Forage seed production and trade as a pathway out of poverty in the smallholder sector: Lessons from the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Food Security (ZimCLIFS) project

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationCommunity Technology Development Trust, Zimbabween
cg.contributor.affiliationCluster Agricultural Development Services, Zimbabween
cg.contributor.crpDryland Systemsen
cg.contributor.donorAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Researchen
cg.coverage.countryZimbabween
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZWen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierIrenie Chakoma: 0000-0002-8224-4513en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2016.1173097en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1727-9380en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Range and Forage Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriFORAGESen
cg.subject.ilriLEGUMESen
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen
cg.subject.ilriSEEDSen
cg.subject.ilriTRADEen
cg.volume33en
dc.contributor.authorChakoma, Irenieen
dc.contributor.authorGwiriri, Lovemore C.en
dc.contributor.authorManyawu, Godfrey J.en
dc.contributor.authorDube, Sikhalazoen
dc.contributor.authorShumba, M.en
dc.contributor.authorGora, A.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-07T13:34:06Zen
dc.date.available2016-11-07T13:34:06Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77596
dc.titleForage seed production and trade as a pathway out of poverty in the smallholder sector: Lessons from the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Food Security (ZimCLIFS) projecten
dcterms.abstractThe major challenge to adoption of improved forage technologies in the smallholder farming sector is poor accessibility to seed of improved cultivars. Since 2012, the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Improved Food Security (ZimCLIFS) project set out to address such challenges through research-for-development initiatives. The main objective was to demonstrate the potential viability of a pasture seed business using a lead farmer approach, farmer-to-farmer technology dissemination, innovation platforms and field demonstrations. Snapshot surveys were used to map forage seed distribution pathways within and outside project areas. Total land area planted to forages from the 2012/13 to 2014/15 seasons increased by 147% from 14.6 ha. In 2013, Mucuna pruriens (mucuna), Lablab purpureus (lablab) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) seed produced was 2 250 kg, 120 kg and 4 450 kg, respectively, and by the third season, total yield increased by 163%. Seed diffusion was within and beyond project boundaries, with mucuna (67%) and lablab (43%) seed produced in the 2013/14 season being distributed outside the project area. Highest amounts received by some farmers were US$800 and US$750 for lablab and mucuna, respectively. It was concluded that there is scope to develop formal pasture seed businesses to increase rural industrialisation and provide a pathway out of poverty in the smallholder sector.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2016-08-26en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChakoma, I., Gwiriri, L.C., Manyawu, G., Dube, S., Shumba, M. and Gora, A. 2016. Forage seed production and trade as a pathway out of poverty in the smallholder sector: Lessons from the Zimbabwe Crop Livestock Integration for Food Security (ZimCLIFS) project. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 33(3):181-184.en
dcterms.extentp. 181-184en
dcterms.issued2016-10-12en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.publisherNational Inquiry Services Centeren
dcterms.subjectforageen
dcterms.subjectmarketsen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectecologyen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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