Expected impact
RIU's ambition in Rwanda is that by 2011:
The Cassava Innovation Platform and the Karongi Rural Innovation Platforms will continue to operate after RIU direct involvement and new partners will be brought on board to support the two platforms.
The planning workshop organised with the Potato platform in January 2010 has indicated that at least 500 farmers will participate in that exercise. It expected that at least 2,500 tons of potato seeds will be produced at the end of season B 2010 (July 2010). This will enable additional 5,000 farmers to access seeds for the following season (A 2011). A review of the activity at the end of the season will form the basis for further interventions.
NYAMIG will have a business plan with innovative services to its members by March 2010 and will contribute to securing competitive prices to maize producers.
Starting with a network of 200 maize farmers in Nyagatare District/Eastern Province and 200 potato farmers in Gicumbi District/Northern Province for the current agricultural season. Given the high population density in Rwanda, we assume an individual target rate of 50 farmers, leading to a total of 20,000 farmers who will benefit from this intervention. Note that Famer Field School was identified as one of working modality that will enable these mentors to interact with their neighbours. We will continue to interact with the Platforms in order to identify/test other relevant interventions.
The RIU Rwanda plans to support the transformation of the Maize and the Potato Innovation Platforms into key players in their respective value chains, through introducing/promoting/sharing innovations for increased productivity, competitiveness and profitability. This will enable us to draw lessons on platform development and to influence adoption of such experiments by the Ministry of Agriculture and other national stakeholders.
RIU's ambition in Rwanda is that by 2011:
- 10,000 farmers will have benefited from strengthened informal seed systems
- 20,000 farmers will have benefited from building innovation capacities at community level
- 90,000 farmers to benefit indirectly from opportunity-led innovations around value chain development
- The maize and potato platforms are key players in promoting innovations for value chain development
- Phased out platforms continue to operate after RIU direct involvement
- The NIC has effectively promoting innovations in agriculture and wants to continue in this role after RIU direct support ends.
The Cassava Innovation Platform and the Karongi Rural Innovation Platforms will continue to operate after RIU direct involvement and new partners will be brought on board to support the two platforms.
The planning workshop organised with the Potato platform in January 2010 has indicated that at least 500 farmers will participate in that exercise. It expected that at least 2,500 tons of potato seeds will be produced at the end of season B 2010 (July 2010). This will enable additional 5,000 farmers to access seeds for the following season (A 2011). A review of the activity at the end of the season will form the basis for further interventions.
NYAMIG will have a business plan with innovative services to its members by March 2010 and will contribute to securing competitive prices to maize producers.
Starting with a network of 200 maize farmers in Nyagatare District/Eastern Province and 200 potato farmers in Gicumbi District/Northern Province for the current agricultural season. Given the high population density in Rwanda, we assume an individual target rate of 50 farmers, leading to a total of 20,000 farmers who will benefit from this intervention. Note that Famer Field School was identified as one of working modality that will enable these mentors to interact with their neighbours. We will continue to interact with the Platforms in order to identify/test other relevant interventions.
The RIU Rwanda plans to support the transformation of the Maize and the Potato Innovation Platforms into key players in their respective value chains, through introducing/promoting/sharing innovations for increased productivity, competitiveness and profitability. This will enable us to draw lessons on platform development and to influence adoption of such experiments by the Ministry of Agriculture and other national stakeholders.
| Crop | Benefits | Number of people expected to benefit, based on 5 person households |
| Maize | 10,000 farmers will have benefited from strengthened informal seed systems | 50,000 |
| 45,000 farmers to benefit indirectly from opportunity-led innovations around value chain development | 225,000 | |
| Potatoes | 90,000 farmers to benefit indirectly from opportunity-led innovations around value chain development | 450,000 |
| Cassava | 20,000 farmers will have benefited from building innovation capacities at community level | 100,000 |
| Ian Maudlin, RIU Director, introduces Research Into Use, explains its aims and outlines the impacts the programme hopes to achieve. November 2009 (3:55) |  |
Related information
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Projected direct impact of RIU programmes and projects on households Showing a potential reach of 56 million people Author: Keith Sones April 2009 (PDF 60KB) |
