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PROMOTING RICE FROM PLANT TO PLATE FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SAA. Tareke BERHE and Toshiro MADO SAA/SG2000-Ethiopia. Rice Policies & Strategies Workshop, Nov. 7-9, 2005 Cotonou, Benin. OUTLINE. INTRODUCTION WHAT IS FOOD SECURITY IN RICE SG2000 & RICE SG2000 SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES
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PROMOTING RICE FROM PLANT TO PLATE FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SAA Tareke BERHE and Toshiro MADO SAA/SG2000-Ethiopia Rice Policies & Strategies Workshop, Nov. 7-9, 2005 Cotonou, Benin
OUTLINE • INTRODUCTION • WHAT IS FOOD SECURITY IN RICE • SG2000 & RICE • SG2000 SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES • FOOD SECURITY DOES NOT COME EASY • RICE QUALITY & PRICE: EXAMPLES • CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
INTRODUCTION:WHAT IS HAPPENING ON IN SSA? PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY DUE TO: URBANIZATION BETTER LIVING STANDARDS DIETARY CHANGES/TASTES CONVENIENCE-WHITE COLLAR WOMEN – RICE IS EASY TO PREPARE CREATION OF THE NERICAs THE RICE PLANT IS COSMOPLITAN
2.WHAT IS FOOD SECURITY? =FOOD SECURITY TO PROCESSOR/CONSUMER $$$$$$$$$$ / SATISFACTION = QUALITY GRAIN QUALITY PROCESSED PRODUCT INCREASE IN PRODUCTION (QUANTITY, QUALITY) MILLING CLEANING GOOD AGRONOMY INTENS- FICATION ADEQUATE INPUTS GOOD VARIETY
3. SG2000 & RICE • SUPPORTED NERICA PROMOTION IN GUINEA FOR 8 YEARS • REGIONAL RICE COORDINATOR APPOINTED • MOU SIGNED WITH WARDA – MOU WITH IRRI PENDING • 4 FOCUS COUNTRIES SELECTED: ETHIOPIA, MALI, NIGERIA & UGANDA
4. ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY SG2000 • VARIETY INTRODUCTION & EVALUATION • SEED PRODUCTION & Quality Maintenance • INPUTS • AGRONOMIC PRACTICES • POST HARVEST HANDLING • VALUE ADDITION THROUGH PROCESSING
VARIETY IMPORTATIONSG2000 GETS ITS VARIETIES FROM: IRRI WARDA DR. KWAME MIEZAN, WARDA SAHEL, SENEGAL DR. GLEN B. GREGORIO
IRRIGATED NERICAs WAS 173-B-B-9-5 WAS 197-B-8-2 WAS 191-1-7-TGR-90 WAS 49-B-B-9-1-4-4
IRRIGATED NERICA EVALUATION ETHIOPIA MALI
VARIETIES DIFUSED TO FARMERS THROUGHDEMONSTRATION FIELDS MALI 2005 UGANDA ETHIOPIA
POST HARVEST AND PROCESSING RICE THRESHING & POLISHING IN GUINEA/UGANDA
5. FOOD SECURITY DOES NOT COME EASY $$$$$$$$$ MARKETING QUALITY STORAGE, PROCESSING QUANTITY PRODUCTION POST HARVEST HANDLING FAVORABLE POLICIES
IMPORTED Low = $ 1.50 Medium = $ 2.50 High = $ 4.00 LOCAL Low = $ 0.60 Medium = $ 0.70 High = $ 1.00 6. RICE QUALITY & PRICE /Kg ( UGANDA )
LOCAL, LOW GRADE Low Price = $0.43 Med.Price = $0.52 High Price = $0.66 LOCAL, HIGH GRADE Low Price = $0.49 Med.Price = $0.61 High Price = $0.77 IMPORTED, LOW G. Low Price = $0.65 Med.Price = $0.83 High Price = $0.92 IMPORTED. HIGH G. Low Price = $0.74 Med.Price = $1.00 High Price = $1.15 RICE QUALITY AND PRICES/Kg ( N. NIGERIA )
7. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS STRONG SUPPORT POLICIES AND ACTION ORIENTED PROGRAMS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED FOR: • PRODUCTION • POST HARVEST • AGROPROCESSING • STORAGE • MARKETING & UTILIZATION ALL MUST BE TREATED EQUALLY; NO EXCEPTION
SSA CAN ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY WITH RICE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION