Improve Efficiency of Input Markets
In Nigeria, IFDC implemented the GES-TAP pilot program, reaching more than 500,000 farmers.
The technology improves the speed and veracity of information collected about subsidy-registered
farmers. It permits farmers to redeem their voucher without an internet connection by using a “TAP”
card. In a project in Burundi, IFDC supported the National Subsidized Fertilizer Program, enabling
nearly 650,000 (twice the target) to access fertilizers.
Improve Management Capability and Profitability of Farm Enterprises
The Kyrgyz Agro-Input Enterprise Development (KAED) Follow-On project demonstrated increased
productivity and profitability of livestock farming through improved feed production and rations,
animal health and breed quality. To support the productivity of the livestock sector, the KAED
Follow-On project launched the first privately-run Animal Reproduction Biotechnology Center in
the Kyrgyz Republic. The USAID-supported Biotechnology Center will introduce modern semen
production technology to produce improved genetic material for artificial insemination to help
livestock farmers improve breed quality. Three KAED-sponsored consultants provided assistance
in several areas: care and feeding of cattle, marketing plans for more widespread use of artificial
insemination and environmental compliance. The project concluded in 2014.
Strengthen and Support Robust Output Markets
The pan-African 2SCALE project is collaborating with more than 265,000 farmers in nine subSaharan African countries. The project completed its “brokering phase” by establishing 53 key
viable PPPs, each with multiple value chain supporters (microfinance institutions, agro-input
suppliers, etc.). Large lead firm partners include Heineken and Friesland Campina in Nigeria, Agrico
in Kenya and East West Seed International in several countries. African principal firms include AACE
Foods in Nigeria, GUTS Agro in Ethiopia, PROSEMA in Mali and Nile Breweries in Uganda. As of
December 2014, 77 business support services (BSSs) and 199 coaches supported the agribusiness
clusters, which engage all actors needed to incubate profitable commodity-based value chains.
Analyze, Inform and Influence Policy Reform
The African Union (AU) requested IFDC to prepare a background paper on fertilizer policy in Africa
to inform the AU’s 2014 meetings. At the
10th AU-Comprehensive Africa Agriculture
Development Programme (CAADP)
Partnership Platform meeting, IFDC
contributed to the CAADP agenda for the
next 10 years of continental, regional and
national policy implementation. Some
recommendations from the background
paper contributed to resolutions adopted
in the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated
Agricultural Growth and Transformation
for Shared Prosperity and Improved
Livelihoods. In addition, IFDC conducted
country fertilizer assessments in 12
USAID FTF sub-Saharan African countries
(Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali,
Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal,
Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) under
USAID funding. These reports estimate
the fertilizer required to achieve the
agricultural growth objectives articulated
in these countries’ investment plans and
identify key challenges in the supply of the
expected increase in fertilizer use. They
also provide a range of policy options and
reforms to improve value chain efficiency,
reduce fertilizer costs and enhance
productivity through improved technology
adoption.
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