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Commercial incentives for sustainable groundnut multiplication
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| Coordinating organisation: | AT (Appropriate Technology) Uganda Ltd |
| Description: | Objectives: Promotion of strategies to reduce the impact of pests and stabilise yields in semi-arid cereal-based cropping systems, for benefit of poor people. Background: Groundnut rosette disease remains the major serious constraint to groundnut production in the Teso farming system. It was for this reason that AT Uganda undertook to promote farmer multiplication of the rosette resistant varieties in 16 subcounties of eastern Uganda. The approach emphasises participation of key stakeholders in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities. The groups participate in preparation of seed distribution plans and set regulations to ensure seed is not lost thus breaking the distribution chain. Distribution and repayment of the loaned seed is public to ensure accountability. Seed is given to individuals in groups as loan seed ,to be repaid with seed interest, so that it multiplies until all target households access it. Groups provide peer pressure to ensure seed is repaid. |
| Budget (in &euro): | 76251 |
| Internet: | Projects Link |
| Start: | 2005-04-01 |
| End: | 2005-12-30 |
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| ARD-theme: | socioeconomics |
| Target country: | Uganda |
| Commodity: | cereals |
| Ecosystem: | semi-arid |
| Activity: | research |
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| Donor organisations: | 1 |
| Participating organisations: | 1 |
| Last editing: | 2006-07-17 10:45:18 |