Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal
Community seed systems combined with participatory demonstrations are driving the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Senegal. Implemented by ICRISAT and ISRA-CERAAS under the AICCRA project, the initiative strengthens local seed production, ensures access to improved millet and groundnut varie...
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| author | Mathew, Akinseye Folorunso Zagre, Inoussa Faye, Aliou Bruno, Junior Ndiaye, Papa Mbar Worou, Nadine |
| author_browse | Bruno, Junior Faye, Aliou Mathew, Akinseye Folorunso Ndiaye, Papa Mbar Worou, Nadine Zagre, Inoussa |
| author_facet | Mathew, Akinseye Folorunso Zagre, Inoussa Faye, Aliou Bruno, Junior Ndiaye, Papa Mbar Worou, Nadine |
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| description | Community seed systems combined with participatory demonstrations are driving the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Senegal. Implemented by ICRISAT and ISRA-CERAAS under the AICCRA project, the initiative strengthens local seed production, ensures access to improved millet and groundnut varieties, and enhances smallholder resilience across four clusters: Meouane, Thiel, Daga Birame, and Koumpentoum. By integrating locally adapted varieties with climate-smart practices, the program fosters farmer ownership and sustainability in seed supply chains.
Through small community plots (0.5 ha millet; 0.25 ha groundnut) involving 27 farmers, as well as mini-pack distributions to 144 farmers, the project applied formal agreements committing 10% of harvests for seed redistribution. Estimated outputs total 19,000 kg of millet seed and 4,000 kg of groundnut pods from community plots, plus 24,000 kg of millet and 2,400 kg of groundnut from mini-pack plots—benefiting over 1,000 farmers. These systems improve seed quality, local adaptation, and inclusivity, bolstering resilience and food security. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1773632026-01-14T02:03:44Z Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal Mathew, Akinseye Folorunso Zagre, Inoussa Faye, Aliou Bruno, Junior Ndiaye, Papa Mbar Worou, Nadine community seed production climate-smart agriculture local seed systems smallholder resilience Senegal scaling Community seed systems combined with participatory demonstrations are driving the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Senegal. Implemented by ICRISAT and ISRA-CERAAS under the AICCRA project, the initiative strengthens local seed production, ensures access to improved millet and groundnut varieties, and enhances smallholder resilience across four clusters: Meouane, Thiel, Daga Birame, and Koumpentoum. By integrating locally adapted varieties with climate-smart practices, the program fosters farmer ownership and sustainability in seed supply chains. Through small community plots (0.5 ha millet; 0.25 ha groundnut) involving 27 farmers, as well as mini-pack distributions to 144 farmers, the project applied formal agreements committing 10% of harvests for seed redistribution. Estimated outputs total 19,000 kg of millet seed and 4,000 kg of groundnut pods from community plots, plus 24,000 kg of millet and 2,400 kg of groundnut from mini-pack plots—benefiting over 1,000 farmers. These systems improve seed quality, local adaptation, and inclusivity, bolstering resilience and food security. 2025-10-23 2025-10-27T16:25:49Z 2025-10-27T16:25:49Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177363 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa Akinseye F, Zagre I, Faye A, Ndiaye JB, Worou ON.2025. AICCRA Info Note: PATH TO SCALING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AMONG PRODUCERS VIA COMMUNITY SEED SYSTEMS AND PARTICIPATORY DEMONSTRATIONS. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) |
| spellingShingle | community seed production climate-smart agriculture local seed systems smallholder resilience Senegal scaling Mathew, Akinseye Folorunso Zagre, Inoussa Faye, Aliou Bruno, Junior Ndiaye, Papa Mbar Worou, Nadine Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal |
| title | Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal |
| title_full | Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal |
| title_fullStr | Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal |
| title_short | Scaling climate-smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in Senegal |
| title_sort | scaling climate smart agriculture through community seed systems and participatory demonstrations in senegal |
| topic | community seed production climate-smart agriculture local seed systems smallholder resilience Senegal scaling |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177363 |
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