1. O. Coulibaly, A. Alene, J. Chianu T. Abdoulaye, V. Manyong,
C. Aitchedji, H. Tefera, C. Fatokun, A. Kamara, O. Boukar,
and S. Boahen / NARS Partners
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4. General introduction
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5. Poverty
Food Insecurity
Policy/Macroeconomics
Environment
problems
Poor Public Pollution
health/toxicity
Low Low
demand incomes
Misuse pesticides/Poor Poor quality Low yield
Policy
Participatory Diagnostics
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6. Potential Cowpea Value Chain: Constraints, opportunities and performances
Other Chain Stakeholders Value Chain actors
Chain Governance
(Inter) national
policies and Chain Performance:
regulations
Effectiveness (quality
norms and standards,
targets…)
Resources
Extension Local
Regional trade
Distributed Benefits
Consumption Efficiency (Profitability,
Policy impact…)
Research Marketing and Equity (Distribution of
trade
benefits, pro-poor,
Infrastructure Gender (Access
Added Value
Processing resources and markets)
(Financial) Sustainability (PPP,
support NRM…)
Production
services
Input supply
Empowerment of stakeholders

7. General introduction
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8. Proposed activities of Objective 1
The proposed activities are:
(i) Baseline studies and situation and outlook
analysis for targeted legumes
(ii) Monitoring and evaluation including surveys
to monitor adoption,
(iii) Targeting innovations for up-scaling and for
reaching vulnerable groups
(iv) Capacity building for NARS partners
(v) Coordination
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9. Niger
Nigeria
Tanzania
Mali Malawi
Mozambique
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10. Intended targets to be achieved
Activities carried- Target countries Level of Indicators of
out achievement achievement
GAPS ANALYSIS Nigeria, Mali and Niger Surveys and report Report
(WCA); Malawi, Tanzania,
and Mozambique (ESA)
PVS SURVEY Nigeria, Mali and Niger Surveys and report Report
(WCA); Malawi, Tanzania,
and Mozambique (ESA)
BASELINE STUDY Nigeria, Mali and Niger Surveys and Database and
(WCA); Malawi, Tanzania,
and Mozambique (ESA) database Reports
IITA- Nigeria, Mali and Niger Surveys, database Reports
(WCA); Malawi, Tanzania,
BACKSTOPPING and Mozambique (ESA) and report
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12. Technical aspects
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Activities (Completed and Target Partners
Current) countries
1. Gap Analysis Nigeria, Mali IER, INRAN, IAR,
2. Participatory Varietal and Niger PROSAB, NGOs, CBOs,
Selection(PVS) (WCA); FOs
Surveys Kenya, Malawi, IITA; Kenya Agricultural
• Seed Value Chain Tanzania, and Research Institute (KARI),
Analysis Mozambique Sokoine University of
• Ex–Ante and Ex-Post (ESA) Agriculture (SUA)
Impact Assessment Department of Agricultural
Framework Research Services, Malawi,
• Backstopping NARS IIAM Mozambique
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25. Ruling varieties
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26. Baseline adoption
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27. Farmers Preferred traits
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28. Top Constraints
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29. Gender
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31. Countries Enumerators Technicians Total
Nigeria 60 6 66
Niger 20 2 22
Mali 20 2 22
Total 100 10 110
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32. What were the outcomes?
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33. Remaining work to be done
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35. Major challenges
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36. How do you intend to overcome them?
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38. What would you do differently from your original plan?
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39. Would you consider including more countries (or
paring down the current ones)?
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40. Vision for second phase
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