African Rice Initiative andNERICA dissemination

Inoussa Akintayo, Coordinator

FASID, September 11, 2007

Outline
1. Introduction
2. About ARI
3. NERICA development
4. Where are we now?
5. Seed strategy
6. Achievements
7. The way forward
8. Conclusion

Introduction
Known in only a few countries, particularly
in Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, until the late
1990s, NERICA is today a crop of hope formillions of Africans. The AU and NEPAD
have identified NERICA as a crop that canmake a difference in fighting hunger andpoverty. ARI is making this happen.

About ARI¾ Formed: 2002 by WARDA and partners¾ Objective: stimulate and coordinate
strategies for disseminating NERICA
and other improved rices in SSA¾ Donors: Rockefeller Foundation, AfDB,UNDP, Japan, SG2000, FAO

… About ARIHow ARI operates:¾ Coordination units established at WARDA
and in participating countries.
¾ Stakeholders’ Platforms established in thesecountries¾ Partners such as JICA, SG2000 and otherNGOs, and the private sector complement ourefforts, especially in Eastern and SouthernAfrica.

How was NERICA developed?
O. sativa
as female parent

O. glaberrima
as male parent

BC2F1 population from O. sativa x O.
glaberrima

What is good in NERICA?
¾ Earliness of maturity (30–50 days)¾ Resistance to local stresses¾ Higher yield¾ Good taste

Where are we now?

Status of NERICA disseminationin SSA

Upland NERICAs tested in more than
30 SSA countries

MALI

BURKINAF ASO

GUINEEGHA
NA

LIBERI A

N

Test Countries(2005)

N500 0 500 Kilometers

Lowland NERICAs tested in more than
20 SSA countries

MALI#NIGER

Niono

N'DiayeSENEGALGAMBIE
Bakima#GUINEE#Sikasso#BURKINA
FASO

#M'be

#

Gagnoa#COTED'IVOIRE###Banfora#Kindia

SeberyBonfeba

NIGERIA
BENIN

GHANA

#TOGO
Kumasi#Atime## #Ibadan

Niaouli

Released
Test
Trial Sites

N
500

0500 Kilometers

Bida

Based on results of PVS:•

18 upland
named•

60 lowland

Among the named NERICAs, thefollowing have been released or
adopted:17 Upland NERICA varieties
adopted/released
in about 20 SSA countries…
COUNTRYBenin

NERICA
12AA

3456789101112131415161718A

3Burkina Faso

R

Congo Rep.

A

DR Congo

A

Rep. C.I.

R R

A

A

Ethiopia

R R

R

RGambia

A

A

A

A

Ghana

A

A

GuineaR RTotal

A

A

A

R

A

R

A

51353A

A

A

72R

R

R

R

R

7

… 17 Upland NERICA varieties

adopted/released
in about 20 SSA countries
COUNTRYKenya

NERICA
123A

456789A

Madagascar

A

MaliA

R

R

A

S. Leone

AA

A

Sudan

Total
42A A

A

A

53A

A

A

A

Togo

A

A

A

UgandaRA

RTotal119138AA
R

Nigeria

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 186A

23R

444112411111012

11 Lowland NERICA varieties
adopted/releasedin SSA countries
COUNTRY

NERICA-L

1920Burkina

R

R

Mali

R

Togo

R

Sierra Leone

R

Cameroon

R

34

39

41

4249

R

60

WAS
127-B5-2

TOTAL
4R

2R

2R

21
R

Niger

R
5WAS 122IDSA-15WAS-6-1

R

The Gambia
TOTAL

WAS
161-B-92

2

11RR

R
111321111

Upland sativa lines tested
1. WAB 56 - 50
2. WAB 56 -104
3. WAB 56 -125
4. WAB 181 -18
5. WAB 32-80
6. WAB 365-B-1H17. WAB 365-B-B-2
8. WAB 224-8-HB
9. WAB 515-B-16
10. WAB 570-10B111. WAB
189.B.B.B8
12. WAB
340.B.B9.L3

13. TOX 3377
14. WAB 96-1-1
15. ITA 257
16. IDSA 85
17. IR 47701-6-3-1
18. CNA 6675
19. ITA 321
20. Sikassoka (WAB 181-18)
21. Jigifa (WAB 56-104)
22. Kumabani (WAB 189-B-B-B8-HB).

