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* We don’t really know if the farmers are presented well in the platforms | * We don’t really know if the farmers are presented well in the platforms | ||
* Recommendations | * Recommendations | ||
| − | + | ''' The land owners should be incorporated in the platforms | |
| − | + | ''' At the community level farmers are incorporated but women groups are not enough heard or incorporated in the platforms | |
| − | + | ''' It should involve all types of farmers | |
| − | + | ''' The women groups and different typologies has to be incorporated in the R4D platforms | |
| − | + | '''Theme2:''' | |
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* Suggestion made in particular technologies, the technologies mentioned was cereals and vegetables | * Suggestion made in particular technologies, the technologies mentioned was cereals and vegetables | ||
* To focus on legume vegetable inter cropping than cereals | * To focus on legume vegetable inter cropping than cereals | ||
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* Under activity intensifying sesame cereal production; it was suggested to share experience of other countries like Tanzania and Burkina Faso | * Under activity intensifying sesame cereal production; it was suggested to share experience of other countries like Tanzania and Burkina Faso | ||
* We need more expertise and skills to analyze our data | * We need more expertise and skills to analyze our data | ||
| − | + | * Recommendations: | |
| − | + | ''' Under theme3 increasing feed option under cropping activities? We don’t know if we have budget for this | |
| − | Recommendations: | + | ''' We need integration b/n vegetables, irrigation and land |
| − | + | ''' Postharvest issues needs to be addressed | |
| − | + | ''' We need the business link with activities and identify opportunity for mechanization | |
| − | + | ''' The integration of the feed component is missing | |
| − | + | '''Theme3''': | |
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* Use R4D platforms to identify available options, on feeding and animal diseases | * Use R4D platforms to identify available options, on feeding and animal diseases | ||
* If we use R4D platforms to screen and prioritize available option it would be good for farmers | * If we use R4D platforms to screen and prioritize available option it would be good for farmers | ||
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* Issue of crop residues for various activities, look at testing options to improve feed | * Issue of crop residues for various activities, look at testing options to improve feed | ||
* Linking nutrients flow in smallholders to theme 4 | * Linking nutrients flow in smallholders to theme 4 | ||
| − | + | ''' More focus on grazing land and fodder irrigation if possible | |
| − | + | ''' Integration of fodder irrigation is needed | |
| − | + | ''' We look into business scale of fodder irrigation | |
| − | + | ''' Farmers need training on the power of composing feeds | |
| − | + | '''Theme 4:''' | |
| − | '''Theme 4:''' | ||
* Small scale irrigation, it is suggested to follow up with it | * Small scale irrigation, it is suggested to follow up with it | ||
* Soil water conservation, we have to consider regional issues in this theme | * Soil water conservation, we have to consider regional issues in this theme | ||
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* Knowledge sharing, training, capacity building highly suggested this point has emerged from all the different themes | * Knowledge sharing, training, capacity building highly suggested this point has emerged from all the different themes | ||
* Recommendation: | * Recommendation: | ||
| − | + | ''' Under the activity 1.4, we need to address socio-economics | |
| − | + | ''' Mechanization of soil and water conservation needs to be in place, specially mechanization procedures | |
| − | + | ''' Feedback from farmers is a critical issues and it flies as a cross cutting issue in all the themes | |
| − | + | ''' The labor input is a particular issue when we evaluate the data, how do we do that in the drylands area, is it based on interview or measuring the data? | |
| − | + | '''* Platforms could be a good method for this, | |
| − | + | '''* Interviewing the farmers could be another way | |
| − | + | '''* Rain water harvesting will it be at farmer level | |
| − | + | '''''' We are planning water harvesting but not at the farm level may be using some tanks and it is not labor intensive | |
| − | + | '''''' Sharing knowledge with farmers should be emphasized before we do some testing | |
| − | + | '''''' In rain water harvesting which particular farmers are you targeting? | |
| − | + | ''''''* For now small scale irrigation is the focus | |
| − | + | ''''''* The targeting will come for next year | |
| − | * For now small scale irrigation is the focus | + | ''''''* Lets show the community how water harvesting will be important |
| − | * The targeting will come for next year | ||
| − | * Lets show the community how water harvesting will be important | ||
| − | + | '''Theme 5:''' | |
| − | '''Theme 5:''' | ||
* We shouldn’t have to replicate what has been done already | * We shouldn’t have to replicate what has been done already | ||
* The nutrition people has to test the hypothesis | * The nutrition people has to test the hypothesis | ||
