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Innovation Platform : Methods to engage crop-livestock stakeholders in West Africa

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Title Innovation Platform : Methods to engage crop-livestock stakeholders in West Africa
 
Creator Jarial, S
Ajeigbe, H A
Shehu, Y
Issa, S
Maman, N
 
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Description With an objective of engaging stakeholders in mixed farming systems in the semiarid
tropics of West Africa. Innovation Platforms (IP) meetings were initiated by the
International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) together with National
Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES) in Nigeria and Niger. The transboundry
transect between Nigeria and Niger called Katsina Kano and Maradi (KKM) was selected as
action site. Results indicated that the IP meetings at KKM transect allowed platform members
(farmers, processors, marketers, political and traditional institutes and researchers) to obtain
feedback on performance of introduced agricultural technologies, link farmers to seed, agrochemical
companies and commodity brokers, and provided opportunity to the registered
farmer groups to source inputs through governmental agencies. The IP meetings also facilitated
decision making among members through scenario visioning. As a result of such visioning, the
researchers were encouraged to explore the replacement of maize with sorghum in poultry
feed consequently trials were initiated in Kano and earadi. The IP was also used in identifying
relevant capacity building needs of stakeholders. A crop-livestock integration training was
identified for the stakeholder in the transect. The training was therefore conducted for 41
participants from 5 countries (Benin, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria). The stakeholders
used the platform to enhance knowledge, expand network along with technology oriented
practical demonstrations on food-feed crops, innovation of green and dry fodder chopping
using machines, use of grinders for feed block making, animal traction and manure
management.
 
Date 2014-12
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9526/1/139%2520-%2520143%2520Sapna.pdf
Jarial, S and Ajeigbe, H A and Shehu, Y and Issa, S and Maman, N (2014) Innovation Platform : Methods to engage crop-livestock stakeholders in West Africa. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Drylands on the theme of ‘Climate Change and Food Security in the African Drylands, 8th - 12th December, 2014, Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.