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LOUISE MUGWENI Commercialisation of Fodder & Fodder Seed Production African Livestock Conference & Exhibition (18-20 June 2014)

Commercialisation of fodder & fodder seed production by louise mugweni

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LOUISE MUGWENICommercialisation of Fodder & Fodder Seed Production

African Livestock Conference & Exhibition (18-20 June 2014)

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Background and Rational

- Many parts of Southern Africa experience cyclical droughts - Resultantly loss of livestock and curtail rangeland grazing

opportunities- Animals in response to these shocks lose market value - Spread of animal disease & decline in the health and herd

numbers of livestock- Price constraints and distance from fodder markets- Smallholders risk facing a diminishing profitability in their

enterprises- Evident need to bolster fodder supplies

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Zambia Fodder Pilot (ZFP) Project (2012-2014)

- US$2 Million USAID/OFDA funded

- Choma, Kazungula & Sesheke Districts

- Researched, developed and tested fodder and fodder seed production systems

- Use of appropriate technologies

- Income generating opportunities to 920 small fodder suppliers

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Approaches towards commercialisation

Step 1: FODDER AS A CROP-PROMOTIONAL MESSAGES-Focus on FARMERS TO PRODUCE FODDER FIRST

Step 2: FODDER AS A BUSINESS-Market research-Presentation of gross margins-Marketing

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- Demonstration plots - Use of farmer field schools - Fodder and fodder seed on-field management practices - Construction of fodder and fodder seed storage facilities - Fodder IGAs training and mentoring- Artisan training, toolkit procurement and distribution (start-up

toolkit enabled them to market and sell harvesting tools to fodder farmers)

- Development of a Fodder and fodder seed production manual

Approaches towards commercialisation

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- Grasses: Rhodes grass Napier grass Foxtail grass Forage sorghum

- Legumes: Velvet beans Cowpea Sunn hemp (Red) Dolichos

- Maize silage

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Categories of farmers engaged in commercialization

1. Fodder producers who had no livestock (started off with a commercial perspective in mind)

2. Fodder producers who had livestock and engaged in inter-farm enterprise transfers – farmers who realised changes-increase in milk production, improved body condition-increased ha in second season

3. Specialised seed producers

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Strides made towards commercialisation

- 594.58 ha have been put under commercial fodder or fodder seed production by 920 (537F:383M)

- 83.5% applied at least one technology- 17 sold and 65 entered into agreements - 242 farmers linked to 82 fodder producers - 32 artisans trained in sustainable fodder production fodder

production systems and technologies- 20 fodder seed growers monitored by the Seed Certification

and Control Institute

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Constraints

- Low literacy levels- Farmer dependency syndrome - Unpredictable weather conditions affecting harvests

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Lessons Learnt

- Market driven approach - Fodder production was a new product on the

market that required more time - Short term nature of programme does not declare

conclusive results- Coordination and planning- timely availing of

inputs- Involvement of government ministries

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Other models of commercialisation

- Out grower models- In Ethiopia 583 farmers under the EDDP linked to a seed companyUS$1,449 (2008/9) ; US8,211 (2009/10) ; US$11,484 (2010/11)

- Farmer society-owned large scale fodder production

- Large scale commercial fodder producers supplying farmers and dairy societies- Red Dane & Debrians Farms in Zimbabwe

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