THE STATUS OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE IN BEIRA CORRIDOR -

MOZAMBIQUE

Presenter:Afonso Pedro ChibaloMSc in Sust. Agric & Food Security

AGRIMERC ODS Program OfficerEmail: agrimercods@gmail.com

Dar es Salam, November 28 2013

AGRIMERC ODSOrganisation for Sustainable Development of Agriculture

and Rural Market

• AgriMerc is an non profit local organization, based in Manica Province. Its activities are focused in the provision of advisory services for capacity building. And apply Inclusive Business development approach in order to develop value chains which create shared value

• KEY OBJECTIVETo increase agricultural productivity through sustainable production, and create partnership with private sector to build Inclusive Business programs that establish strategic, long-term and win-win linkages

AgriMerc focal Areas of Interventions

Technology transferee

Business Acumen & Development

Business Linkages Development

Strengthening Support System

Training & Coaching

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Capacity Building &Technical Assistance

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Access to equipment and services, Market supply chains and financial access

Financial Institutions

• Collaborative field demonstrations results (Crop rotation; Zero tillage; Fertilizer blend; Weeding and pest control

• Herbicides significantly reduce labor and production costs (herbicide use in maize cultivation is 31% while cost savings are 37%).

• Herbicides when combined with conservation enhance soil fertility and reduce water evaporation

• Fertilizers enhance soil fertility and increase Yield by 45%

Research and product development with partnership with IIAM/SIMLESA & IFDC

Challenges and ways forward

• Low agro dealer density in rural areas– Improve dealer’s knowledge and skills for product and

business management– Encourage the youth to open shops– Encourage existing dealers to promote inputs

• Limited access to resources for Smallholder capacity building

Encourage finance institution to work with AD for Access to funds

Reduce inputs transaction cost in favour to inputs price for farmers

Collaborate with other projects to link their farmers to trained AD’s

Research product development

- Linkages with IIAM for CA practises- Linkages with IFDC for new Fertilizer blends promotion- Linkages with PROMAC for agro dealers network with FO’s

Coping strategies in technology development

- Demo plots- Linking farmers adopters to agro dealer’s shops in the input supply chain

Policy action opportunities and strategy for CA

To increase agricultural productivity and crop diversification

To Promote inputs supply network and agriculture value chain through strengthening Rural market

The Mozambican Agricultural Development Strategy plan (PEDSA) under CA focus on:

To improve soil fertility and agricultural water management and ensure biodiversity.

Thank you

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