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Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa
Dr. Gaoussou Traoré and Dr. Erika StygerCentre National de Spécialisation sur le Riz, IER Mali, and
SRI-Rice, Cornell University
A Success Story
Outline• Context• Presentation of Project• Institutional set up • Technical approach• Country success stories• Wider impact• Difficulties• Way forward
Rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa
Each dot represents 20,000 tons Data: FAO
Rice production 2006
64% of rice is produced in West Africa
Nigeria, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali
Ref: Warda (2008) Africa rice trends 2007
Rice production, consumption and deficit in West Africa between 2010 and 2018
Regional Policy: ECOWAS Rice Offensive (2012) to double rice production in the region by 2018
Rice production basins in West Africa
Bulletin club du sahel-AO: Enjeu Ouest Africain N°2 Juin 2011
Rice system Surface area % Contribution to production %
Yields (t/ha)
Irrigated 12-14 38 5 -6
Lowland rainfed 31 24 1 – 2.5
Upland rainfed 44 21 1
Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa
• Regional commissioned project to increase rice productivity in 13 ECOWAS countries
• Project developed through participatory process over 1.5 years with representatives from research, extension, farmers from 13 countries– First workshop in Ouagadougou, July 2012– Launching of project in Saly, Senegal, July 2013– First technical workshop, Porto Novo, Benin, February 2014
Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa
• Part of the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP)• Funded by the World Bank • Under the political umbrella of ECOWAS (Economic Community
of West African States)• Technically steered by Central and West African Council for
Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD)• Regional coordination for implementation:
– Institute Economie Rural (IER) National Center for Specialization on Rice (CNS-Rice), Mali;
– SRI-Rice Center from Cornell University is principal technical partner• Each country has its own implementation plan and funding for
implementation
Objectives of the SRI WAAPP Project
General objective: • Food security improved
Specific objective: • Rice productivity and competitiveness improved
in targeted areas
Objectives and expected results
Results1. Human and institutional capacities of stakeholders
in the SRI value chain in West Africa strengthened 2. Appropriate innovations (equipment and/or best
practices) for SRI developed, scaled up, and adopted in West Africa
3. SRI stakeholders’ demand for knowledge and decision-making options facilitated and met
4. Efficient mechanisms and tools of coordination, management and M&E of the project established
Loca
l
National WAAPPs
Regional Coordinating Unit (CNS-Riz, Mali)
SRI Farmers and Other Actors of the
Rice Value ChainInnovation Platforms
National Focal Points(13 countries)
Technical Partners and Beneficiaries
Regi
onal
&
Inte
rnat
iona
l
Champions and Technicians
Cornell SRI-Center& others
SRI Project Implementing
EntitiesLevel
National WAAPPs
CORAF/WECARD / Regional WAAPP
Funding and Institutional
Partners
Facilitation
Facilitation
Institutional ArrangementsN
atio
nal
Loca
l National WAAPPs
• National WAAPP coordination • National Facilitator, housed at the SRI-WAAPP Focal
Institution• SRI Champions (can be anyone: farmers, technicians etc)
SRI-WAAPP organizational structure
(NY, USA)
CORAF CNS-Riz
Funded by the World Bank
Institutional set up and implementation (5-10 per country)
• National WAAPP program• National research institute• Ministry of agriculture• National NGOs• Farmer organizations• Bilateral projects (USAID, JICA)• International NGOs• Private sector companies• Peace Corps• Others
Technical approach
Samuel Bimba, with his SRI field in Liberia, 2014
Climatic and agro-ecological zones of the project
Arid < 75 d
Semi-arid 75-180 d
Semi-humid 180-270 d
Humid > 270 d
Growing period
Climate
Major rice cropping systems
Source AfricaRice, 2010
System of Rice Intensification
A. Early and healthy plant establishment
C. Build fertile soils rich in organic matter and soil biota
D. Mange water carefully, avoid flooding &water stress
Soil preparation Seed
treatment/pre-germination
Raised bed nursery Transplanting:• At 2 leave stage, 8-
12 days old
- or - Direct seeding:
• Precision seeding (at 1 or 2 plants/hill)
Reduce plant density
1 plant/hill
- and - Increase spacing
between plants (25cm x 25cm or more), planted in a grid
Mechanical weeding
Fertilize with organic matter and add chemical fertilizer if needed:
