In West Africa, groundnut is a very important grain legume crop for small- holder farmers, especially women, it is a major cash crop for many house- holds; it contributes to soil ferlity with biological nitrogen fixaon; and its haulm is a good livestock feed. Despite its importance, the producvity of the crop remains low with yield of around 1t ha- 1 compared with global average of 1.5t ha- 1 and over 3t ha- 1 in USA and China. • baCkground Enhance farmers’ knowledge of improved groundnut producon technologies including improved groundnut variees and comple- mentary crop management pracces, Enhance seed producon and markeng at grand scale, Enhance farmers’ knowledge and diffuse improved aflatoxin management technologies, and Enhancing farmers’ access to small scale processing technologies. • objeCtives The Project adopts a mul-pronged approach to achieve its objecves. Key proven technologies have been idenfied by partner research instuons These include improved groundnut seed variees, integrated crop management as well as aflatoxin management pracces A mul-stakeholder partnership of research instuons, naonal Services, NGOs, Farmers organizaons, and private sector players has been assembled to ensure implementaon. • methodology/implementation approaCh Enhance farmers’ knowledge of new technologies through variety evaluaon and demonstraon plots Organize farmer visits and training Train communicaons staff on improved groundnut producon technologies Enhance the producon and availability of different classes of seed for improved variees Enhance the knowledge of value chain actors on the effect of aflatoxin on human nutrion Promote improved processing technologies. • aCtivities 460 and 214 demonstraons were established on integrated crop management pracces and aflatoxin management respecvely 6,534 farmers parcipated in field days 263 facilitators were trained (ToT) 9,000 value chain actors were sensized on the effect of aflatoxin on human nutrion and health 215 researchers were trained on the effect of aflatoxin and Management 3,515 were trained on postharvest and storage technologies for managing aflatoxin. 24.35 tons of breeder seed produced 51.44 tons of foundaon seed produced 526.85 tons of cerfied seed produced. • results and main aChievements 2015 • Current partnerships and future engagements for out sCaling Beneficiaries are enthusiasc about the project especially the perfor- mance of improved groundnut variees Community Based-Seed System is appropriate and is likely to lead in long run to a beer disseminaon of improved groundnut variees The challenges are insufficient quanes of Breeder and Foundaon Seed. • ConClusions Ghana: 8 Partners including SARI, CRI, Heritage Seed and MoFA etc. Mali: 15 Partners including IER, Plan Mali, AMEDD, Sahel 21Faso Kaba, ADAFE/Galle, AKF and World Vision etc. Nigeria: 12 Partners including IAR, SADP, KTARDA, JARDA, KADP, KNARDA etc. Increasing Groundnut Productivity of Smallholder Farmers in Ghana, Mali and Nigeria Hippolyte Affognon, Ayoni Ogunbayo, Paul Tanzubi, Michael Vabi and Hailemichael Desmae International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Corresponding author email: [email protected]