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Malnutrition Considered the gravest single threat to global public health. Solved in the developed world Simply a lack of food

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Malnutrition

  • Considered “ the gravest single threat to global public health.”
  • Solved in the developed world
  • Simply a lack of food

http://s2.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20110204&t=2&i=327728616&w=&fh=545px&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=2011-02-04T145214Z_01_AJOE71315B400_RTROPTP_0_OZABS-MALAWI-MAIZE-20110204

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https://www.wfp.org/content/hunger-map-2014

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http://www.twaweza.org/uploads/files/Fighting%20Malnutrition%20English(1).PDF

Malnutrition in Tanzania

11 times the population of Manhattan

http://aggievillearchives.com/images/slides/10770.jpg

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Improved Agricultural Technology in Tanzania

By: Caroline Deats, Alec Linot, and Lars Peterson

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Current Practices

  • Local Impact
  • International Impact

Seed Solution

  • Pest and Disease
  • Heat and Drought
  • Suggestions
  • Outcome

Mechanized Solution

  • Basics of Agriculture
  • Technical Description
  • Attachments
  • Outcome

Proposed Methods

  • Local Impact
  • International Impact
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Maize Distribution

  • High deficit in Northwest
  • High surplus in Southwest
  • Relatively stable in Center

http://www.our-africa.org/tanzania/climate-agriculture

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Current Local Impact

  • > 50% farmers
  • 3% National GDP
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http://flowcharts.engg.ksu.edu/blankflow.php?curric=CHE&flow=4

What the GDP Looks Like

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http://faostat.fao.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=339&lang=en&country=215

Current International Impact

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Solutions

https://www.healthwaysfit.com/article/are-genetically-modified-foods-safe https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/2011_Dec_Bangladesh_014.JPG

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GM Maize

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  • Pests and Diseases
  • Heat and Drought
  • Suggestions
  • Outcome

GM Maize Overview

http://www.maizegdb.org/

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Genetic Modifications

  • Genes removed from

another organism

  • Implanted into maize
  • Plants grown and selected

http://passel.unl.edu/pages/informationmodule.php?idinformationmodule=957879329&topicorder=6&maxto=9&minto=0

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Pests and Diseases

Environmental Factors

http://farmbiz.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Droogte-drought-maize-mielie.jpg http://rachel.worldpossible.org/modules/infonet/export/res/files/2320.280x185.clip.jpeg

Drought and Heat

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Pests and Diseases

  • 40% of all crops lost
  • Over 100 pests and diseases
  • Will examine Stalk Borers

and Maize Streak Virus

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Pests and Diseases Modifications

  • Single gene changed
  • Bt gene
  • MSV resistant gene

http://www.scq.ubc.ca/wp-content/GMcrop.gif

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Drought and Heat

  • Biggest problem
  • Expected to worsen
  • Can be solved through

genetic modification

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Drought and Heat Modifications

  • Multiple genes changed
  • Drought resistant genes and
  • verexpression
  • Kernel setting genes
  • NPK1 gene

http://thedailymail.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Tego.jpg

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Suggestions

Bt maize Custom GM maize

  • Drought & heat resistance

25% yield increase

  • MSV resistance 15.8% yield

increase

  • Long term solution
  • Bt resistance 10% yield

increase

  • Proven to work
  • Short term solution
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Local Impact of Bt Maize

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Impact of Bt Maize on GDP

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Two-Wheel Tractors

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Two-Wheel Tractors Overview

  • Basics of Agriculture
  • Technical Description of Two-

Wheel Tractors

  • Attachments
  • Benefits of Two-Wheel Tractors

http://aciarblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/giving-power-to-african-farmers.html

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Basics of Agriculture

  • Seedbed Preparation
  • Planting
  • Harvesting

https://www.oneacrefund.org/blogs/information/post/turning-challenge-into-opportunity-market-access-in-tanzania/811

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Technical Description

  • Engine (5-18 hp)
  • Flywheel belt
  • Drive Tires
  • Power Take-off Shaft

(PTO)

http://www.dftractor.com/2b-DF-15L-walking-tractor-1.html

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Attachments

Grain Drills Moldboard Plows Reapers

http://beforeitsnews.com/self-sufficiency/2014/05/a-2-wheel-tractor-a-thank-you-2474656.html Made in Bangladesh: Scale-appropriate machinery for agricultural resource conservation http://www.jxkaier.com/4G120AMini-rice-and-wheat-harvester-reaper-swather-138.html

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Two-Wheel Tractors Save Time

time requirements of various means of ploughing.

http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/resources/learning/mod5-online/learning-block-1/1.2/1.2.2

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Two-Wheel Tractors Increase Yields

Region Farm Power (kW/ha) Grain Yield (kg/ha) Irrigated Area (%) Punjab 3.5 4030 84 Haryana 2.3 3090 84 Uttar Pradesh 1.8 2110 73 Andhra Pradesh 1.6 2000 41

http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3259e/i3259e.pdf

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Local Impact of Two Wheel Tractors

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Impact of Two Wheel Tractor on GDP

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Would these changes be worthwhile?

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Local Impact of Bt Seed & Two Wheel Tractors

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International Impact of Bt Seed & Two Wheel Tractors

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Questions?