Kiboga/Kyankwanzi platform Report

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KIBOGA/KYANKWANZI R4D PLATFORM FORMATION REPORT

By

Anna Sole Amat

Kampala, Uganda

6th

, February, 2014

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Content

0. ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................................................... ii

1. HUMIDTROPICS SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 4

2. GROUP WORK .............................................................................................................................................................. 4

3. PRIORITIZATION OF ENTRY POINTS .................................................................................................................... 12

4. SELECTION OF R4D PLATFORM COMMITTEE ................................................................................................... 13

5. AGENDA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16

6. PARTICIPANTS .......................................................................................................................................................... 17

0. ACRONYMS

CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

DAO District Agriculture Officer

DDA Dairy Development Authority

DHO District Health Officer

DLO District Lands Officer

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DNC District NAADS Coordinator

DPO District Production officer

E&CA East and Central Africa

EADD East African Dairy Development

ICRA International Centre for development oriented Research in Agriculture

ICRAF International Center for Research in Agroforestry

IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

KDFA Kiboga District Farmers Association

LG Local Government

MFI's Microfinance institutions

MOE Ministry of Education

MOH Ministry of Health

MSIP Multistakeholder Innovation Platforms

NAADS National Agricultural Advisory Services

NARO National Agricultural Research Organization

NEMA National Environment Management Authority

NFA National Forestry Authority's

NFC New Forest Company

NGO's Non-Gorvemental Organizations

R4D Research for Development

RDC Resident District Commissioner

SACCO Savings and credit Cooperative Societies

SLU Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

SWOT Strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats

THP The Hunger Project

VHTs Village Health Teams

Humidtropics Kiboga/Kyankwanzi platform Report

1. HUMIDTROPICS SUMMARY

Humidtropics, a research program is a global initiative that helps poor farm families, particularly led by women, in

tropical Africa, Asia and Americas to boost their income from integrated agricultural systems’ intensification

while preserving their land for future generations.

It was launched in Uganda on the 1st of August 2013 where up to sixty different stakeholders from different

sectors met to discuss how to work together to improve smallholders livelihoods. The importance to change our

mind set to a system approach was raised from the beginning as well as the need to pass on knowledge

effectively to farmers so they can make informed decisions. From this first meeting four field sites were

selected: Kiboga-Kyankwanzi, Masaka-Rakai, Mukono-Wakiso and Luwero-Nakaseke.

For each of these sites NARO and Makerere University with help of local facilitators at every site will facilitate

inceptions meetings with the aim to develop local R4D platforms with local stakeholders.

Kiboga-Kyankwanzi was the first location to launch the Humidtropics program at site level. The inception

meeting took place at Kiboga Town on the 22nd

August 2013 with 50 participants coming from different sectors.

On the 6th

of February 2014 a workshop was held in Kiboga to create the R4D Platform (research for

development) Committee and the entry points were selected.

This report tries to capture all the discussions and outcomes from the workshop.

2. GROUP WORK

The participants were divided into 4 groups and each one followed one of the following themes:

Theme 1: Food security

Theme 2: Nutrition & Health

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Theme 3: Poverty Reduction

Theme 4: Natural Resource Management

Each group had to answer the following questions:

1. What are the pressing agricultural issues in Kiboga-Kyankwanzi?

2. Among the listed pressing issues what are the most three pressing ones? Why?

3. What are the relevant organizations contributing to the pressing issues?

4. What activities are undertaken by the different organizations to address these issues? And where they

are implemented.

5. What new ideas can be used to undertake the above activities for better results?

GROUP 1: Theme: Food Security

Definition food security: Food security refers to having enough, different foods for home consumption & for sale all year

around. E.g. roof crops, cereals, fresh foods, vegetables, etc.


- Declining soil fertility

- Unpredictable weather changes/rainfall (low)

- Land tenure system

- Increased of pests and diseases and incidents of wildlife

- Lack of storages facilities

- Lack of knowledge and skills in intensive farming practices

- Poor attitude towards farming (youth interested in other business)

- Fake inputs on markets and high prices

- Low income (poverty)

- Increasing human population.


a) Lack of knowledge and skills in improved farming technologies uses.

o Soil and water management

o Post harvest handling

o Pests & diseases control

Why: Land/soil is a factor pf production and is a key determinant to crop yield.

b) Fake agro inputs & high costs for agro inputs

Why: Losses, poor yield, low resistance to weather , pests & diseases hence poor yields.

c) Increasing human population and poor attitude towards farming

o Labour force – youth

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o Land fragmentation = small acreages


a) Government Programs

o NAADS

o Wealth creation/veterans

o NARO

o Luwero/Rwenzori

b) NGOs

o World Vision

o KDFA

o Hunger Projects

o CARTAS

o Heifer/ADD

o AEC


are implemented.

