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Enhancing Partnerships in Agriculture Sector | Presentation Overview

Explore progress, challenges & achievements in Ulimi wa M'ndandanda program aiming to empower farmers through innovative strategies and partnerships in agriculture sector. Learn about farming clusters, resource mobilization, and achievements. Identify areas for improvement to enhance productivity and sustainability.

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Enhancing Partnerships in Agriculture Sector | Presentation Overview

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  1. 2008/09 NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER REVIEW MEETING ON ULIMI WA M’NDANDANDA AND FIELD DAYS 5TH JUNE 09, CAPITAL HOTEL

  2. THEME ENHANCING PARTNERSHIPS IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR ULIMI WA M’NDANDANDA.

  3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Introduction • Progress on implementation • Farmer organization • Resource mobilization • Achievements • Challenges and way forward • Conclusion

  4. 1.O INTRODUCTION • Agricultural development agenda is the core business of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security • Primary goal is to ensure the country is food, nutrition and income secure • Used innovative strategies to achieve mandate – clusters and ulimi wa Mndandanda.

  5. DESCRIPTION OF FARMING CLUSTERS AND ULIMI WA M’NDANDANDA • Farming Clusters A collection of farmers who are committed to work together as on one farm to follow recommended and innovative technologies to improve crop, livestock and fisheries production. • Ulimi wa M’ndandanda Astretch of well managed agricultural enterprises of not less than a kilometer as starting point, by farming clusters .

  6. Implementation Progressa) Farmer Organisation • Village is the entry point; planning and organising base • Commitment by Local Leadership very crucial • Farmers sensitization and mobilisation • Formation of cluster and Mndandanda committees

  7. b) Resource Mobilisation • Manure Making and use • campaigns at various levels • Farm inputs – fertilizer and seeds • Cash purchase – individuals and group • Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme • Loans • Donations

  8. DONATIONS • Maize seeds - Monsanto, Seedco and Pannar Seed. • Herbicides - Monsanto • Fertilizers – Optichem and Smallholder Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi Distributed to ADDs with clear guidelines for accountability

  9. c) MONITORING • Backstopping teams formed at all levels • Used checklist to guide the process • Multidiscipline joint field visits were conducted to all ADDs • Officers at headquarters were assigned to specific ADDs

  10. d) ACHIEVEMENTS • In 2008/09 a total of 4141 Clusters and 587 belts were implemented

  11. ACHIEVEMENTS

  12. FIELD DAYS • Conducted in all ADDs and some research stations • To showcase achievements and sharing • More than 14 field days • Attended by a cross section of stakeholders • Lead Farmers articulated processes and technologies being promoted in the fields

  13. PS Agriculture addressing a group of farmers during one of the field days

  14. ULIMI WA M’NDANDANDA DEMONSTRATION PLOTS

  15. ACHIEVEMENTS (CONT’D) • Increased adoption of appropriate technologies • Timely implementation of recommended cultural practices • Improved crop stand • Increased yields • Improved farmer organization and cohesiveness • Increased number of Lead Farmers of all gender categories

  16. 2.3 The Features of Farming Clusters for Ulimi wa Mndandanda) • Village as the entry point; planning and organizing base • Farmers organized according to commodity interest groups • Harmonized and integrated technology packaging by SMS • Demonstrations mounted strategically • Action plan facilitates operation as one farm

  17. Farmers have a vision -to produce beyond food security and formation of cooperatives • Farmers encouraged to harness the human, social, natural, physical and financial resources into sustainable rural livelihoods. • Farmers take ownership of activities and make informed decision • Desire sustainable development efforts

  18. Greenbelt Initiative and the Farming Clusters for Ulimi wa Mndandanda • Ulimi wa Mndandanda is part of the master plan for the Greenbelt Initiative • The Greenbelt is planned to develop large scale irrigation infrastructure to use existing water bodies such as the lake. • Promote smallholder farmers through contract farming, out grower schemes through intensified irrigation farming. • Partnerships with greater sense of social responsibility

  19. CHALLENGES • Incomplete packaging of technologies • Inadequate knowledge and skills in farm business skills • Inadequate knowledge and skill in proper processing and utilisation of farm produce

  20. CHALLENGES (CONT’D) • Inadequate support for resource poor farmers • Inadequate demonstrations • Inadequate visibility for the Ulimi wa mndandanda.

  21. IMPLEMENTATION AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS • Intensify integration of livestock, fisheries, horticultural crops and management of Natural Resources • Intensify food processing and utilization for value addition and better nutrition • Integrate Farmer business schools to attain successful and sustainable cooperatives • Mainstream gender, HIV and AIDS interventions, • Intensify visibility and communication strategies • Develop harmonized framework for field operations

  22. CONCLUSION • Ulimi wa Mndandanda – effective strategy for farmer empowerment • Donor support under ADP-SP • Builds capacity for collective action • Improve technology packaging and adoption • Hence Increased productivity and production

  23. CONSERVATION FARMING IN ONE OF THE ULIMI WA M’NDANDA

  24. Ulimi wa M’ndanda in Nkhotakota

  25. END OF PRESENTATION THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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