• Manure/compost• Cover crop / green
manure• Crop residues
Incorporate OM or combine SRI with Conservation Agriculture
Land preparation:
Leveling, bunding, application or organic matter Non flooded
conditions during the vegetative period
Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) – or - Bunding, additional irrigation or drainage
Principles
SRI Practices
Indicative and to adapt
Methodology
Conceptual Framework
B. Minimize competition between plants
(Styger and Jenkins, 2014)
System of Rice IntensificationA. Early and healthy plant establishment
C. Build fertile soils rich in organic matter and soil biota
D. Mange water carefully, avoid flooding &water stress
Principles
SRI Practices
Methodology
Conceptual Framework
B. Minimize competition between plants
SRI practices
Climate: Arid - Semi-arid - Semi-humid - Humid
Irrigated system
SRI practices
SRI practices
SRI practices
Upland system
Lowland system
Other systems, e.g. mangrove, deep-water rice etc
General SRI-WAAPP Manual Adapted manuals for technicians and farmers
Year 1
Adapted manuals by climate zone and rice cropping system
Year 2 and 3
- M&E system tracking- Field technicians and farmers contribute to data collection- Information instantly and publicly available- Collaborate with CU CALS Institute for Resource Information
Sciences (IRIS) and Esri using ArcGIS online and Survey 123 app
Launched in June 2015
Data collectionOnline data collection and mapping platform
SRI Activities 2014: training and field sites Improving and Scaling up SRI in West Africa
Communications
www.sriafriqueouest.orgwww.sriwestafrica.org
Project websites:NewsletterInnovation NotesAdvocacy Notes
(in PDF and print)
Closed Facebook group,
WhatsApp group
SRI-WAAPP Regional Communication
SRI In West Africa since 2001
• Benin 2001: 1 farmer, Echo intern: SRI 7.5t/ha • The Gambia 2002-2005: Research with farmers: SRI 5.4-
8.3 t/ha• Guinea 2003: Chinese research with hybrids: 9 t/ha• Senegal 2003-2009: Rodale Institute; Dissertation with
WARDA• Sierra Leone 2004: World vision, USAID, CRS:: SRI
5.3t/ha vs 2.5t/ha• Burkina 2006: 6 farmers: SRI 7t/ha vs 3.5t/ha• Mali: 2007-2012 : 3 projects, 6 regions, > 1000 farmers • Since 2010: regional trainings by Mali projects in Nigeria,
Senegal, Ghana, Benin, Togo
Summary Results from the Region 2014
• 630 technicians and 8600 farmers trained• Average yields:
– Irrigated systems: 13 countries (100 %)• Conv 4.0 t/ha - SRI 6.4 t/ha +60%
– Lowland rainfed: 8 countries• Conv 2.0 t/ha – 3.3 t/ha (Mali) +65%
– Upland rainfed: 6 countries• Conv 1.2 t/ha – 2 t/ha (Mali) +67%
– Mangrove system: 1 country• Number of SRI farmers: estimated ca 15,000 (10,000 in Mali)• SRI area (ha): estimated 7000 ha
First SRI plot in Liberia, Dec 2012 by Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP) Paynesville, Monrovia
First SRI test by Robert Bimba
President Ellen Johnson SIRLEAF opens a SRI field day, 2014
Paynesville, Monrovia
Liberia
SRI WAAPP Sites in all rice ecologies
Consortium of four partners:• ICAT: Ministry of Agriculture:
National facilitator• ITRA: national research institution • National NGO Graphe • National NGO ETD
SRI started in Togo in 2011 by Graphe• working in 4 villages
Before 2015: 815 farmers trained
June 2015: 1502 farmers trained in 60 villages through the Consortium
SRI-WAAPP• Focused project target zone: Fatick, Kaolack and Kaffrine regions – rainfed rice• 5,163 farmers to be trained in 2015• Exchange visits to PRODAM in Sep 2015• Trainings in Casamance and SRI-WAAPP target zone in Feb / Mar 2015
SenegalPRODAM
Casamance
SRI-WAAPP
• SRI activities since 2002• PRODAM – Large irrigated
IFAD project in NE; increasing to 2,000 hectares in 2015/16; yields 10-13 t/ha SRI, vs. 5.5-6 conv.
• Peace Corps• Cornell MPS students• Limited trials in Casamance
Mechanization
Wider and long-term impact
• UEOMA: SRI to be included in the regional Rice Action Plan
• SRI to be included in the national rice strategy in Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Ghana and Mali
• Network of Farmers' and Agricultural Producers' Organizations of West Africa for rice (ROPPA): committed to actively scale up SRI in West Africa
Difficulties
• Data collection and reporting• Multi-institutional collaboration within countries • Timely disbursement of funding for field activities• Demand for SRI surpasses current capacity and
funding
Way forward
• Reinforce program activities with a second phase of the project
• Diversify technical and financial partnerships• Integrate SRI into national multi-actor innovation rice
platforms• Participate in International SRI Community activities
Thank You!