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Improving farmers livelihoods through multistakeholder innovation platforms for linking
smallholder farmers to research, extension
and business in Central Mozambique
Dr. Nelson Mango (CIAT)
Dr. Eduardo Joaquim (IIAM)
Project goal
To improve the livelihoods of 10,000 smallholder
farm families in Mozambique directly through at
least a 30% increase in productivity of selected
cereal, legume and high value crops and a 50%
increase in incomes while sustaining the natural
resource base.
Purpose
To improve linkages between research, extension
and NGOs in Mozambique and to build the
capacity of research and extension staff in
participatory approaches for working with farmer
groups to improve access to technical innovations
and emerging market opportunities
Project approach
The project uses an Innovation Platform approach to
build capacity of research and extension staff to
apply participatory approaches for working with
farmers.
Project Innovation Platforms (IP) sites
KEY
Zambezia
province
1 Cabo Delgado
2 Gaza
3 Inhambane
Sofala
province
Manica
province
4 Manica
5 Maputo-Cidade
6 Maputo
7 Nampula
8 Niassa
9 Sofala
10 Tete
11 Zambezia
CIAT’s steps towards IAR4D using IP as a driver
Building capacity to
champion increased
productivity
Understanding
how to produce
Mobilisation &
establishment of IPs;
Addressing demands for
increasing productivity –
Understanding the principles
and concepts of carrier and
support technologies for
increasing productivity
creating awareness on
IAR4D
Developing and
promoting production
– marketing models
Strengthening capacity
of service providers to
facilitate IAR4D
processes
Building the capacity of
communities and agroservice providers for
IAR4D & Participatory
Learning and Action
Research (PLAR)–
training of trainers;
Promoting farmers
experimentation with
support technologies
participatory analysis of
production-marketinginstitutional/policy issues;
emerging demands for
new IP members
Mobilising communities and
service providers (IPs) for
collective action
 linking large numbers of
farmers to markets;
 participatory development
of marketing models,
identifying and facilitating
viable contractual
arrangements;
conducting market research
on prioritized value chains;
 Value chain and policy
analyses
assessing opportunities for
enhancing effectiveness of IPs
Results
Province
District
Community
IPs
Commodities
promoted
Manica
Manica
Dororo
Maize, Beans
Belas
Maize, Beans,
Cabbage
Barue
Barue
Maize, Pigeon pea,
Beans
Sofala
Gorongosa
Nhabirira
Maize, Cabbage,
Onions, Potatoes,
Tomatoes
Zambezia
Mopeia
Caline
Maize, Pigeon Pea,
Sesame, Cassava
IP Meeting in Belas
Results
IP
No. Farmers in
IP
Dororo
83
Follower
Farmers
(registered in IP)
450
Belas
62
750
Barue
35
954
Nhabirira
50
400
Caline
40
405
Plugged in Support Technologies:
In rain fed areas conservation farming is encouraged.
In riparian areas irrigation is being used.
In all the areas farmers are being encouraged to apply
fertilizers and organic manures.
Linking Farmers to Markets
District
Manica
Community IP
Input/output Market
Dororo
PANNAR, IAV, Manica Mbeu,
Dengo Comercial, Deca
Belas
PANNAR, SEMOC, Manica Mbeu,
Companhia de Vanduzi, IAV, Deca
Barue
Barue
SEMOC, Deca, Dengo
Commercial, Nzara ya Pera,
PANNAR
Gorongosa
Nhabiriria
Sabati, World Food Programme,
Local traders
Mopeia
Caline
Matuel Comercial, Local traders
Lessons learnt
 IPs improve markets by improving institutions
involved, infrastructure, market access, and
information
 Improves productivity if the right commodity is
selected and the right socio technical landscape
targeted
 IPs may become crucial role player in changing
policies through:
 Identifying ‘problem Policies’
 Develop appropriate policies
 Test and refine policies
 Provide elegant opportunity for monitoring
impacts, evaluation and adaptation
Tracing Impact of IP in Belas
Domingo’s current house
Domingo’s new house
under construction
Tracing Impact of IP in Nhabirira
Increased income
Improved welfare
Tracing Impact of IP in Nhabirira
Nhabirira before IP
Nhabirira after IP
Challenges
 Heterogeneity of farmers: need to
target technologies to type of
farmers
 Limited individual and institutional
capacities and skills for engaging
effectively in alternative
approaches to innovation
development.
 It takes time to establish a fully
functional innovation platforms.
Climate variability
 Continuous emergence of new pests
and diseases. Some are resistant to
chemicals in the market.
 Agriculture inputs are still limited,
costly in general and sometimes very
difficult to be accessed by poor
farmers.

The win-win situation of IPs
 Farmers are better off than before
 Input markets sell to farmers at a profit
 Output markets get regular supply of better quality
products
 Farmers benefit from extension advice and
technologies from NARES and progress made
reflects positively on the MoA
 IARCs have access to delivery mechanism for their
technologies variety based, (carrier technologies) as
well as NRM-based (support technologies)
Where are we now?
Work plan for this season
Building capacity to
champion increased
productivity
Understanding
how to produce
Strengthening existing
IPs; Addressing demands for
increasing productivity –
Understanding the
principles and concepts of
carrier and support
technologies for increasing
productivity
Developing and
promoting production –
marketing models
Strengthening capacity of
service providers to
facilitate IP processes
Building the capacity of
communities and agroservice providers for IAR4D
& Participatory Learning
and Action Research
(PLAR)– training of trainers;
Promoting farmers
experimentation with
support technologies
participatory analysis of
production-marketinginstitutional/policy issues;
emerging demands for
new IP members
Mobilising communities and
service providers (IPs) for
collective action
 linking large numbers of
farmers to markets;
 participatory development
of marketing models,
identifying and facilitating
viable contractual
arrangements;
conducting market research
on prioritized value chains;
 Value chain and policy
analyses
assessing opportunities for
enhancing effectiveness of IPs
Project Partners
 International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
 International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT)
 Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique (IIAM)
 National Directorate of Agricultural Extension (DNEA), Zambezia, Manica and
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Sofala Provinces
Catholic agency for overseas aid and development (CARITAS)
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)
Catholic University of Mozambique (CUM)
Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)
via the Austrian Development Agency
Obrigado pela atenção prestada