tamale_ghana

=Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Farming Systems in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa= =Project Design Workshop= =9-12 January 2012, Modern City Lodge, Tamale, Ghana=

GHANA PLANNING

Assignment

Starting from the identified sites in your country:
 * What ongoing research for development activities are already taking place or are planned, that fall within the scope of our draft logframe, that we could build upon, enhance, extend, or otherwise add value to?
 * What is the key opportunity or enhancement that the project could support?
 * Who, from this project, could be involved in such an activity?


 * What on-going research for development activities are already happening in the Ghana Sites? **


 * AVCMP and RSSP (AGRA- DANIDA – AFD), CORAF**
 * Influence of variety and soil fertility management on productivity and profitability
 * Cropping systems research on rice – soybean (rotation, strip cropping, inoculation) on resource use efficiency
 * Influence of new formulation (fertilizers) on productivity of rice based cropping systems
 * Participatory evaluation of maize, sorghum, cowpea and rice varieties


 * ICRISAT**
 * Sorghum variety testing


 * N2 Africa**
 * Putting nitrogen fixation work for small holder farmers in legume – cereal based cropping systems


 * AGRA – SHP**
 * Maize based cropping system


 * IWMI/ ARI / WRI**
 * Assessing the potential of dry season farming and supplementary irrigation on rice and vegetable production
 * Rainwater and soil conservation management specifically identifying and monitoring


 * CIDA – AFRICARICE – FRI - SARI**
 * Survey data on consumer preferences for rice
 * Survey qualitative and quantitative post harvest losses of rice
 * Evaluation of mini-combine harvester
 * Introduce and test improved parboiling equipment


 * IFDC/AGRA/DANIDA**
 * Farmer to market access (reduce transaction cost etc..)
 * Training and promoting aggregation of commodities
 * Facilitation of market access
 * On-going vegetable testing activities (fertilizer management – tomato and pepper)


 * SARI**
 * Soybean – maize rotation for striga management
 * Evaluation of sorghum and soybean varieties for drought tolerance
 * Animal feeding strategies (e.g. pigeon pea, maize etc..) as livestock feed


 * SANREM CRSP**
 * Evaluation of integrated crop, soil and water management practices to enhance productivity of cereal-legume cropping systems. natural resource management
 * Improved water harvesting, erosion and soil fertility techniques
 * Influence conservation agricultural practices (e.g. crop residue, tillage and nutrient practices) on cereal – legume based systems


 * INTSORMIL CRSP**
 * Effects of tillage, nitrogen and cropping systems effect on sorghum yield, water and nutrient use
 * Evaluation of response of genotypes to tillage and nitrogen
 * Testing of Integrated nutrient management practices


 * PEANUT - CRSP**
 * Management of weeds, leafspot (genotypes etc..)
 * Create awareness about aflatoxin problem
 * Varietal improvement


 * IPM CRSP**
 * Testing of IPM techniques


 * IFDC-SARI**
 * Influence of contour bunds on water conservation on enhanced maize productivity


 * IITA - Drought Tolerance Maize for Africa**
 * Evaluating drought and striga tolerant and nitrogen use efficient maize varieties


 * Purdue University**
 * cowpea storage


 * CORAF**
 * Improving seed systems


 * AVRDC**
 * Vegetable production systems enhancement


 * Ghana Universities**
 * KNUST
 * UDS


 * What is the key opportunity or enhancement that the project could support? **

- up scaling selected integrated soil, water and crop management practices for sustainable improvement of cereal – legume based cropping systems - up scaling of water, tillage and residue management systems in cereal – legume cropping system.
 * SANREM CRSP**

- Striga management in cereal – legume systems - Up-scaling improved integrated fertilizer management - Up-scaling of integrated water management practices - Evaluation of genotypes for drought tolerance and nitrogen response
 * INTSORMIL CRSP**

- Training on aflatoxin and testing kits
 * Peanut - CRSP**

- Increase legume productivity - Better agronomy of legume systems
 * N2 AFRICA**

- Institutional and human capacity; and analyses for plant and soil analysis capacity
 * SARI**

- Up-scaling existing technologies of rice based cropping systems - Introduction of vegetable in cereal – legume based production systems
 * AVCMP and RSSP (AGRA- DANIDA – AFD), CORAF**

- Irrigation implements for small holder farmers - Fostering rainwater management integration - Processing and market linkages of soybeans - Farm equipment for small holding farmers
 * IWMI/ ARI / WRI**

**Who, from this project, could be involved in such an activity**
S.K Nutsugah (SARI): e-mail: sknutsugah@hotmail.com Robert Abadioo (IITA): e-mail: abaidoorc@yahoo.com Mashark Abdulai (SARI): e-mail: msabdula@yahoo.com Oluponi Ajayi (IITA): e-mail: o.j.ajayi@cgiar.com Alpha Kamara (IITA): e-mail: a.kamara@cgiar.org Wilson Dogbe (SARI): e-mail: wilsondogbe@yahoo.com Bougouna Sogoba (AMEDD, Mali): bougouna.sogoba@ameddmali.org Mobiom-Bougouni (Mali): e-mail: diakitemobiom@yahoo.fr Nicholas Denwar (SARI): e-mail: nicholasdenwar@yahoo.com James Kombiok (SARI): e-mail: kombiokjm@yahoo.com Jesse Naab (SARI): e-mail: jbnaab@africaonline.com.gh Belay Mengistu (USAID, Ghana): e-mail: bmengistu@usaid.gov Karelyn Cruz (USAID, USA): e-mail: kcruz@usaid.gov or karelyn37@gmail.com Augustine Ayantunde (ILRI): e-mail: a.ayantunde@cgiar.org Nelson Agbo (KNUS): e-mail: nelagbo@yahoo.co.uk Abdou Tenkouano (AVRDC): e-mail: abdou.tenkouano@worldveg.org Fred Kizito (IWMI): e-mail: f.kizito@cgiar.org Vara Prasad (KSU, USA; SANREM/INTSORMIL): e-mail: vara@ksu.edu
 * Participants:**