1 / 14

CONTENTS

AFRICA -CHINA FORUM “BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLGY APPLICATION IN AFRICA” Chris Muyunda, PhD EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, AADICON TSSA Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, July 28, 2012. CONTENTS. OVERALL CONSTRAINTS TO AFRICAN AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS

sevita
Download Presentation

CONTENTS

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AFRICA-CHINA FORUM“BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLGY APPLICATION IN AFRICA”Chris Muyunda, PhDEXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, AADICON TSSADar-es-salaam, Tanzania, July 28, 2012.

  2. CONTENTS • OVERALL CONSTRAINTS TO AFRICAN AGRICULTURE • TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS • IMPACT OF POOR TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION • TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONS • REASONS FOR POOR ADOPTIONS • RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE ADOPTION

  3. AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CONSTRAINTS Low Productivity TECHNOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS MARKET RELATED CONSTRAINTS POLICY RELATED CONSTRAINTS

  4. TECHNONLOGICAL CHALLENGES/CONSTRAINTS: Over-dependence on rain-fed agriculture, with the distinct exception of Egypt, Mauritius and Sudan Low agricultural input use, organic/in-organic (about 75% of farmlands severely nutrient mined) Inappropriate production techniques Pests and diseases Overall Result: LOW PRODUCTIVITY

  5. IMPACT POOR TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: 2005, Crop Yields (MT/ha) – ESA vs. Global 5

  6. PER CAPITA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IS FALLING

  7. NET RESULT OF STATUS QUO: EPICENTRE OF HUNGER

  8. TECHNOLOGY GENERATION AND PROMOTION INSTITUTIONS • NARS • RARC • FARA • IITF • CG CENTRES • PRIVATE SECTOR

  9. TYPES OF TECHNOLOGIES GENERATED • NRM: FERTS, ORGANIC FARMING, MINIMUM TILLAGE, • STAPLES: IMPROVED SEED, AGRONOMIC PRACTICES, DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL TECHNIQUES • HIGH VALUE CROPS: IMPROVED SEEDS • LIVESTOCK: IMPROVED BREEDING METHODS FOR LIVESTOCK, AI, ET, FF FOR EXAMPLE, NEW VARIETIES OF CROPS = 8,000

  10. TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION RATES • Dairy – Less than 20% • Staples – About 40% • Vegetables – Less than 20% • NRM techniques – Less than 20%

  11. REASONS FOR POOR ADOPTION • HIGH COST OF TECHNOLOGY • LACK OF AWARENESS • LOW PROFITABILITY/LACK OF MARKETS • GENDER IMBALANCES • CLIMATE CHANGE • POOR PACKAGING • WRONG TARGETING • LACK OF SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE

  12. STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRIDGE THE GAP • IMPROVE PERFORMANCE/TARGETING • IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF DELIVERY MECHANISMS • PRIORITIZE NRM TECHNOLOGIES • STREGHTHEN GENDER MAINSTREAMING • STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES • EXPAND COMMERCIALIZATION AND ENTERPRISE • ENSURE SUPPORTIVE POLICY ENVIRONMENT • EMBRACE PPPs • ESTABLISH TASK FORCE FOR TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION

  13. Bibliography • FAOSTAT • ASARECA 11th BOARD MEETING PROCEEDINGS • AADICON BIOTECH MAURITIUS LIBRARY • CAADP PP reports

  14. THANK YOU

More Related