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Review of Progress – Africa RISING Ghana

Review of Progress – Africa RISING Ghana. Asamoah Larbi International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Africa RISING West Africa 2 nd Review and Planning Meeting Bamako, 3-5 February, 2014. Africa RISING – Program. Purpose of Africa RISING:

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Review of Progress – Africa RISING Ghana

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  1. Review of Progress – Africa RISING Ghana Asamoah Larbi International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Africa RISING West Africa 2nd Review and Planning Meeting Bamako, 3-5 February, 2014
  2. Africa RISING – Program Purpose of Africa RISING: Provide pathways out of hunger and poverty for small holder families, especially for women and children, through sustainably intensified farming systems that sufficiently improve productivity, nutrition, and income security and conserve or enhance the natural resourcebase
  3. Africa RISING – Intervention communities
  4. Africa RISING – Ghana: National partners
  5. Africa RISING – Ghana: International partners
  6. Approach: Farming Systems Research Characterization Designing Testing/Adapting Diffusion Extension Agent Researcher Farmer
  7. Africa RISING Research Outputs vrs. Stages in Farming Systems Research
  8. Community analysis and mobilization
  9. Cropping systems - cereals
  10. Cropping systems – sorghum and millet
  11. Cropping systems – cereals-legume
  12. Cropping systems – legumes
  13. Cropping systems – vegetables
  14. Livestock – small ruminants
  15. Livestock – rural poultry and pigs
  16. Livestock – production constrains and solutions
  17. Africa RISING-Ghana: 2013 Work plan
  18. Cereals: rice yield gap
  19. Cereals – improved management effects on rice
  20. Vegetables: Okra fruit yield – farmers’ field day
  21. Livestock – rural poultry and pigs Northern region Upper West region Upper East region Landless household: No land, no livestock; Small household : < 3 acre of land & < 6 ruminant; Medium Household: 3 – 10 acre of land & 6 – 30 ruminant; Large Household: > 10 acre of land & > 30 ruminant
  22. Livestock – sources of ruminant diets Bonia, Upper East Guo, Upper West Tibali, Northern
  23. Rural poultry and pig systems characterization
  24. Species of poultry reared by farmers (%)
  25. Poultry production systems and management practices (%) UER: Upper East Region; UWR: Upper West Region; NR: Northern Region
  26. Sale of poultry and uses of income (%) UER: Upper East Region; UWR: Upper West Region; NR: Northern Region
  27. Poultry production constraints (%) UER: Upper East Region; UWR: Upper West Region; NR: Northern Region
  28. Breeds of pigs reared and their sources (%)
  29. Pig production systems and management practices (%)
  30. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (PIGS) Housing
  31. Major diseases and their treatment (%)
  32. Pigs – sales, market channels and profitability (%)
  33. Constrains – pig production
  34. Improving farm household nutrition
  35. Problem – wasting and under weight high among children Causes Food insecurity Mal-nutrition – poverty, food processing, feeding practices Solutions Improve quality food intake -crop varieties, livestock breeds Diversification – production, diets Processing – better cooking practices Improving farm household nutrition
  36. Provide baseline data Study food consumption patterns Nutritional status of children and caretakers Document food processing and cooking methods Mineral profiles of leafy vegetables Design appropriate nutritional interventions Household nutrition survey
  37. Stunting in children (0-60 months of age: HAZ score)
  38. Nutritional status of children (0-60 months of age)
  39. Stunting in children by sex
  40. Household consumption of different food groups Households (%)
  41. Micro-nutrient concentration–leafy vegetables (mg/kg, weight weight)
  42. Dissemination – farmers’ field day Upper West
  43. Capacity building – experimental design short-course
  44. Capacity building – graduate training
  45. Technology development versus socio-economics..???? Focus on farming systems research Integration of activities Small-scale mechanization and post-harvest losses….??? Value addition…??? Looking ahead………..???????
  46. Forget your sorrows and dance – life is short
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