Planned activities for 2017 Fertilizer recommendation and Blending Use Cases
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1. The document outlines planned activities for 2017 for fertilizer recommendation and blending use cases in Nigeria and Tanzania. Trials will include nutrient omission trials, upgraded nutrient omission trials, and validation trials across 300 sites in each country. 2. A table shows the main activities for year 2, including trial establishment, data collection, fertilizer application, harvesting, and soil/leaf sampling conducted January to December 2017. 3. Key challenges from year 1 are identified such as non-application of fertilizer, farmer demands, weather issues, and data collection difficulties. Mitigation strategies are proposed.
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- 1. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Planned activities for 2017 Fertilizer recommendation and Blending Use Cases Group 1: Innocent Okuku, Peter Mlay, Hammed, Adeyemi Olojede, Stephen Magige, Guillaume Ezui & ???? Annual Review and Planning Meeting Ibadan, Nigeria, 5-7 December 2016
- 2. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) Trial Country Nr sites Observation NOT Nigeria 300 (180 SE, 120 SW) 50% Classic (8 plots), 50% Upgraded (12 plots) Tanzania 300 (120 LZ, 100 SZ, 80 EZ) 50% Classic (8 plots), 50% Upgraded (12 plots) Validation Nigeria 300 (180 SE, 120 SW) 30% on fertilizer response assessments in fields established by farmers Tanzania 300 (120 LZ, 100 SZ, 80 EZ)
- 3. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) Nutrient Omission Trials (Lead: ARI in TZ, NRCRI and FUNAAB in NG) • Minimum data collection • Researcher managed on-farm
- 4. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) Upgraded Nutrient Omission Trials (Lead: ARI in TZ, NRCRI and FUNAAB in NG) • Data collection as in year 1 • Researcher managed on-farm
- 5. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) “Validation” Trials (Lead: ARI in TZ, NRCRI and FUNAAB in NG) • Management by farmer with EA support • Input provided by the project • Minimum data collection (site description, management operation records, final yield data)
- 6. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) ID Activities for Nutrient Ommission Trials, Fertilizer Response Trials and Validation Trials (including farmers' field fertilizer response assessment) Country Jan Feb Mar Apri May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Leader Partners 1 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 2 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 3 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 4 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA Project sensitization Site selection Collecting and sending Soil Samples Trials establishment ID Activities for Nutrient Ommission Trials (classic and upgraded) and Validation Trials (including farmers' field fertilizer response assessment) Country Jan Feb Mar Apri May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Leader Partners
- 7. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) 5 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 6 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 7 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 8 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA Weeding Fertilizer application (P at planting, N and K at 4WAP, 10WAP, 16WAP) Non destructive data collection -morphological and disease (4, 10,16, 30, 44WAP) Sprout count and gap filling (2 WAP) ID Activities for Nutrient Ommission Trials (classic and upgraded) and Validation Trials (including farmers' field fertilizer response assessment) Country Jan Feb Mar Apri May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Leader Partners
- 8. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) 9 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 10 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 11 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA 12 Nigeria NRCRI, FUNAAB SG2000, Notore, OyNCGA Tanzania ARI MEDA, LGA Final Harvest (44WAP)- For 2016 trials Intermediate harvest (16 WAP) Collecting and sending Leaf Samples (16WAP) Baseline Survey ID Activities for Nutrient Ommission Trials (classic and upgraded) and Validation Trials (including farmers' field fertilizer response assessment) Country Jan Feb Mar Apri May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Leader Partners
- 9. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Use Case Main Activities (YR2) 13 Nigeria Tanzania 14 Nigeria Tanzania 15 Nigeria IPNI IITA Tanzania IPNI IITA 16 Nigeria IPNI IITA Tanzania IPNI IITA IPNI IPNIPredict soil nutrient stocks and potential yield, and extrapolate across target intervention area (Geospacial modelling) Leaf Sample Analysis Soil Sample Analysis QUEFTS Modelling to arrive at V1 AfSIS/IITA ID Activities for Nutrient Ommission Trials (classic and upgraded) and Validation Trials (including farmers' field fertilizer response assessment) Country Jan Feb Mar Apri May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Leader Partners
- 10. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium Key challenges (YR2) Potential Challenges How to address them? 1 Non application of fertilizer to experiment by some EAs Closer supervision of suggested 2 Most farmers want to be compensated for the maintenance of the field More detailed communication during the sensitization 3 Complain by farmer about small plot size More detailed communication during the sensitization 4 Cattle damage Involve local leaders during sensitization 5 Farmers demand for more input than required for the trial (cuttings, fertilizer) Make some additional provision for the farmers 6 Delay and erratic rainfall 7 Planting material insufficiency Sourcing early plantingmaterial 8 Transportation problem Proper budgeting 9 Financing inconsistent with the level of activities Fund allocation should be commensorate with the level of activities 10 Inability and non-commitment of some extension agent to collect data Proper selection of EAs by development partners 11 Pest and disease outbreak Seek appropriate control measures 12 Non-destructive plant monitoring quite challenging when the cassava plants growth very tall plants Seek practical solutions (ladder?)
- 11. www.iita.orgA member of CGIAR consortium