Delivery of Orange Maize in Zambia

Marx Mbunji Business Unit Manager

Seedco International Zambia Limited

Introduction

Mostly Small Scale/ Emergent Farmers

Mostly SmallScale Farmers

Small scale, emergent and commercial farmers

Mostly SmallScale Farmers

Essential Information:8 – 18o South22 – 34o East752,000 sq km58% cultivatable14% cropped1,000,000 farmers75% small scale < 2ha17% Emergent < 20ha8% Commercial > 60haUse 15,000 out of 50,000mt hybrid maize8 neighbours1996 SI for Vit A sugar fort12kg Vs 160kg per capita sugar to maize

What We know

White maize is most popularYellow/ Orange for roasting Yellow for Nshima in deficit

Mostly conventional maize

1996 SI passed for Vit A in Sugar

12kg Vs 160kg per capita sugar to maize

What we Don’t Know

Contamination of white maize

Reaction of maize buyers

Reaction of consumers

Reaction of small millers

What Has been Done in the PastVarieties and lines tested

Developing appropriate recipes

Supply chain Partners identified

Project staff engaged

Recommendations• Fast track Variety Testing

and Release

• Mobilize & engage partners

• Seed Bulking

• Enter roast maize

• Develop nutrition Brand

• Enter School feeding & under five feeding

• Promote nutrition brand

• Subsidizing nutritious orange maize brand

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