Project Name: Support to SPAT II
Market Oriented advisory services and quality seeds

Partners: Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB)
Centre for Communication and Information in Agriculture (CICA)
Belgian Development  Agency (BTC)
Minagri

Funded By: Government of Rwanda (620,000 EUR)
Government of Belgium (18,000,000 EUR)

Budget: 18,6 million Euro

Timeline: July 2011 – June 2016

Objective: The general objective of the program of support to the SPAT II is:

“Agricultural outputs and incomes increased under sustainable production sys-tems and
for all groups of farmers, and food security ensured for all the popula-tion”

The specific objectives are:

“Improved access to advisory services for crops and livestock”
“Improved access and use of high quality planting materials of food crops for men and women”

Coverage: Nationwide (all 30 districts)

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

Support RAB to implement “The Rwanda Seed Initiative”

Seed policies – Seed production – Genebank – Rwanda Seed Enterprise –
Private sector development – Quality control

Support RAB to implement “The Rwanda Farmer Field School Initiative”

Nationwide FFS for all major crops and livestock -  Contract private agricultural services pro-viders -  improved demand articulation

Support to CICA

National extension resource center – Centre of excellence for extension material development Mass coverage through radio messages

Achievements / key facts / key figures:

Seed task force established – Seed Plan elaborated
More than 400 hectares pre-basic and basic seed production
More then 40,000 farmers in farmer field school
More than 700 facilitators trained

Contact details:

Sylvia GATA SALAMA

SPAT II Manager

Tel : + 250-78830 31 72

Email: ssalama@minagri.gov.rw