Organizations Activities Where

Government programs:

- NAADS

- Veterans support

- NARO (M-ZARD)

- Rwanzori + Luwero

- Trainings. Inputs, follow up

visits.

- Farmer – Research

extensions

- Inputs

All villages and parishes

- All sites

- Selected farmers

- Selected farmers

NGOs:

- World Vision

- AEC

- Trainings and inputs

- Training, Finance,

Marketing

- Selected beneficiary &

S/C/Parishes, Kibiga,

Mulagi and Ntwetwe

KDFA, etc Training, inputs and

demonstrations

District wide

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- Formulation & enforcement of bye-laws/ ordnances governing for food security

- Community mobilize, sensitization and involvement in all programs through co-funding ownerships

sustainability

- Regular monitoring by the production staff & training of agro-inputs dealers and attendants in

collaborations with UNADA and MAAIF

- Mass sensitization (creation of awareness on inputs quality & gazette quality input shop in local

governments)

GROUP 2: Theme: Nutrition & Health


- Pests and diseases

- Drought / Climate Change

- Soil exhaustion

- Scarcity of casual labour force. Workers coming from Kabale and Rwanda to work in agriculture

- Scarcity of improved seeds/and stocking inadequate materials.

- Lack of knowledge on proper nutrition

- Gender inequalities in the households


a) Inadequate knowledge on proper nutrition.

b) Scarcity of improved seeds/stocking materials.

c) Pests and diseases


- NAADS and other government programs

- Kiboga District farmers association

- World Vision

- Heifer International

- Send a cow

- Hunger project

- Agro Empowerment

- Bukomero Development Foundation

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- Bioversity

- NARO

- Child Fund


are implemented.

Activity Organization Where

Training of farmers: pests &

diseases control

NAADS, KDFA, NARO,

Hunger Project, Heifer

Kiboga, Kyankwanzi

Giving of inputs like seeds

and animals

NAADS, KDFA, NARO,

Hunger Project, Heifer, Child

Fund

Kiboga, Kyankwanzi

Trainings on nutrition

requirements

World vision, KDFA, Child

Fund, Bioversity

Kiboga, Kyankwanzi

Training farmers on setting up

nutritional plots (Kitchen

gardens)

KDFA, World Vision Kiboga, Kyankwanzi

Giving out vegetables seeds

and training of vulnerable

children

Bukomero Development

foundation

Bukomero, Lwamata


- Establishment of user demonstrations actions

- In case of giving out inputs, co-funding by the beneficiaries is important for sustainability.

- Conducting of exchange visits to equip them with new ideas

- Research linkages (farmers & research institutions (important to get feedback to farmers)

- Nutritional platform on district & subcounty level

GROUP 3: Theme: Poverty Reduction


- Land shortage and tenure systems

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- Environment management (deforestation, erosion,)

- High interest rates on agric loans

- Agriculture inputs and implements in terms of quality-quantity-timing

- Community attitude

- Government policies

- Leadership commitment (not commitment to reduce poverty)

- Unpredictable weather


a) Unpredictable weather

b) Agriculture inputs and implements

c) Marketing and infrastructures

Why we have selected them?

1) There is no clear control on weather conditions by the farmers

2) It leads to loss in capital invested, yielded expected, time and confidence in modern agriculture

3) It leads to higher post harvest losses and low income to the farmers.


- Agroempowerment

- World Vision

- NAADS

- Local Government

- NGO forum Kyankwanzy and Kiboga

- Child fund

- KDFA

- VSLA

- ACES (Twezimbe Mtwetwe)

- Ntunda Gift SACCO

- UNADA (Kiboga Central)


are implemented.

Organizations Where Services

AEC Both Kiboga & Kyankwanzi Facilitation

Mobilization

Linkages to researchers

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World Vision Mulagi

Ntwetwe

Kibiga

Muwanga

Extension

Input supply

NAADS & Local Government All subcounties in the two

districts

Mobilization

Extension services

Input distribution

Disease control

NGO Forum Both districts Mobilization

NOGs& CBOs

Input distribution

Child Fund Gayafa

Watuba

Mulagi

Agric inputs

Child sponsorship

KDFA Both districts Extension

Input distribution

VSLA All villages Savings

Trainings

Loans

UNADA Kiboga Central Both districts Quality control

Trainings

Loans


- Promotion of agro-forestry systems – To help to stop Climate change

- Promotion of local water harvesting technologies for production and domestic use.

- Promotion of bulking as a marketing strategy.

- Introduction of farmers to Financial institutions managed and own by farmers.

GROUP 4: Theme: Natural Resource Management (NRM)


Land:

o Soil exhaustion

o Land fragmentation

Forest

o Deforestation

Water bodies:

o Construction in wetlands

o Excessive use of chemicals (contamination)

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o Planting of eucalyptus trees (wetlands wet dry)




are implemented.

