Potato seed system intervention workshop report

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.donorForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMonica L. Parker: 0000-0001-8616-8565en_US
cg.creator.identifierDinah Borus: 0000-0001-8352-2901en_US
cg.subject.cipANDEAN ROOTS AND TUBERSen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATO AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipPOTATOESen_US
cg.subject.cipSEED SYSTEMSen_US
dc.contributor.authorBorus, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorParker, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-17T20:31:35Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-02-17T20:31:35Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111392en_US
dc.titlePotato seed system intervention workshop reporten_US
dcterms.abstractPotato is among the four crops in Kenya’s Big Four Agenda. It is grown at altitudes of 1,500 to 3,000 metres above sea level (m.a.s.l.) by an estimated 800,000 farmers on approx. 161,000 hectares. Annual production stands at approximately three million tonnes over two growing seasons, with an annual value of KES 50 billion (500 million USD). Beyond the farm, the industry employs about 3.3 million people as market agents, transporters, processors, vendors and exporters. Potato is basically a cash crop for smallholders and the second most important food crop playing a critical role in national food and nutrition security with a value of about KES of 50 billion KES (500 million USD) annually. National yields average is 8-12 t/ha, at least half the potential mainly as a consequence of limited access to quality seed coupled with other constraints. Kenya has the best-developed seed system in sub-Saharan Africa (aside from South Africa), yet the seed sector still struggles to meet the growing demand for seed. If Kenya has to increase potato productivity, then enhanced seed production and access is critical. Several programs and donors support seed system development at various levels, including the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP), the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Project (NARIGP), International Potato Center (CIP), Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). Alignment and consistency in approaches among the several interventions supporting potato seed system development are critical to increasing use of improved seed and consequently increasing potato productivity. Seed system development is not only about quality-assured production, but also planning to ensure production is economically viable, especially in regard to number of multiplications and sufficient land for rotation. Critical to the interventions is to ensure the target user – farmers, particularly smallholder farmers, have reliable and equitable access to seed.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBorus, D.; Parker, M. L. (2020). Potato seed system intervention workshop report. International Potato Center: Kenya, Africa.en_US
dcterms.issued2020-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.subjectpotatoesen_US
dcterms.subjectseeden_US
dcterms.subjectseed systemsen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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