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Policy
and Market Development Program
Favorable
Socioeconomic and Policy Environments for Soil
Fertility Improvement (FASEPE)
This
project, financed by the Government of the
Netherlands, focused on three target groups: public
sector decision makers, farmers, and private sector
input dealers. Activities aim at (1) the development
and implementation of national soil fertility action
plans; (2) empowerment and assistance to farmers and
their organizations to participate in the creation of
an enabling environment for soil fertility
improvement; and (3) empowerment and assistance to
private sector input dealers and their trade
associations to participate in the creation of an
enabling environment that encourages investments in
input and product market development.
Contact:
Kofi
Debrah--kdebrah@ifdc.org
Input
Supply Systems
Financed
by USAID this project focuses on designing strategic
frameworks that can help all stakeholders improve
accessibility of agricultural inputs. In collaboration
with 12 other institutions, this project has developed
a blueprint entitled: "Strategic Framework for
African Agricultural Input Supply System
Development." The validity of the framework is
being tested in situations specific to selected pilot
countries.
Contact:
Patrice
Annequin--pannequin@ifdc.org
Market
Information and Decision Support Systems
This
project has three objectives: (1) to provide reliable
and current market and trade information on
agricultural inputs and products to private and public
stakeholders to promote open, transparent, and
competitive markets; (2) to serve as an analytical
base for comparative studies of agricultural trade,
productivity and profitability among countries in the
sub-region; and (3) to make information largely
available to users (farmers, traders, policy/decision
makers, agricultural input suppliers, financial
institutions, donors) for decisions affecting
agriculture and the food chain.
Contact:
Patrice
Annequin--pannequin@ifdc.org
Evaluation
of Policy Options for Enhancing Soil Fertility
Restoration, Improvement, and Maintenance in Burkina
Faso
This
project is part of the larger study entitled
"Evaluation, Improvement and Preservation of Soil
Productivity to Establish Sustainable Agricultural
Systems in sub-Saharan Africa", financed by the
Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural
Sciences (JIRCAS). The objectives are specific to
Burkina Faso and include the evaluation of policy
options for the enhancement of soil fertility and to
make appropriate policy recommendations.
Contact:
Kofi
Debrah--kdebrah@ifdc.org
Systems
Approach Unit
Consortium
to Combat Nutrient Depletion in Africa (CNDC1)
The
Consortium to Combat Nutrient Depletion in Africa (CNDC)
was formed to work with African farmers to combat
nutrient depletion based on the principle that the
restoration and maintenance of the soils of
sub-Saharan Africa is fundamental to sustainable
development in the region. Funded by the CGIAR
system-wide Soil, Water and Nutrient Management (SWNM)
initiative, cooperation between partners in East and
West Africa has been organized. Activities aim to
increase the capacity of small-scale farmers in Africa
to develop, adapt and use integrated nutrient
management strategies. Modeling and simulation are
important tools.
Contact:
Pierre
Dejean--pdejean@ifdc.org
Client-Oriented
Systems Toolbox for Technology Transfer Related to
Soil Fertility Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture
( COSTBox)
The
overall objective of the COSTBOX project is to develop
methodologies for effective introduction of and active
participation in a systems approach by African NARES,
NGOs, and universities and to introduce decision
making based on the use of systems analysis in the
area of soil fertility improvement and sustainable
crop production. Activities include surveys on the
causes of nonadoption of systems analysis as a tool in
agricultural decision making. Workshops and training
courses are organized to acquaint research and
extension workers with modeling and systems analysis
and to identify opportunities to use them in their
on-going work.
Contact:
Tjark
Bontkes--tbontkes@ifdc.org
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