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Cereal productivity in China, S. Asia and SSA

Source: FAOSTAT (2001)

1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001

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3

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6

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Small farmers

Medium farmers

with commercial ability

Large

farmers

Medium farmers

without commercial ability

3

Medium

farmers

Smallholder farmers

(mostly women)

Large farmers

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Seeds Program ($150 m)

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along the value chain

Policy & advocacy, M&E

Soil Health ($180m)

Agricultural Extension

Water Resources

Program for Africa’s Seed Systems

(PASS)

The first and catalytic initiative of AGRA, PASS consists of 4 sub-programs:

1. Education for African Crop Improvement

2. Improvement and Adoption of African Crops

3. Seed Production for Africa

4. Agro-Dealer Development Program

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• Seeds production (evaluation) in Mali

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Soil Health Program

• Technology development especially in the

fertilizer sub-sector.

• Integrated soil fertility management

• Training and extension through large-scale

demonstrations on farmers’ fields

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NetherlandsVietnam

JapanUK

ChinaFrance

BrazilUSAIndia

South AfricaCubaBenin

MalawiEthiopia

MaliBurkina Faso

NigeriaTanzania

Mozambique GuineaGhana

Uganda

Kg/ha

Source: FAOSTAT, July 2003; Norman

Borlaug, 2004

0 100 200 300 400

Fertilizer use per ha in

Sub-Sahara Africa is

the lowest in the world

500 600

Market Access Program

• Reducing transaction costs including post

harvest losses, storage facilities and farmer

groups

• Increasing value addition through grading and

processing

• Increasing alternative uses to strengthen

demand e.g., animal feed and industrial uses

• Enabling environment to promote trade

expansion and market access

Sitting on blocked capital: Poorly developed markets limit income growth from commercializationof technical changes in agriculture

Policy Support Program

•Training of next generation of agricultural

economists

•Working with governments to influence

input/output support and trade policies

•Work with governments to design appropriate

farmer support programs, including the use of

vouchers

•Build partnerships with stakeholders for

resource mobilization, operational collaboration

and advocacy.

Innovative Financing

•Leveraging credit guarantee partnerships with governments and commercial banks; since 2008 mobilized $160 million

•Promote public-private sector partnerships that mitigate risks for smallholder farmers e.g., weather indexed crop insurance.

Policies and Partnerships Program

• Accelerate investment in research and rural infrastructure

• Smart subsidies for farm inputs (‘growth enhancement credits’)

Policies for rapid transformation of Africa’s agriculture

• Develop networks of agrodealers across rural areas

• Secure national food supplies