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HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
FOR SEED PRODUCTION AND
DISTRIBUTION
INTRODUCTION
• Rice is the second most important staple cereal after maize in
Ghana.
• The steadily increasing per capita consumption of rice is the
result of
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population growth
rapid urbanization
ease of cooking rice
influx of rice as food aid to disaster areas and
the increasing proportion of rice in the Ghanaian diet.
• Increase in rice demand has implications for seed, to support
local rice production in order to
– increase farmers’ income and wellbeing
– reduce rice imports and
– save scare foreign exchange
JUSTIFICATION
• Increase in domestic rice production would enable
the country to save foreign exchange, increase smallholder employment and incomes
• Less than 10% of the farmers in the rice sector use
certified seeds for production
• Hence the need to develop human resource in the
rice seed system within the remits of the overall
human resource capacity along the rice value chain.
OBJECTIVES
• GENERAL OBJECTIVE
• To create self-sufficiency in rice seed production leading to
increased food security, poverty reduction and employment
generation through human resource capacity building
• SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
• To strengthen the capacity of operators in the rice seed
system
• To update the curriculum on rice seed production for
agricultural training institutions
• To promote the use of released improved rice varieties,
developed, tested, demonstrated and certified at potential
rice growing centres
TARGET GROUPS FOR INTERVENTION
• The project target groups on the rice seed
include:
– Breeders
– Agronomists
– Seed Technologists
– Technicians
– Seed Inspectors/Certification Officers,
– Extension Officers, with role in media relations
– Seed Growers
– Seed Dealers, Haulers/Transporters
COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT
• The project will comprise four (4) components as
follows:
– Capacity Building for Seed Rice Operators
– Development and Update of Seed Rice Certification
– Promotion of Seed Rice Use
– Project Management
Component, Output and Activities.
Component
Output
Activities
Capacity building for the seed
rice operators
•Strengthened capacity of
about 500 seed rice operators
across the value chain in all
the three major rice growing
zones in the country
•Train about 500 persons
(overseas and local) at
various levels, internships on
plant breeding and
biotechnology, seed
technology, agronomy
extension, nutrition and
communication
•Organize X workshops and
seminars and Y field visits for
seed rice operators.
Component, Output and Activities.
Component
Output
Activities
Development and Update of
Seed Rice Certification
•Agricultural institutions in
the country will be
supported to develop and or
update their curriculum for
the training of all categories
of trainees over a two year
period.
•Assess the developed seed
rice curriculum.
•Contract a consultant to
update the seed rice
curriculum
•Organize stakeholders
consultation and verification
before adoption
•The bulk of the work will be
contracted to a consultant
whose output will be
subjected to wider
stakeholder consultation and
verification before adoption
and implementation.
Component, Output and Activities.
Component
Output
Activities
Promotion of Seed Rice Use
The use of improved rice seed •Identify seed growers and
pursued to achieve the
constitute them into groups
strategic goal of 30% of rice
to produce improved seeds
land by 2018,
•Strengthen the awareness
and use of improved seed rice
among seed growers, dealers,
farmers and the general
populace through extension.
•Organize National Rice Week
to herald the general season.
•Collaborate with the private
sector and civil society
organization to promote
improved rice seed use.
Component, Output and Activities.
Component
Output
Activities
Project Management
Project launch to set up
project steering and
technical committee
respectively and project
management unit.
•Constitute and launch project
steering and technical committee
respectively, modified to suit the
purpose of this project.
•Establish Project Management Unit
at the Directorate of Crop Services
•Draw up and harmonize annual work
plans and budget
•Facilitate sourcing and disbursement
of government and development
partners funding.
•Compile and submit project wide
scheduled reports.
•Organize annual auditing of project
funds.
COST AND FINANCING
Component
Cost (US$)
Source of Funding
1. Capacity building for seed rice
operators
Donor/GoG
2. Promotion of seed rice use
Donor/GoG
3. Development and update of seed
rice certification
Donor/GoG
4. Project management
Donor/GoG
Grand Total
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
• Project shall be implemented by the
– Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) in collaboration with
the
• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) at the National
level.
• The Regional and District Agricultural Development Units will manage
implementation of the project at regional and district levels.
• Other collaborators like
– NGOs,
– Universities and other
– Private Institutions in the agricultural sector will be brought
on board along the implementation of the project.
– EPA
– MOTI, etc
PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT
• The Ministry of Food and Agriculture shall set up the Project
Management Unit (PMU) headed by a Project Coordinator with
relevant project support staff. The team shall be responsible for
overall management and coordination of the project.
• The PSC shall provide policy guidance and direction for
successful implementation
• To enhance efficient field operations,
– regional and district coordinating units shall be established as a way of
effectively managing project operations.
– The Technical Committee shall provide oversee project
implementation at the regional and district levels and liaise with
management on issues that require action for smooth implementation
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
• As part of the implementation strategy, a
monitoring and evaluation unit shall be set up
within the PMU. An effective M&E system
shall be developed to identify indicators to
reflect project output and overall goal of the
project.
RISKS AND ASSUMPTIOMS
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The following are potential risks to project implementation.
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Availability of quality and adequate of breeder, foundation seeds for multiplication and
distribution to the target groups as certified seeds
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Adequacy of funds for training of breeders and seed technologists to enhance the
quality of improved seed that are produced
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Ability of farmers to access improved seeds, due to distribution problems
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Ability of farmers to regularly afford improved seeds for cultivation
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Lack of willingness of target group to accept improved seeds that have been produced
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Turnover of trained seed personnel along the seed system.
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Inaccessibility or obsolete of machinery for processing the seeds produced
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Availability of appropriate seed production machinery equipment and storage facilities