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Item Prioritizing seed product market segments for rice in Africa using the Global Market Intelligence Platform(Report, 2024) Kemigisha, D.; Twine, Edgar E.Item Farmer’s perception on fertilizer management using Ajinomoto byproduct for high market value local rice varieties in irrigated lowlands in Côte d’Ivoire(Report, 2024-08-30) Arouna, Aminou; Gbede, T. R.This work presents results of the socioeconomic evaluation of the Ajinomoto fertilizer (AF) experimentation demonstrations among rice farmers in Côte d’Ivoire. The focus was on assessing the perception of rice farmers on the AF experimentation and demonstrations from both the intervention participants and non-participants. Three regions in Côte d’Ivoire were covered as part of the survey and data were collected from a randomly sampled 270 rice farmers through face-to face individual interviews using CSPro application installed on android tablets. Data collected we submitted to both descriptive and inferential statistics for analysis by means of the Stata version 18 and SPSS software. Results showed that majority of famers grew rice in wet season (72%), used on average 6 days for cleaning and preparation of seeds before planting, used transplanting as the major sowing method (91%), applied both NPK and Urea fertilizer only when soil is wet (67%), but did not pay attention to soil condition to apply pesticide. Farmers mainly expected fertilizer to be able to, among other things, increase the rice yield, allow good filling of the grains and increase the number of grains per panicle. The popular fertilizers currently used by farmers included the NPK (12-22-22), the combined NPK (15-15-15) & Urea (N, 46%), and the combined NPK (12-22-22) & Urea (N, 46%). In both groups of farmers, similar pieces of land were allocated to rice production with a mean value of 2.7 ha. The average yield was 3.1 tons/ha, with a significantly higher yield in the participation group than in the non-participation group. Regarding the Ajinomoto fertilizer technology, findings unsurprisingly showed highly significant differences in terms of knowledge and use of Ajinomoto fertilizer between participant and non participant farmers. Overall, participants had a very good awareness and experience with the AF and were willing to adopt it. More than half of farmers (61%) were aware of the AF, including nearly half of non-participant farmers (42%) in addition to 100% of participant farmers. Up to 94% of non-participants in addition to 100% of participants were willing to use the AF and ready to apply it on 82.68% of their total area cultivated to rice, resulting in a total area of 2.33 ha of land to be under the AF use. Furthermore, rice farmers (75%) were also willing to extend the application of the AF to other crops apart from rice. In terms of their perception on the performance of the technology compared to other fertilizers used, participant farmers agreed with all the sixteen (16) statements on the performance of the AF, in comparison to the other fertilizers they used.Item Training on IPDM R4D innovations provided to rice farmers(Report, 2024) Nwilene, Francis; Adeoti, A.; Olinya, p.Item Eco-friendly and climate smart biopesticides developed and evaluated for their efficacy on target pests(Report, 2024) Nwilene, Francis; Adeoti, A.; Nacro, S.; Ouattara, D.; Umaru, A.; Oladigbolu, A.Item Validation of 4 novel chemicals for rice seed treatment(Report, 2024) Onaga, Geoffrey; Bachabi, FatimataItem A rapid and scalable rice blast diagnostic tool - Timely disease identification point-of-care system (TIDIS)(Report, 2024-11-15) Onaga, Geoffrey; Saunders, D.; Paajanen, P.Rapid and cost-effective sequencing of pathogen genomes has become a fundamental aspect of plant health management in well-resourced settings. This technique needs to be extended to developing countries in order to limit crop losses and improve food security. The combination of pathogen diagnostics and epidemiology with advanced digital disease detection systems has the potential to greatly enhance continuous monitoring, prompt diagnosis, and real-time tracking of crop diseases in regions of the South that have limited access to well-equipped laboratories. AfricaRice and JIC are developing TIDIS, a portable and scalable point-of-care management system for disease identification, under PHI. TIDIS serves as monitoring system that delivers genotypic information of both the host and the pathogen for each field from which the pathogen is isolated and uses this information for epidemiological reconstruction. This facilitates a quick understanding of host specificity of the pathogen on the crop varieties grown in a specific region, thereby improving the effective management of crop diseases. We conducted a pilot of TIDIS on rice blast, a major yield limiting pathogen affecting rice worldwide.Item Models for predicting P&D risks and shifts due to climate change and other factors(Report, 2025-01-29) Onaga, Geoffrey; Adanve, J.