MASAP - Markets and Seeds Access Project
This initiative promotes the utilization of quality seeds of drought tolerant small grains and legumes through support to farmers’ organisations and enterprises, private sector engagement and evidence-based advocacy. 94’000 smallholders will benefit from increased market participation, higher incomes, and consumption of nutritious diets. It is implemented by NIRAS with the Community Technology Development Organisation and the Swiss-based Research Institute of Organic Agriculture.
| Land/Region | Thema | Periode | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sambia Sambia und Simbabwe Simbabwe |
Landwirtschaft und Ernährungssicherheit
Ernährungssicherheit der Haushalte
Landwirtschaftliche Dienstleistungen & Markt Landwirtschaftliche Genossenschaften & Bäuerinnen- und Bauernorganisationen |
01.08.2020
- 30.11.2025 |
CHF 9’850’000
|
- Andere internationale oder ausländische NGO Norden
- Ausländischer Privatsektor Süden/Osten
-
Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD OTHER MULTISECTOR
LANDWIRTSCHAFT
LANDWIRTSCHAFT
Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD Programme für die Ernährungssicherheit der Haushalte
Landwirtschafts-Dienstleistungen
Landwirtschaftliche Kooperativen
Querschnittsthemen Projekt fördert die Biodiversität.
Projekt unterstützt auch Verbesserungen in der Partnerorganisation
Unterstützungsform Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung
Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung
Projektnummer 7F10511
| Hintergrund | Women and children tend to be disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and malnutrition, which are related to an overreliance on the maize staple, combined with increasingly frequent drought episodes. Access to diverse climate adapted seed varieties is a major constraint. Commercial markets fail to provide adequate seeds of small grains and legumes resulting in farmers lacking access to them. These crops are important for women and their families’ nutritional needs, income and climatic environment. There are weaknesses and distortions in the seed sector, including poor governance, non-inclusive policies, biased investments favouring limited crops and lack of systematic coordination and collaboration among seed system actors. With its long-term investments that have enhanced the availability of affordable diversified crop varieties in Southern Africa, Switzerland has become a prominent and trusted partner in the seeds sector, and it thus well positioned to support this initiative. |
| Ziele | Strengthened seed value chains and increased utilisation of improved and diverse seed varieties of small grains and legumes contribute to resilient livelihoods of smallholders in Zimbabwe and Zambia. |
| Zielgruppen |
The primary target group are 94’000 smallholder farmers (470’000 beneficiaries) of which 60% are women and youth. The secondary group are farmers’ associations, local seed companies, Agriculture Ministry departments (seed services, crop breeding institutions and extension) civil society organisations and policy makers. |
| Mittelfristige Wirkungen |
1. Smallholder farmers – in particular women, youth and other marginalised groups - have nutritious food and higher incomes. 2. Sustainable and predictable availability and access to affordable quality seed and related services by smallholder farmers through increased engagement of the private sector. 3. Gender and youth responsive enabling policy environment supportive of small grains and legumes sectors’ needs and interests developed. |
| Resultate |
Erwartete Resultate: 1. Community owned enterprises and associations are empowered to provide services that meet the demands and needs of women, youth and other marginalised groups. 2. Private and public sectors are incentivised and strengthened to provide access to seeds, on-farm technologies, finance and markets 3. Increased availability and usage of evidence related to wider small grains and legumes production, processing and marketing. |
| Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt |
DEZA |
| Kreditbereich |
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit |
| Projektpartner |
Vertragspartner Internationale oder ausländische NGO Privatsektor Andere Partner NIRAS - a Scandinavian multidisciplinary consulting limited company headquartered in Denmark - with sub-contractors, Community Technology Development Organisation and Swiss-based Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. |
| Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren | Synergies with the Seed and Knowledge Initiative, Strengthening Agrobiodiversity in Southern Africa, Opportunities for Youth Employment as well as the Pan African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) the Integrated Seed Sector Development Seed project, and other seed projects funded by USAID, EU, KfW, and Oxfam Novib will be strengthened. |
| Budget | Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 9’850’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF 6’718’512 Budget der Organisation CHF 0 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF 25’000’000 |
| Projektphasen | Phase 1 01.08.2020 - 30.11.2025 (Laufende Phase) |
