Feed the Future Mozambique Improved Seeds for Better Agriculture (SEMEAR) Agreement No: AID-BFS-G-II-00002-II
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Feed the Future Mozambique Improved Seeds for Better Agriculture (SEMEAR) Agreement No: AID-BFS-G-II-00002-II FY2018 3rd Year of Project Implementation rd 3 Quarter Report: April – June 2018 July 30, 2018 Prepared By: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) MOZAMBIQUE www.iita.org This report is made possible by the support from the Feed the Future, the US Government Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. 1 Third Year Third Quarter Report: April – June 2018 i. Project information Project Duration: 5 years Starting Date: October 2015 Life of project funding: Total project budget: US$14.25M Geographic Focus: Nampula province (Angoche, Malema, Meconta, Monapo, Ribaué, Rapale, Murrupula and Mogovolas districts), Zambézia province (Gurué, Alto Molocué and Mocuba districts), Manica province (Barué, Macate, Manica and Sussundenga districts) and Tete province (Angónia, Tsangano and Macanga districts). Project Objectives: 1. Increase the production and supply of breeder, pre-basic, basic, and certified seeds of common beans, cowpea, groundnut, pigeon pea, sesame and soybean in the major FTF ZOI and strengthen the national seed systems 2. Scale-up and enhance the adoption of improved varieties and best management practices in the FTF ZOI using participatory approaches 3. Enhance national policy dialogue on seed and fertilizer supply 2 Table of Contents i. Project information ........................................................................................................................... 2 Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 3 iii. Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................... 4 iv. Contributors and Acknowledgements.................................................................................................. 5 V. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 6 1. Project Background ........................................................................................................................... 7 2. Project Performance during the period April – June 2018 ................................................................ 8 2.1. Objective 1: Increase the production and supply of breeder, pre-basic, basic, and certified seeds in the major FTF ZOI and strengthen the national seed systems .............................................................. 9 2.1.1 Progress on breeders/pre-basic and basic seeds production ................................................................. 9 2.1.2. Progress on certified seed production .............................................................................................. 11 2.1.3. Seed Enterprise Development ........................................................................................................... 13 2.2. Component 2: Promotion and scale up the adoption of best crop management practices in the FtF ZOI using participatory approaches ........................................................................................................ 14 2.2.1. On-farm demonstrations ................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.2. Training and scaling up adoption ...................................................................................................... 16 2.2.3. Field days, exchange visits and meetings ......................................................................................... 17 2.2.4. Gender Issues in SEMEAR Implementation ...................................................................................... 19 2.2.5. Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (EMMP) Compliance ........................................... 20 3. Communications and farmers’ outreach ............................................................................................. 20 4. Developing Soil Fertility Maps ........................................................................................................... 21 5. Project Performance Indicators .......................................................................................................... 21 6. Major Implementation Issues .............................................................................................................. 26 7. Collaboration with other donor projects ............................................................................................. 26 8. Key Activities Planned for Next Quarter ............................................................................................ 26 9. Evaluation/ Assessment Update .......................................................................................................... 27 10. Administrative Update ...................................................................................................................... 27 11. Success Stories .................................................................................................................................. 28 11. Financial Information ........................................................................................................................ 30 3 iii. Acronyms and Abbreviations APROSE Associação pra a Promoção do Sector de Sementes CBSG Community-Based Seed Grower CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research COPAZA Cooperativa de Produtores da Alta-Zambézia CIAT Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical CBO Community-based Organization CZNdt Centro Zonal Nordeste CZNrt Centro Zonal Noroeste CZC Centro Zonal Centro DINAS Direcção Nacional de Agricultura e Siviculta DPA Direcção Provincial de Agricultura e Segurança Alimentar FAs Farmers Associations FAO United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization FtF ZOI Feed-the-Future Zone of Influence FtF – InovA Feed the Future Innovations for Agriculture Activity FtF STP Feed the Future Seed Trade project ICRISAT International Centre for Research in the Semi-Arid Tropics IIAM Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture InovAgro Innovation in Agribusiness (Swiss Funded project) OYE Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs PAN Posto Agronómico de Nampula QDS Quality Declared Seed SDAE Serviço Distrital de Actividades Económicas SNV Dutch Development Organization RAMA – BC Resilient Agriculture and Marketing Activity – Beira Corridor RAMA – NC Resilient Agriculture and Marketing Activity – Nacala Corridor TNS TechnoServe Inc. USAID United States of America International Development Agency 4 iv. Contributors and Acknowledgements Contributors Malita CJ, Boahen SK, Wiredu AN, Savala CEN, Couvinhas AF, Belarmino D, Gaudêncio S, Maereka E, Chantiro S and Madzonga O, on behalf of project implementing partners. Acknowledgements There is continued commitment and hard work that require acknowledgement: to all the technical staff of implementing partners, our Activity Manager, Paula Pimentel, other donor funded projects collaborating with SEMEAR and our farmers who are the direct beneficiaries and provide testimonies of the impacts of the project on their lives, we are very grateful. We will continue pursuing these activities with the belief that they will lead to impactful changes in the agriculture sector in Mozambique. Thank you very much! Carlos Malita Nampula, July 2018 5 V. Executive Summary The third quarter coincides with the late cropping season; hence, the main activities during this period focused on late season weed, insect and disease control, field inspections and certification, farmers training, organizing field days, harvesting and post-harvest management. For FY18, SEMEAR established 37 ha of breeder/pre-basic seed and 198 ha of basic seed of the six crops being promoted. Harvesting of these fields except those for pigeon pea started around the end of April and most of the harvesting operations ended by June. For the 235 ha of breeder/pre-basic and basic seeds planted, SEMEAR expects to harvest about 188 tons of seed which is estimated to plant 5,081 ha during the next cropping season. On-going activities include threshing, cleaning and sorting out seeds, seed treatment with chemicals and packaging for storage. About 74 tons of early generation seeds across the six crops were cleaned and stored by the end of the third quarter. Regarding certified seed, SEMEAR supplied 34 tons of basic seeds from last year’s harvest to seed companies and seed producers which resulted in 901 hectares of land planted. It is expected that 720 tons of certified seed will be harvested from this area. The project supported about 165 individuals, 62 farmers’ associations, and 10 seed companies and NGOs to produce certified seeds through training and field days to share information and strengthen capacities, assisting in roguing seed fields, controlling late season disease and insect attacks and seed inspections. The project worked with the Seed Inspection Unit to inspect and certify 195 ha of certified seed fields by the end of the third quarter. Partners also started harvesting their crops