Adopted/released

NERICA production in Africa¾Over 200,000 ha are reported underNERICA cultivation in SSA countries¾The leading countries are Guinea,Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda¾Emerging countries: Benin, Ethiopia,Togo, Mali, The Gambia

BeninAnAnNGO
NGO(Songhaï)(Songhaï)isispromoting
promotingNERICANERICA
andandthe
theprivate
privatesector
sector(Tunde(TundeSASAandandBRS)
BRS)
isisinvesting
investingin
inNERICANERICAdissemination
dissemination

Togo…

NERICA 2 field in Togo

Togo

Tunde
collaborator visiting NERICA
producersDevelopment ofcomplementary technologies
The following agronomic practices toincrease the production of NERICA andother improved varieties have beenevaluated in selected countries:¾ weeding regime¾ fertilizer rate and timing¾ cropping systems¾ water regime
Some preliminary results are available

…Development of complementary
technologies¾ Weeding twice, 21 & 45 days after germination, or¾ One pre-emergence herbicide application + one hand
weeding if necessary are sufficient to control weeds infields growing NERICA

…Development of complementary
technologies

Multi-row seed drill developed in Mali (1 hain 8 hours, 50-60 kg ha-1 seed)…Development of complementary
technologies
Market opportunities for women have been created

NERICA- based processed products:¾developed¾evaluated¾recipes prepared and publishedSeed strategy andachievements
Demand for all rice seed, but particularly
NERICA, is extremely high and increases
season by season. More than 30,000 mt ofNERICA 1 seed are projected for 2007 in
Nigeria alone by the Presidential Initiative.

A seed strategy was developed to meet theburgeoning demand.

…Seed strategy and achievements¾ CBSS approach enhanced¾ NARS seed technicians trained¾ Strong NARS utilized to produce seeds¾ Private sector sensitized to invest in seeds

…Seed strategy and achievements¾ Between 2003 and 2007, over 180 tonnes ofBreeder and Foundation seeds have been
produced by the coordination unit of ARI, of
which 100 tonnes were in 2007 alone.
¾ This has facilitated the production of more than
3,000 tonnes of certified seed in the seven pilot
countries.

…Seed strategy and achievements

Trends in seed distribution (tonnes)
3 000
2 500

70Countries

ARI

Breeder and Foundation Seeds
distributed by ARI60

Foundation and Certified Seeds
produced in participating countries

50

2 00040
1 50030
1 00020500

10002003

200420052006

…Seed strategy and achievements
Seed to post-conflict countries¾ Liberia (2tonnes)¾ Sierra Leone(1 tonne)
With logistic
support fromthe UN
Mission andFAO

…Seed strategy and achievements

100 tonnes of Foundation seed produced for
Nigeria

Capacity building

Several training sessions conducted on seedproduction and PVS by WARDA and PCUs –more than 100 technicians trained.

…Capacity building

Field days and monitoring tours
conducted at regional coordination andPCU levelsThe way forward¾Seed will continue to be our major target¾ Build NARS capacity to enhance seedavailability¾ Extend Lowland NERICAs to morecountries¾Mobilize resources for more countries,
especially post-conflict countries

Conclusion

NERICA dissemination is teamwork – the power of partnership.
No one can embrace it alone. What we have achieved today is
the result of collective effort from WARDA, NARS andpartners: AfDB, Rockefeller Foundation, UNDP, Japan, JICAand JIRCAS.
We can only progress with your help as donors.

NERICA ! ! !

Thank you!