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Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Andrew FarrowDAPA, [email protected] June 2010
Nodes of Growth: improving legume seed networks in Kenya
www.ciat.cgiar.org Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Objectives
• Increase the availability and awareness of affordable improved bean seeds to previously excluded small-holder farmers in two districts in Kenya
• Prove the methodology for wider-scale deployment in Kenya and Ethiopia and for other legume crops
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Nodes of Growth target
districts
Kirinyaga
Makueni (Nzaui)
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
PartnersSmall-holder bean producers in target districts
Intermediate/secondary stakeholders, located near or in the target districts
National level target institutions in Kenya
International level target institutions
Small-holder legume producers not in target districts
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Partners
Catholic Diocese of Kisumu
CARD
Nangina 1&2
AEP
Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay
Self Help Development International Kenya
Methodist church in Kenya- Nyambene Synod
Caritas Muranga (Catholic Diocese)
MoA
Dryland Seed Ltd.
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Methodology
• Geographical analysis of existing seed outlets• Recommendation of new distribution points • Dissemination of ‘location-based’ information
on seed outlets• Assessment of mobile devices in supporting
awareness of improved seed distributors and receipt of reciprocal performance information
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Analysis of existing seed outlets
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Recommendations for new outletsMapping Location-Allocation Modelling
•Greedy Add Heuristic
•Maximal Coverage Problem
•Arc Macro Language
•Accessibility Analysis
•Data Quality Assessment
Mapping ResultsLocation-Allocation ModellingMapping
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Dissemination of seed outlet locations
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Dissemination of seed outlet locations
2009 = Drought
Few seeds available
No dissemination possible
Extra mapping in western Kenya
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Mobile Phone Platform
• Feasibility study conducted by Grameen Foundation’s Applab
• Three main issues: inclusivity, sustainability, and effectiveness
• Desk research and a field component in western Kenya with TL2 partners
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Mobile Phone Platform: inclusivity
• Some evidence for exclusion due to insufficient access to mobile phones
• Phone ownership is at the range of 35%• For every 10 phones seven are owned by men
and only three by women• Older and cheaper handsets, which are
common in the study area, limit the types of information services that can be considered
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Mobile Phone Platform: sustainability
Sustainability depends on:• Incentives for information collection by
intermediaries and end users• Business model and revenue generation
approach used• Models depend substantially on the
information that is communicated and the number of users
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Mobile Phone Platform: effectiveness
• Existing technology is sufficient to effectively transmit and receive bean-related information
• Effectiveness would be increased if GPS-enabled or other ‘smart’ phones were more widely available although this might have unintended negative effects on inclusivity
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Eco-Efficient Agriculture for the Poor
Future of Nodes of Growth
• KARI given a bigger role in Kenya• Follow impact pathway• Extend to other legumes and countries• Possibilities exist within TL2 phase 2• Off-line mapping with On-line updates