-F.; Eyokia, M.; Wasukira, A.Item Validation of heat treatment in combination with chemicals protocol for bacterial elimination in rice seed(Report, 2024) Onaga, Geoffrey; Bachabi, FatimataItem Germplasm exchange through the GHU to fulfil the requirements of the genebank, breeders, and other stakeholders in 2024(Report, 2024) Onaga, Geoffrey; Bachabi, FatimataItem Applying a gender lens to informing rice varietal improvement—Case of Madagascar(Report, 2024-12-30) Mujawamariya, G.; Randriamiarivony, M.; Rasolofoson, J.; Zenna, N.; Yadav, S.Item Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study on climate digital advisory tools, credit and insurance in Ghana(Report, 2024-10-30) Arouna, A.; Aboudou, R.; Gbede, T.R.; Yergo, W.G.This report presents a baseline survey of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) focusing on the efficacy of digital climate advisory tools, credit, and insurance among smallholder farmers in Ghana. In response to climate change challenges, these interventions aim to bolster agricultural resilience and mitigate risks. This study, conducted under the Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative, aims to enhance agricultural productivity, income stability, and climate resilience among smallholder farmers. The baseline survey included demographic information, farming practices, and current access to digital tools, credit, and insurance. By establishing a baseline, this study sets a stage for assessing the changes in productivity, income stability, and resilience over time. This study employs a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative and qualitative data to establish a comprehensive understanding of the current context. Data quality assurance procedures including enumerator training and data validatioItem Randomized controlled trial (rct) study on gender inclusive approach to improve the adoption of the SSFR using digital service in ethiopia(Report, 2024-12-30) Arouna, A.; Yergo, W.G.; Aboudou, R.; Gbede, T.R.This report presents the baseline survey of the Transforming Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative in Ethiopia. Two regions and twelve Woredas were sampled. Data was collected using ODK software using android tablets with ONA server. A total of 1,202 wheat farmers include 44% women were surveyed during the baseline data collection. All analyses in this paper were carried out using the STATA 16 statistical software. The average age of rice farmers is 42 years old for both sexes, but women are 2 years old than men in terms of experience in wheat production. In the respondent’s sample, the average household size is 6 people, and about 94% of men are married compared to 66% of women who also have a high widowhood rate of 24%. In addition, level of education shows that over 54% of women have not received formal education versus 29% of men. In terms of main activity, 88% have crop production has main activity. However, 93 % of producers produce during the Meher season, 3% during the Belg season and 4% during both seasons. In terms of access and use of extension/advisory services in the past 12 months, 88% of farmer report having agricultural advice and 88% of this advice through the training/meeting. In addition, advice was received on time (i.e. at the right moment) in 86% of cases, and although over 80% of farmers are willing to adopt new technologies. In case of credit, 97% of them don’t have access to agricultural credit. But 57.40% them have an account with a bank or microfinance institution to save. Regarding to wheat production, wheat farmers have similar input use practices. They use about 186 kg ha-1,136 Kg ha-1, and 71 kg ha-1 for seed rate, NPK rate and Urea rate, respectively. The average yield of wheat is 2.00 t ha-1 and the yield gaps were 51% and 61% for female and for male, respectively. In relation to food security and the poverty index, preliminary results showed that the most of farmers households have an acceptable level of dietary diversity, meal frequency and nutritional importance of the food groups consumed; and the poverty index of the population remains was 38%. Finally, regarding decision-making within the household, in 28% of cases, decisions are taken jointly by men and women; on the other hand, over 49% of decisions are taken solely by men.Item Socioeconomic assessment of the current agronomic practices in Nigeria: case study of rice, maize and cassava based households for the Sasakawa Africa Association Nigeria Use Case(Report, 2024-08-30) Arouna, A.; Yergo, W.; Kreye, C.; Ali, I.This report presents the results of the assessment of the current agronomy practices of rice, maize and cassava based households in Nigeria. Three regions were surveyed in Nigeria. A total of 1091 households producing rice, maize and cassava were surveyed during the baseline data collection in Nigeria. Results showed the average age of producers is 44 years old and ranges from 21 to 71 years old, and the average household size is 4 persons. About 93.5% of producers are male and 59.03% are married and monogamous while 35.01% are married and polygamous. In addition, 77% of the producers have received formal education and the majority have crop production has main activity. Moreover, 95.16% of farmers produce during the rainy season, 0.44% during dry season while 4.40% in both seasons. The crop variety used is mainly local variety (66.26%) followed by improved in bred variety (24.85%) and the improved hybrid with a percentage of 8.89 %. Most farmers (90.50%) own a land while 8.89% of them rent their land. 92.02% of the farmers do not irrigate their crops while a few of them does it (7.98%). Across all the farmers, 33.91% do not apply organic inputs, 62.14% of them apply it one time, 3.25% of them apply it 2 two times and 0.69% of the farmers apply it 3 times on their crops. Concerning the application of inorganic input, 15.18 % of them apply it one time, 67.04 % of them apply it 2 two times and 17.78 % of the farmers apply it 3 times on their crops. For inorganic fertilizers, 