{"id":13181,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/arcs-must-scale-out-technologies-for-smallholder-farmers-to-benefit-from-research\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:33","slug":"arcs-must-scale-out-technologies-for-smallholder-farmers-to-benefit-from-research","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/arcs-must-scale-out-technologies-for-smallholder-farmers-to-benefit-from-research\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCs must scale out technologies for smallholder farmers to benefit from research"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A woman maize farmer participating in the Zambia FTF R&D Program consulting a ZARI researcher about a witchweed problem in her field. Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Mulenga Chilese urged researchers to disseminate mature technologies so that more farmers tangibly benefit from them.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agricultural research centers (ARCs) working on development initiatives in Zambia have been urged to shift their focus from upstream R&D and into scaling out the myriad of mature technologies developed by them if these are to have concrete benefits and impact on smallholder farmers across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appeal was aired by the Honorable Mulenga Chilese, Permanent Secretary (PS) of Zambia\u2019s Eastern Province, as he keynoted the opening of the 3-day Annual Review and Planning Meeting of the Zambia Feed-the-Future Research and Development (FTF R&D) Program held at the Protea Hotel in Chipata on 17 September 2014. After the opening, the PS accompanied the meeting delegates on a tour of the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute\u2019s (ZARI) Msekera Station, also in Chipata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think enough has been done on the R&D side \u2013 now is high time for us to scale out these technologies so that they start making tangible and positive impact on the lives of our smallholder farmers,\u201d Mr Chilese emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough the country has seen positive economic growth these past years, these have not really translated to concrete benefits to the people, especially our farmers,\u201d the PS added. \u201cA lot of things could have been done better \u2013 and this where you, researchers, come in. You have the gift of foresight \u2013 of \u2018seeing the future\u2019 way ahead of others and developing solutions now in anticipation of tomorrow\u2019s challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy challenge to you, therefore, is this: get these technologies into the h ands of each and every farmer in Zambia,\u201d the PS said. \u201cSo how do we do this? We need to address some of the lacking essential linkages in the dissemination of research results and information, we need to partner more closely with the private sector, and we need to work better with marketing agencies and extension services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also need to properly integrate research results into national planning. For example, this program meeting could have been held before the national annual budget hearing so that your activities could have been integrated into the national government\u2019s workplan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harry Ngoma, USAID Activity Manager for the FTF R&D Program, reiterated the sentiments of the PS. He said that so far \u201cthe program has made significant strides in its R&D efforts, and at this point we already have a clear picture of what technologies are working and how they are working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUSAID is very excited that the technologies from this program are already starting to bear fruit. What follows for this year is to make economic analyses and risk profiles of these technologies. Of course, we would also come up with very clear strategies for scaling up and scaling out to impact thous ands of farmers not only in this province but across Zambia,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI share the sentiments of the PS \u2013 we need to share data, information, and knowledge about these technologies that would hopefully lead to policy recommendations that support an enabling environment for enhancing the productivity of smallholder farmers and improving their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Msekera, PS Chilese and the meeting delegates toured the station\u2019s research facilities, visiting the Soils Lab, Aflatoxin Lab, and an exhibition by the different project components of the FTF R&D program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Zambia FTF R&D Program, which started in 2011, is a 4-year program implemented through collaboration of IITA, CIMMYT, ICRISAT, CIP and Harvest Plus, ZARI, Zambian universities, private sector, and other stakeholders. The program seeks to build the capacity of Zambia\u2019s national agriculture research institutes, to raise farm productivity, to help enhance nutrition, and promote adoption of improved varieties and low-cost technologies for farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program has six component projects: Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems; Improving Groundnut Farmer Incomes and Nutrition through Innovation and Technology Enhancement; Mitigating Cassava Disease Threats for Improved Cassava Production; Dissemination of Pro-Vitamin A Maize; Aflatoxin Mitigation in Maize and Groundnut; and Effective Use of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details, please contact: Jeffrey T. Oliver, j.oliver@cgiar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the world\u2019s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Its award-winning research for development (R4D) approach addresses the development needs of tropical countries. IITA works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. IITA is a non-profit organization founded in 1967 in Nigeria and governed by a Board of Trustees. IITA works on the following crops: cowpea, soybean, banana\/plantain, yam, cassava, and maize. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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