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Uganda, April 2009

National Rice Development Strategy Mozambique. Uganda, April 2009. 1. Outlook/Opportunities. New policy framework: rice identified as a priority crop, Rice Status: 90% rainfed lowland-small landholders (0.5ha) Comparative advantages: Potential >900,000 ha hydromorphic soils

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Uganda, April 2009

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  1. National Rice Development Strategy Mozambique Uganda, April 2009

  2. 1. Outlook/Opportunities New policy framework: rice identified as a priority crop, Rice Status: 90% rainfed lowland-small landholders (0.5ha) Comparative advantages: Potential >900,000 ha hydromorphic soils Grown in Mozambique more 500yrs Around 630.000 families (3.2 M people) involved in rice production Import substitution (save $70 M/yr) Potential of local rice in rural poverty Most of rice production takes place in the Central Moz (62%) followed by North (31%) and the South (7%). There is correlation with between the areas poverty has its highest incidence (the centre) and rive cultivation suggesting that a strategy for development of the rice sector will have an important impact on poverty reduction. The Centre and the North are also the most populous parts of the country.

  3. 2. Vision Cultivated Area and its Production • The development of the rice sector needs to be based on a determined effort to develop the rice sector in order to reverse the increasing dependence on imports

  4. 3. Priority ecologies • Rainfed low lands (90%) • Irrigated (3%) • Upland (7%)

  5. 5. Research and Extension Workers • Mozambique has 3 sites dealing with Rice Research (Chokwe, Quelimane and Nampula) but with few technicians/specialists, • National Research Institute (IIAM)– 10 technicians (1 specialist) • IRRI (International partner) – 2 International Specialists • GPZ (National partner) - 1 Specialist • The extension service under MINAG had in 2006, 579 extension workers. The qualifications vary from a first degree (4%), diploma (59%), certificate (32%) to others (5%).

  6. 6. Key Interventions Tecnology: Research and Extension, improved seed production and use, agro-process, post harvest management improvement, technical assistance of the farmers Policy/Strategy: Elimination of rice deficit in the country, reduce import dependence Institutions: Markets: promote domestic and regional rice marketing network, Capacity building: Research and Extension human capacity building,organize Farmers in association supporting them technical capacity and assistance Infrastructure: Irrigation schems, roads, storage, and expand of micro-finance instituion in rural areas for credit facilities

  7. 7. Strategy • i) Increase in production and productivity • Provision of inputs to producers: (Clusters Centre and North: Vouchers/Revolving Fund; South: Concessional Credit) • Research; • Seed Production; • Technology Transfer: technology packages adapted for each Cluster and production system; • Irrigation: improvement of infrastructures and water management

  8. 8. Ongoing rice sector development projects Objective : Exchange of information of personnel, research on rice and rice based systems, integrated natural resources management and human capacity building Projectes and Donors National Food Action Plan PROIRRI FAO JICA

  9. MUITO OBRIGADO! THANK YOU!

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