Dear all Seeds should only be procured as recovery measure after Elnino comes; and a proper assessment is done Hammerton Welthungerhilfe / GAA Agric F Officer Hola Tana County On Oct 5, 2015 11:41 AM, "mary karanja" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > Thanks Joseph and the team for your insights, > they are well taken and so far no seed has been distributed through the > program due to the said risks, > The counties are requesting for the seed as well as putting in plans to > procure seed for farmers. > > Best regards > > > > Mary W. Karanja, > KILIMO House > P.O. Box 30028 - 00100 > Cathedral Road, Nairobi > Cell Phone: +254 722 254 986 > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Okidi, Joseph (FAOKE) < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Dear SSA CoP Members, >> >> >> >> Considering that the probability of El Nino is about 90%, and that many >> have prepared or are preparing to support farming population (See Simon >> Communication Below) in a number of ways; >> >> >> >> 1. Do you think it is appropriate to provide seed as a way of >> preparedness response? Why? >> >> 2. What will be the impact of this El Nino on our seed system? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> Joseph >> >> >> >> *From:* Simon Mbuki [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 22, 2015 5:56 PM >> *To:* The Community of Practice of Seed Security Assessments for the >> Horn of Africa >> *Subject:* Re: Farmers becomming smarter on seed aid >> >> >> >> 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 >> Cell: +254724986518 >> Email: [log in to unmask] >> [log in to unmask] >> >> "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]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> 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? 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