Issue Reason Organization Activities Area of Operation

Soil exhaustion

Low yields

Stunted plant

growth

Laziness

- Local

government

- Hunger project

- World vision

- KAFA

Sensitization - Kiboga/Kyankwanzi

- Kapeke

S/C/Dwanino

- Kibiga, Mulagi,

Mtwentwe

- Kiboga/Kyankwanzi

Deforestation

- Loss of soil

fertility

- Loss of

vegetation

cover (soil

erosion)

- Prolonged

drought

- Local

Government

- MFA

- Global Wood

- Hunger Project

Sensitization

Providing tree

seedlings

- Kiboga/Kyankwanzi

- Kiboga/Kyankwanzi

forest reserves

- Nsambya S/C

- Kapeke/Dwanino

Excessive use of

chemicals

Drain in water

bodies leading to

outbreak of

diseases

- Local

government

- Hunger Project

Sensitization on

proper use of

chemicals

- Kiboga/Kyankwanzi

- Kapeke/Dwanino


- Promoting of sustainable agriculture: Farmers should use materials they have available, for example manure,...

- Engage all stakeholders in planning.

- Follow up on activities to be intensified. Not to demoralize farmers to come back to the site.

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3. PRIORITIZATION OF ENTRY POINTS

After the group work and plenary, a discussion session was opened to start selecting the most important entry

points.

The following 2 table are a summary of the results discussed:

Systems Research for development

CROP DOMINATED Productivity & Profitability of

Maize + pigs & chicken +

soyabeans +bananas + agroforestry

Marketing

Processing & value addition

LIVESTOCK

DOMINATED

Productivity & Profitability of

Milking cows – Breeds 15 liters:

- Nutrition

- Quality

Marketing

Processing & Value addition

of milk

Kiboga-Kyankwanzi R4D Platform

Country Uganda

R4D Platform Name Kiboga/Kyankwanzi R4D Platform (Name TBC)

Focus systems Maize value chain with soybean in a rotation to feed livestock

(pigs and/or chicken) with waste used to improve banana-

agroforestry system) in the crop dominated zone. In the

livestock dominated area emphasis is on improved

productivity and profitability of the milking cows.

Location

Participating villages

Kiboga- Kyankwanzi District

Initially in (?) Subcounties Parishes

Date R4D platform

initiated

6th February 2014.

Partners

Farmers

Private sector

Policy makers

XXX

XXXX

Local Government

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Researchers

Extension

Training institutions

NARS and CGIAR Centres

NAADS, Public sector extension, NGOs, CBOs

Makerere University,

Opportunities addressed Increasing productivity through soil fertility improvement,

selection and access to quality inputs (e.g. seed, fertilizer and

seedlings of appropriate banana- agro-forestry systems).

Sustainability issues Linkage to Local governments, Financial empowerment and

benefits accruing, Linkages ongoing programmes in the

districts.

4. SELECTION OF R4D PLATFORM COMMITTEE

During the selection of the committee of the R4D platform some premises were set:

Members

Chairperson & Vice (2) From different districts

Treasurer & Secretary (2) From different districts

Publicity & mobilization

(2)

One from each of the districts

Members (12) Policy (Local leaders),Private sector, NGOs & CBOs,

Farmer Association, Women & Youth, Production &

Marketing Office and/or Community Development Officer,

Gender balance

Selection of candidates was done with all the participants of the workshop. Some positions were not filled the

best candidates where not attending the workshop.

Position Candidates

Chairperson Richard Bakadde (unopposed) (K) AEC

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Vice Wandera James or Anna Majjemba (KY) NGO Forum

Treasurer Anna Majjemba (unopposed) (KY) Farmers Forum

Secretary Patrick Akudo (K) (unopposed) District Agriculture Officer

Publicity & Mobilization Mr. Mayanja (unopposed) (k) – Farmers Forum

Publicity & Mobilization Mr. Ssebulime Godfrey (unopposed) (KY) – District Agriculture

Officer

Member Policy Serawa Benard (K) – Local Government (politician)

Makanga R. (KY) Local Government

Member Private Sector Kayiwa Vicent (KY) – Twezimbe ACE

XXX (K)

Member NGOs Birungi Annet (World Vision) (K/KY)

Member Farmers Associations Katende Tebuseeke (K/KY) Kiboga District Farmers'

Association

Member Women & Youth Hadijja Nabanoba – (KY)

XXXX - (K)

Member Production and

Marketing

Mr. Sekyanzi Benedict (K) - NAADS

Community Development officer

The members of the committee agreed to meet on Wednesday 12th

of February at Kiboga Town Hall at 9 am to

prepare the action plan and to discuss way forward.

