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Some bags of YaraMila Activa shown during a farmers’ guided tour in Samendeni by Semence Modene

Initiative sign boards, hire manpower and organize guided tours
for farmers. Hub Agrodealers chose easily reachable
Currently, AFAP, in collaboration with Yara (an agriculture demonstration sites where they or their retailers could
input supply company), is supporting seven Hub also sell their agricultural inputs. Hub Agrodealers were
Agrodealers through demonstration field activities to also tasked to engage a technical staff to be in charge of
address issues relating to soil fertility, use of improved collecting the farm data to assist the farmer leader with all
varieties and plant spacing. Two protocols of fertilization aspects of caring for the demonstration plots, including:
(Yara protocol and farmer-practices protocol) are used on applying fertilizer, pest control and caring for the crops
the following crops: maize, rice, sorghum and millet. AFAP themselves.
supported each of the seven selected Hub Agrodealers
with USD2000 with Yara supporting with fertilizers and The demonstration plots used two methods of farming.
some panels. With the monetary support from the project, The first was the traditional method using the local
each Agrodealer was to: purchase seeds, equipment and varieties and the farmer-practices protocol. The second

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