61.24% of respondents strongly prefer them, with women being more enthusiastic than men. Overall, farmers tend to prefer farmyard manure, which is a valuable resource for sustainable agriculture, with 50.06% strongly preferring it and 46.34% preferring to use it. Concerning the preference for kitchen compost, 37.86% of respondents strongly prefer it, while 51.35% just prefer it, and 10.28% dislike it. Most respondents prefer using insecticides, with 54.90% strongly preferring them and almost 44% just preferring them. For fungicides, 44.97% strongly prefer them, and 51.69% prefer them. Regarding herbicides, 60.30% of respondents strongly prefer them, while 38.33% just prefer using it. In terms of water pumps, 55.66% prefer them, 25.28% strongly prefer them, and 18.55% dislike them.Item Socioeconomic assessment of the current agronomic practices in Nigeria: case study of rice for the Atafi-Agro Use Case(Report, 2024-12-30) Arouna, A.; Aboudou, R.; Ibrahim, A.This report presents a socioeconomic assessment of the current rice agronomy practices in Nigeria, covering 1,440 households across the Kano, Jigawa, and Nasarawa states. The analysis showed that the rice farmers had a mean age of 45 years, with an average household size of nine members. Most household heads (98.75%) were male, predominantly in monogamous marriages (69.83%), and 84.44% had received a formal education. Farming was the primary occupation for 98.96% of the household heads. The survey highlighted significant food security challenges, with a high proportion of households experiencing food shortages, concerns regarding insufficient food, and limited access to nutritious options. Jigawa and Nasarawa were particularly affected by food insecurity. Agronomic practices vary across states with differences in input usage, irrigation practices, and crop management. The regression analysis identified key factors influencing rice production, including cultivated areas, farmer education, irrigation.Item Report of the workshop to strengthen the organizations of the Gender-based Agricultural Innovation Platforms (Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo)(Report, 2024-08-30) Arouna, Aminou; Mushiya, J.; Yeo, P.A.; Lufuluabo, M.M.; Yergo, W.Item Report of the workshop to strengthen the organizations of the Gender-based Agricultural Innovation Platforms (Butaré, Rwanda)(Report, 2024-10-30) Arouna, Aminou; Yeo, P.A.; N’Dikumana, E.; Ingabire J.; Umubyeyi, J.; Ntaré, E.An entrepreneurship training workshop for actors in agricultural value chains, including youth and women in Gisagara, was held on August 20 and 22, 2024, at. It brought together 40 participants including 27 women and 24 young people and women from different parts of the food value chain. The objective of the workshop was to support young people and women in their entrepreneurial approach in the agribusiness sector, by operationalizing the concepts and providing the necessary methods, tips and skills requirements. On August 19, 2024, a workshop was held at the Galileo Hotel in Butaré in southern Rwanda, bringing together participants from agricultural sectors including rice. The objective of the workshop was to strengthen the actors of organizations of gender-based agricultural innovation platforms. During the workshop the participants carried out a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) to highlight the main elements that influence the value chain and identify the key areas for improvement and growth of each sector. For all actors, the factors that influence positively are national political-institutional mechanisms, the availability of land and producers, and the presence of a local market. Factors negatively affecting the food value chain are: high seed prices, lack of training in good agricultural practices, poor access to production sites, climate change effects, flooding of the local market with products from neighboring countries and insufficient local processing units. There are opportunities to expand the local market according to the workshop participants Participants were also able to identify constraints related to agricultural entrepreneurship. For young people, lack of land, lack of parental confidence and funding structures towards young people, young people's lack of interest in agricultural trades are the main obstacles to their involvement in the agricultural sector. For women, barriers are: lack of support from spouses, the grabbing of productive resources by men, low self-esteem, illiteracy, lack of entrepreneurship training, lack of access to credit and land. Participants gained a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities in their respective sectors. In the end, they called for much more support and strengthening in areas such as corporate governance and agricultural entrepreneurship.Item Report on the workshop to set up and strengthen an agricultural innovation platform for young people and women in Bouake, Côte d'Ivoire(Report, 2024-03-30) Arouna, Aminou; Kanon A.L.; Kouassi K.E.; Yeo, P.A.Item Women and Youth Empowerment in the Agricultural Sector in Ghana(Report, 2024-05-30) Yeo, P.A.; Arouna, A.; Mujawamariya, G.; Yergo; W.; Aboudou, R.; Gbede, R.Item Women and Youth Empowerment Index in the Agricultural Sector in Nigeria(Report, 2024-05) Yeo, P.; Arouna, A.; Mujawamariya, G.; Yergo, W., G.; Aboudou, R.; Gbede, T., R.Item Report on Training and Set up of Women and Youth Innovation Platforms in the framework of WP4 of TAFS-WCA in NIGERIA(Report, 2024-05) Uduma, B.; Yeo, P.; Arouna, A.