fanrpan user led process groundnut value chain in malawi & zambia

www.fanrpan.orgFood, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) 1

FANRPAN USER LED PROCESSGroundnut value chain in Malawi & Zambia

Presentation by Sharon Alfred

FARA Africa Agriculture Science WeekKigali, Rwanda

13-16 June 2016

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ABOUT FANRPAN

Vision: A food and nutrition secure Africa free from hunger and poverty

Mission: To promote effective Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) policies by:•facilitating linkages and multi-stakeholder partnerships between government and civil society;•building the capacity for policy analysis and policy dialogue in Africa; and•supporting demand-driven policy research and analysis.

Stakeholder categories: - Farmers, Government and Policy Makers, Researchers, Private Sector, Media,

Development Partners, Women and Youth

Members/National nodes in 17 African countries: - Angola, Benin, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,

Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.


DAFANRPAN’S ROLE

PAEPARD Phase II: 2009 - 2013WP 2: Mobilization of African Research and non- Research multi-

stakeholders• Mapping of African Stakeholders:

- Institutional database : http://paepard.org/wakka.php?wiki=RegisterInstitution&lang=en

• Consultations on federating themes and priority areas:- “Groundnut Value Chain focusing on 3 concept areas: Seeds, Markets and Production

• National and regional multi-stakeholder consultations / dialogues

• Case studies: success and failure stories


http://paepard.org/wakka.php?wiki=RegisterInstitution&lang=en


PAEPARD Phase II: 4 YR Extension 2014 - 2017

WP 4: Partnerships User-Led Process (Getting Farmers / Research Users to Lead in the definition of research priorities and development of proposals

1.Defining federating themes2.Desk reviews for Zambia and Malawi undertaken in 20133.Conduct induction training for Country Facilitators – NASFAM, ACF, SACAU4.Multi-stakeholder research question development workshops – Lilongwe, Malawi 24-26 April 2013 attended by over 41 participants5.Core Group / Technical Advisory Committee – 10 members, 1 annual face to face meeting and virtual engagement 6.Development of proposals – 6 concept notes / proposals developed to date



RESULTS TO DATE

Awarded PAEPARD Competitive Research Fund (CRF) grant in 2014

“Stemming Aflatoxin pre- and post-harvest waste in the groundnut value chain (GnVC) in Malawi and Zambia to improve food and nutrition security in the smallholder farming families”

Food security of smallholders• Maize and Groundnuts major part of rural diet• Health of smallholders• Farm productivity

Trade• Local and international regulations• Restricted market access

The challenge is that the groundnuts from smallholder farmers are prone to Aflatoxin contamination. The contamination can occur any time from pre-harvest to post-harvest and has enormous health and economic consequence.


THE PROJECT BRIEF

Hypothesis:Investing in pre- and post-harvest loss research, technical adviceand policy advocacy to reduce food losses could significantly increase the food and nutrition security.Project Objectives:1)To assess, validate and further develop promising pre and post harvest technologies2)The successfully tested practices are documented, appropriate dissemination tools and methodologies are elaborated, and farmer capacities are built3)To advocate for conducive national and regional policies and regulatory frameworks for stemming AflatoxinPartners:

HIGHLIGHTS OF PROGRESS TO DATE

o Inception workshopo Farmer mobilization and

trainingo Farmer training materials..

leafletso 4 national dialogues, Zambia &

Malawio 1 policy briefo Project website & brochureo Baseline data collectiono Preliminary research

Inception workshop

1) Evaluation of the effect of residue incorporation onpre-harvest aflatoxin contamination (2014/2015 season)2) Evaluation of effect of number of rows per ridge 2014/15 season3) Evaluation of effect of tie/box ridging and of number of rows per ridge 2015/2016 season4)Evaluation of Mandela cork 2014/2015 season5)Evaluation of kennel sizing and Hand sorting on partitioning aflatoxin into various shelled groundnut grade sizes

Areas of Research

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ULP RESULTS TO DATE

•Supplementary grant awarded to FANRPAN by FAO for convening dialogues in Zambia and Malawi in partnership with the project “Supporting smallholder farmers in southern Africa to better manage climate-related risks to crop production and postharvest handling”

•The 4 national dialogues conducted in Zambia and Malawi, 2014 and 2015

•Agriculture to Nutrition (ATONU) grant award. PAEPARD provided sponsorship for a partners’ for partners proposal development meeting

•Diversifying agriculture for balanced nutrition through vegetables in multi-storey cropping systems, NUTRIHAF funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

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ULP RESULTS TO DATE (continued)

•Grant award in progress: Wellcome Trust - Towards a Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable World Food System: Responding to Emergent Risks and Forging Pathways of Change.

•6 concept notes / proposals prepared and submitted 2013 – 15. 3 funded initiatives

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PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN 2016:

(i) IFAD Research Grant: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform Policy and Programs;

(ii) Youth Researching Youth: Competitive Fellowships for Young African Scholars Researching Youth Engagement in Rural Economic Activities in Africa


OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HORIZON

Upscaling and outscaling of the GnVC work: -climate-related risks to crop production and postharvest handling-markets and seeds-Engagement and collaboration with Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA), private sector 1.African Union Research Grant Call-II 1st Call for Proposals (2016) for research actions that seek to address Sustainable Agricultural Intensification, within the broader theme of Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA). 2.Third Call for proposals from the Food & Business Applied Research Fund (ARF): deadlines 5 July 2016 + 6 December 20163.Relevant EU calls



SO WHAT ?



•Multi-stakeholder partnerships are critical for successful agricultural research interventions

•Improved research uptake as a result of the involvement of farmer organisations, research users, academia / research, and policy makers and think tanks



THANK YOU

Disclaimer: This project has been funded with the support of the European Union for the International Development and Cooperation General Directorate (DG-DevCo.) This publication (communication) reflects the views of only the authors, and the European Union cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.


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