Current interventions with farmers on aflatoxin management in Nigeria

www.iita.org A member of CGIAR consortium

Current Interventions with farmers on aflatoxin management in Nigeria

Debo Akande IITA

PACA, Abuja June 2015


Outline

• Overview of Interventions in Nigeria

• National stakeholders awareness program

• Stakeholders awareness and training program

• Aflatoxin testing centers

• Bio-Control manufacturing plant

• AgResult Aflasafe project

• Conclusion


Overview of Interventions in Nigeria

NAFDAC national stakeholders awareness program on aflatoxin.

Stakeholders awareness and training program on aflatoxin i.e. CADP, Nestle .

Development of aflatoxin testing centers i.e. NAFDAC, Poultry industry.

Manufacturing facility built for production of aflasafe.

AgResult Aflasafe project: Incentivizing farmers to adopt the use of aflasafe.

National stakeholders awareness program on Aflatoxin

Stakeholder Workshops and awareness on

aflatoxin led by NAFDAC were held with

diverse stakeholders across three regions at

16 states in Nigeria.

NAFDAC awareness television program

(NAFDAC and Health) on aflatoxin in three

national television stations.

National awareness program on aflatoxin

through Nigeria National Television

Authority (NTA) broadcasted on the

network program nationwide.

www.iita.org DATE A member of CGIAR consortium


Aflatoxin Testing Kit

Poultry Industry Initiatives

Development of aflatoxin testing centers

Diverses laboratory

centres

testing

for Aflatoxin in primary

and secondary produce

6/12/2015 6

Pictures of some NAFDAC

Laboratory Units and Analysts


Stakeholders awareness and training program

In collaboration with other national

agencies;

- ADP

- NEARS

- CADP

-NAFDAC

-NEPC

-MAN

-Poultry Association of Nigeria.

Over 40,000 farmers were trained in

Aflatoxin management.

Mycotoxicology Society of Nigeria.

PAMYCON.


Aflasafe Manufacturing Facility

Large-scale: capacity 5 tons/hour Cost: ~US$1.6 million; Price: $14 - $18/ha Purpose: Scaling up


AgResult Aflasafe project

Pull mechanism – Aflasafe is one of the first three pilots

Provides incentives after demonstrating adoption.

Private sector driven, but focused on smallholder groups.

Implementers provide credit, inputs and technical services to increase yield.

Aflasafe purchased at cost to improve quality.

Maize tested for aflasafe strains; if present in large frequency, the implementers incentivized with $18.75/ton maize.

Implementers negotiate maize sale at premium.

Project provides aflatoxin awareness, training of implementers, and identifies potential market linkages.

Target: 260,000 tons of aflatoxin reduced maize in 4 years.

Goal To improve the health and livelihood of smallholder farmers in Nigeria

Long-term outcome (5 year)

Increase consumption of quality maize

Improve smallholder incomes

Medium-term outcome (3 year)

Short-term outcome (1 year)

Outputs

Activities and initiatives

Increase availability of quality maize

Increase smallholder sale of maize in downstream markets

Increase treatment of crops with AflasafeTM

Increase smallholder maize yields

Administration of the pull mechanism including marketing, promotion, verification and disbursement of funds

Program Evaluation of

output harvested and

collected

Participant Support to farmers to increase

yields

Participant Distribution of AflasafeTM to smallholders

Program Evaluation of

AflasafeTM prevalence

AgResults Operational Models


Forecast for four years

Through AgResults intervention, it is expected that the total production of aflasafe™-treated / afaltoxin reduced maize would exceed 260,000 tons in four years, equivalent to around 3% of current maize production in Nigeria,

Of which 60,000 tons are estimated to be consumed on-farm and 200,000 tons would be sold in markets.

We will also deliver health benefits from reduced aflatoxin consumption among over 70,000 smallholder family members, not including downstream maize consumers.


Integrated approach to manage aflatoxins

Aggregation

Aflasafe

Inputs & training to improve productivity

Farmer groups/ value chain

Training for pre/postharvest

afla management

Awareness and sensitizations Policy and advocacy

Market linkages

Aflatoxin testing

AgResults Aflasafe Pilot -- 2013


Some key statistics

• Number of implementers: 4

• Number of farmers: 1,015

• Treated area: 1,457 ha

• Average productivity: 4.3 tons/ha

• Maize aggregated for sale: 2,031 tons

• Samples with <4 ppb AF (n = 660): 99%

• Samples with >70% aflasafe strains

(n = 88): 65% to 100%

• ROI: -28 to 510% (mean 210%)

• Aflasafe maize kept for family (n = 60): 46%

Quantity Sold (MT)

Premium (% over Market Price)

Premium (USD per amount

sold)

Aflasafe Cost

(USD)

Finance Cost

(USD)

Net Profit (USD)

Seasonal ROI

AgResults Premium

on Consign.

(USD)

Total Profit: Market price + prize (USD)

Total ROI

120.0 7.5% 3,000 836 146 2,017 241% 1,800 3,817 456%

150.0 7.5% 3,750 1,046 183 2,521 241% 2,250 4,771 456%

96.0 3.6% 1,200 669 117 414 62% 1,440 1,854 277%

128.0 13.2% 5,600 892 156 4,552 510% 1,920 6,472 725%

32.0 7.5% 800 223 39 538 241% 480 1,018 456%

30.1 1.8% 188 210 37 -58 -28% 452 393 187%

Strong returns on investment are evident in Kaduna CADP’s premium sales

14

The above table outlines the season and total ROIs of various aggregations of Aflasafe-treated maize

sold by the Kaduna CADP implementer.


Ongoing Outcome 2014 /2015

2014 /2015 Outcome

Nine Implementers worked with

3,500 farmers . 50,000 tons of

Aflasafe purchased and

applied to 50,000h of

farmland in five States in Nigeria.

7,100 tons of treated maize are were aggregated and undergoing

aflasafe/aflatoxin test. Aggregation and verification is

ongoing

Implementers received premium prices ranging

from 10 % to 13.2% compared to prevailing market price on aflasafe

treated maize sold .


Conclusion

NAFDAC national stakeholders awareness program on aflatoxin.

Stakeholders awareness and training program on aflatoxin

Development of aflatoxin testing centers i.e. NAFDAC, Poultry industry.

Manufacturing facility built for production of aflasafe.

AgResult Aflasafe project: Incentivizing farmers to adopt the use of aflasafe.

Science

Current interventions with farmers on aflatoxin management in Nigeria