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USAID Small Banana Farmer Support Programs

USAID Small Banana Farmer Support Programs. L. George Wilson USAID/Washington North Carolina State University “No End to the Banana” Forum National Agricultural Library 21 March 2008. USAID Colombia. Support for small banana farmers: MIDAS (Sustainable Alternative Development Program)

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USAID Small Banana Farmer Support Programs

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  1. USAID Small Banana Farmer Support Programs L. George Wilson USAID/Washington North Carolina State University “No End to the Banana” Forum National Agricultural Library 21 March 2008

  2. USAID Colombia Support for small banana farmers: MIDAS (Sustainable Alternative Development Program) 60 families, 300 people ADAM (Municipal-Level Alternative Development Program) 2,709 families

  3. CRSPsCollaborative Research Support Programs Support for small banana farmers: • IPM CRSP • SANREM CRSP • Horticulture CRSP

  4. IPM CRSPIntegrated Pest ManagementCollaborative Research Support Program Support for small banana farmers: • East Africa: Biotech - Xanthomonas • Ecuador: Pathogens in plantain/cocoa

  5. CGIAR/USAID Support for small banana farmers: Core Support - includes banana research • IITA: Banana breeding, including Banana Xanthomonas Wilt resistance • Bioversity/INIBAP: Banana and plantain research

  6. USAID Support for small banana farmers: Agric. Biotech. Support Program II (ABSP II) • Insect and fungus resistant East African Highland bananas; Research, new greenhouse, and confined transgenic plant field trials (Uganda Mission, $2.6m) • Management: Cornell U. • Partners: NARO, KUL, U. Leeds

  7. PFIDPartnerships for Food Industry Development Support for small banana farmers: PFID assists developing & transition countries cope with the emerging requirements for international food trade Mobilizes private and public expertise to add value and meetsafety and quality standards in the production and distribution of food products for domestic and international markets

  8. PFIDPartnerships for Food Industry Development Support for small banana farmers: PFID assists developing & transition countries cope with the emerging requirements for international food trade Assembles partnerships among universities, business associations and individual firms that become "centers of excellence" PFIDapplies science

  9. FHIAFundacion Hondurena de Investigaciones Agricola • USAID provided grant for creation • USAID an honorary founder • USAID continues to serve on Board of Directors “FHIA is one of the best examples of institutional stability that we have in Honduras”

  10. FHIA Fundacion Hondurena de Investigaciones Agricola FHIA continues to address small farmers’ issues as one of it’s core principles • Research on bananas & plantains • Technical assistance & training • Specialized laboratory services

  11. FHIA Fundacion Hondurena de Investigaciones Agricola With USAID support - FHIA ….. Released Black Sigatoka resistant • Plantains: FHIA 20, FHIA 21 • Bananas: FHIA 1, FHIA 2 Multiplies plantain & banana plants

  12. FHIA Fundacion Hondurena de Investigaciones Agricola After Hurricane Mitch ….. USAID Emergency Grant enabled FHIA to provide corms of traditional plantains for 500+ poor farmers -- to plant 1,000 Ha ….. plus technical assistance & training

  13. Support for Small Banana Farmers Thank you! LGW

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