Committee Contact Details

Position Name District Organization Telephone E-mail

Chairperson Richard

Bakadde Kiboga

Agro-

Empowerment 0772455653 [email protected]

Vice Wandera

James Kyankwanzi NGO Forum 0788214291 [email protected]

Treasurer Ann Maria

Majjemba Kyankwanzi Farmers Forum 0781067140

Secretary Patrick

Akudo Kiboga

District

Agriculture

Officer

0772565982 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



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Publicity &

Mobilization

Mr.

Mayanja Kiboga Farmers Forum

0705693811

Publicity &

Mobilization

Mr.

Ssebulime

Godfrey

Kyankwanzi

District

Agriculture

Officer


Member

Policy

Segawa

Benard Kiboga

Local

Government 0772194770 [email protected]

Makanga

Ronald Kyankwanzi

Local

Government 0752578841 [email protected]

Member

Private Sector

Kayiwa

Vicent Kyankwanzi Twezimbe ACE 0392947489 [email protected]

XXX Kiboga

Member

NGOs

Birungi

Annet

Kiboga

/Kyankwanzi World Vision 0782763600

[email protected]

[email protected]

Member

Farmers

Associations

Katende

Tebuseeke

Kiboga

/Kyankwanzi

Kiboga District

Farmers'

Association


Member

Women &

Youth

Hadijah

Nabanoba Kyankwanzi

Kawana

Development link

0784711366

XXXX Kiboga

Member

Production

and

Marketing

Mr.

Ssekyanzi

Benedict

Kiboga NAADS 0772697883 [email protected]

Community

Development

officer

XXXX









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5. AGENDA

HUMIDTROPICS Uganda R4D Platform Creation Workshop

6th

February 2014, Kiboga-Kyankwanzi

AGENDA

Thursday, 6th

February 2014

08:30- 09:00 Registration of participants

09:00 - 09:15 Self-introduction of participants

09:15 - 09:30 Welcome remarks – Richard Bakadde

09:30 - 09:45 Opening remarks – District Chairperson – Kiboga

09:45-10:15 Summary of the Humidtropics program in Uganda – Perez Muchunguzi, IITA

10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 11:45 Group work (4 groups on different themes)

11:45-12:30 Plenary presentations

12:30-13:00 Re-prioritization including Synthesis of previous group work

13:00-14:00 Lunch time

14:00-14:30 Description of R4D platforms and functions

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14:30-15:30 Election of Interim Committee for R4D Platform

15:30-15:45 Chairperson addresses the Platform

15:45-16:15 Coffee Break

16:15-16:45 Way forward & Action plan

16:45-17:00 Closing remarks by the Chairperson Kyankwanzi District.

6. PARTICIPANTS

Name of

representative (s) Name of organization District Telephone E-mail

Kitaka Mayanja NAADS Kiboga 0705693811

Katende Tebuseeke Kiboga Distrcit Farmers Kiboga 0772560185 [email protected]

Richard Bakadde AEC

Kiboga/

Kyankwanzi 0772455653 [email protected]

Murasizi Patrick Kiboga District Kiboga 0783338794 [email protected]

Birungi Annet Teddy World Vision Kiboga 0782763600

[email protected]

[email protected]

Ssebulime Godfrey Kyankwanzi District Kyankwanzi 0772450892 [email protected]

Ssebaggala William Kyankwanzi DLG Kyankwanzi 0772399095 [email protected]

Kirunda Moses Kiboga NAADS Kiboga 0782303352 [email protected]

Nakalazi MUDDA Kiboga 0774190164

Dr. Tingiira John

Bosco Kiboga Production Kiboga 0772428394 [email protected]

Moses Tenywa Makerere University Kampala 0772827710 [email protected]

Wandera James NGO Forum Kyankwanzi Kyankwanzi 0788214291 [email protected]

Segawa Benard D/Councillor Kiboga 0772194770 [email protected]

Kibwany Noah D/Speaker Kiboga 0773469264

Muchunguzi Perez IITA Kampala 0772357557 [email protected]

Ssekyanzi Ben NAADS Kiboga 0772697883 [email protected]

Akudo Patrick Kiboga District Kiboga 0772565982 [email protected]

Najjemba Ann Maria E/PFF Kyankwanzi 0781067140
















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Anna Sole Amat IITA Kampala 0793516597 [email protected]

Nabanoba Hadijah Kavoana Development Link Kyankwanzi 0784711366

Magoba Hamidu Production Department Kyankwanzi 0712312301 [email protected]

Agaba Medson Kiboga Local Government Kiboga 0771616732 [email protected]

Makanga Ronald Kyankwanzi DLG Kyankwanzi 0752578841 [email protected]

Galabnzi Paddy Kiboga DLG Kiboga 0772666616 [email protected]

Yiga Israel Kiboga DLG Kiboga 0772544730 [email protected]

Kayiwa Vincent Twezimbe ACE Kyankwanzi 0392947489 [email protected]








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