seed Security Assessments for the Horn of Africa <[log in to unmask]>




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,

 

 

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

http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Gulu-farmers-shun-cassava-stem-cuttings/-/688334/2768302/-/otb1btz/-/index.html

 

Key Question:

·         Do you think we need such aid? If so,

·         How do we improve?

 

Regards,

 

Joseph

 


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