Table 1 : Varieties commercialised from 2010-2015 by ASIF investees
OPV MAIZE
HYBRID MAIZE
LEGUMES
PLANT TISSUE
TOTAL
ETHIOPIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
KENYA |
5 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
23 |
MALAWI |
3 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
18 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
RWANDA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
TANZANIA |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
UGANDA |
5 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
21 |
TOTAL |
15 |
20 |
29 |
5 |
69 |
2 . Food security : The access to improved seed increases yields and this translates to increased food security for Africa . To measure the outcomes of the investment to food security , we shall look at : a . Growth and tonnage of seed accessed by smallholder farmers through the life of the Fund b . Translation of volume of certified seed sold to grain produced . The use of certified seed has resulted into yield improvements as high as 50 %, without which , adverse effects would potentially have been felt in regard to food security c . Household access to food in terms of consumption per capita
Figure 1 : Maize Seed Volume Produced
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