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SIMLESA TANZANIA

The SIMLESA initiative in Tanzania focuses on transferring tested, adaptable agricultural technologies to farmers to improve maize and pigeon pea production. This includes promoting intercropping practices, introducing high-yield maize and pigeon pea varieties, and training communities to produce quality seed. Partnership with farmer cooperatives and local stakeholders is vital for the distribution of these varieties. Our strategy involves utilizing media channels like local radio and social media for farmer outreach, addressing challenges such as limited funding and infrastructure to ensure effective technology transfer.

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SIMLESA TANZANIA

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  1. SIMLESA TANZANIA

  2. SIMLESA TANZANIA • Messages to convey, (Tested Adaptable technologies to transfer to farmers so far) • Maize/Pigeon pea intercropping • Maize varieties • Pigeon pea varieties

  3. Massage 1. Intercropping

  4. Massage 2. Maize varieties

  5. Massage 3. Pigeon pea varieties

  6. Tanzania SIMLESA Locations

  7. Tanzania SIMLESA Partners

  8. Modalities: How to make identified technologies work • Technology demonstrations in the target and new communities • Meeting (15 January 2012) with stakeholders to identify partners that have common ground with Tanzania SIMLESA technologies • Use farmer cooperatives (TFA) to distribute and sell seed of identified varieties • Train communities to produce their own pigeon pea seed (QDS)

  9. Modalities: How to make identified technologies work cont….. • License seed companies to produce the two maize hybrids • Engage government leaders (District Commissioners) in fast tracking the process of transfer of Tanzania SIMLESA technologies • Demonstrate and sell seed for the identified maize and pigeon pea varieties during the East African Grain Fair in Arusha, June 2012 • Use media to reach more farmers

  10. Media to be used • Local radios operated by some District Councils such as Boma FM • Farmers Swahili Ukulima wa Kisasa magazine edited in Dar and distributed in the intended areas • Social media (Local dances and songs)

  11. Possible Constraints • Limited funds for stakeholders willing to participate (25 %) • Infrastructure is limiting technologies to reach farmers in remote villages • Some policy issues limiting the transfer of technology (licensing the public maize hybrids to Private seed companies)

  12. Thank you

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