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Resources
BBC Article — Seed farming: The sesame solution
PRODUMER Reports:
Project Implementation Plan Summary (PIP) 2005-2008The goal of PRODUMER’s sesame production and marketing project is to improve the ability of vulnerable groups to increase their productive activities and meet the basic human needs. In doing this, the purpose is to assist smallholder sesame producers to sustainably achieve improved livelihoods and quality of life, as well as to create awareness of gender and environmental issues. Read more... PRODUMER Annual Report – Year 1 PRODUMER II officially began on April 1, 2005. With the goal of reaching 1,000 producers by the end of the project, the first year alone witnessed 949 producers receive technical assistance in sesame production. One of the main indicators of success for PRODUMER is to witness an annual increase in yields for producers between 6-10%. This was not achieved this year as a result of torrential rains that destroyed and/or negatively impacted significant areas of production. However, for the producers who were able to harvest, they enjoyed yields approximately 60% higher than those that did not apply the technology. On the whole, net income for producers that applied the technology was 300% of the net income of the traditional producers. Read more... PRODUMER Annual Report – Year 2 The second year of PRODUMER proved to be very successful, with producers experiencing significant increases despite various climate and political challenges. Conventional producers earned a gross income of US$261.23 per manzana (24% over the baseline) and organic producers obtained US$486.66 per manzana (69% over the baseline). Compared to the previous year, yields from conventional and organic production increased 41%, despite the decrease in the price of conventional sesame and the erratic rains. Read more... PRODUMER Semi-Annual Report – Year 3 A number of factors have contributed to the continued success of PRODUMER II including the growing interest in Conservation Agriculture techniques, strong collaboration with other local organizations, and the fact that sesame is one of the products with which small producers in Nicaragua can compete in the international markets. Read more... |
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