Four Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers - icrisat
Four Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers - icrisat
Four Seasons of Learning and Engaging Smallholder Farmers - icrisat
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Seed Production <strong>and</strong> Delivery Systems........................................................................................................................................... 169<br />
Breeder seed <strong>and</strong> other classes <strong>of</strong> seed produced by research partners........................................................................................ 169<br />
Foundation <strong>and</strong> Certified Seed produced by public seed corporations............................................................................................ 170<br />
Seed samples distributed to farmers................................................................................................................................................ 171<br />
Capacity building.............................................................................................................................................................................. 172<br />
Key lessons learned......................................................................................................................................................................... 175<br />
Enhancing Chickpea Productivity <strong>and</strong> Production in Eastern <strong>and</strong> Southern Africa.................................177<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 177<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 178<br />
Locations <strong>and</strong> partners .................................................................................................................................................................... 179<br />
Socio-Economics/Targeting.............................................................................................................................................................. 179<br />
Cropping pattern............................................................................................................................................................................... 179<br />
Crop yields .................................................................................................................................................................................. 179<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> manure <strong>and</strong> fertilizers........................................................................................................................................................... 179<br />
Chickpea seed access..................................................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Use <strong>of</strong> purchased seed <strong>and</strong> other inputs.......................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Chickpea utilization.......................................................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Crop-livestock interactions............................................................................................................................................................... 180<br />
Preferred traits for chickpea............................................................................................................................................................. 180<br />
Production pattern <strong>and</strong> productivity.................................................................................................................................................. 180<br />
Net-return <strong>of</strong> chickpea...................................................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Constraints to chickpea production <strong>and</strong> marketing in Ethiopia......................................................................................................... 181<br />
Post-harvest h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>and</strong> consumption.......................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Chickpea marketing.......................................................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Chickpea price trend in Ethiopia....................................................................................................................................................... 181<br />
Gender aspect <strong>of</strong> chickpea production <strong>and</strong> marketing..................................................................................................................... 182<br />
Sources <strong>of</strong> information, chickpea variety preference <strong>and</strong> adoption.................................................................................................. 182<br />
Fast-Tracking, Development, <strong>and</strong> Release <strong>of</strong> Varieties................................................................................................................... 182<br />
Variety development......................................................................................................................................................................... 182<br />
Variety release .................................................................................................................................................................................. 183<br />
Identification <strong>of</strong> farmer- <strong>and</strong> market-preferred chickpea varieties.................................................................................................... 183<br />
Seed Systems <strong>and</strong> Enhancing Adoption <strong>of</strong> Improved Varieties........................................................................................................ 184<br />
Seed Production <strong>and</strong> Delivery Systems........................................................................................................................................... 185<br />
Capacity Building.............................................................................................................................................................................. 186<br />
Training <strong>of</strong> farmers........................................................................................................................................................................... 186<br />
Field days, farmers’ fairs.................................................................................................................................................................. 186<br />
Awareness activities ........................................................................................................................................................................ 186<br />
Training <strong>of</strong> extension personnel....................................................................................................................................................... 186<br />
Training <strong>of</strong> scientists <strong>and</strong> research technicians................................................................................................................................ 187<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> infrastructure facilities............................................................................................................................................ 187<br />
Degree students............................................................................................................................................................................... 188<br />
Lessons learned............................................................................................................................................................................... 188<br />
General (all countries) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 188<br />
Country-specific................................................................................................................................................................................ 189<br />
Vision for second phase................................................................................................................................................................... 189<br />
Pigeonpea Breeding <strong>and</strong> Seed Systems in India....................................................................................191<br />
Breeding .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
PVS trials .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
Mother trials .................................................................................................................................................................................. 191<br />
Baby trials .................................................................................................................................................................................. 193<br />
Screening breeding lines against drought........................................................................................................................................ 193<br />
Seed Production <strong>and</strong> Delivery Systems........................................................................................................................................... 193<br />
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 193<br />
Performance <strong>of</strong> pigeonpea hybrids.................................................................................................................................................. 197<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 197<br />
Seed Systems in India...................................................................................................................................................................... 198<br />
The approach .................................................................................................................................................................................. 199<br />
Infrastructure <strong>and</strong> equipment........................................................................................................................................................... 199<br />
Production <strong>of</strong> Breeder, Foundation, Certified <strong>and</strong> Truthfully Labeled Seed..................................................................................... 200<br />
Alternative seed systems model....................................................................................................................................................... 200<br />
Constraints <strong>and</strong> opportunities........................................................................................................................................................... 201<br />
Formal <strong>and</strong> informal seed sector linkages........................................................................................................................................ 201<br />
Transaction costs in seed marketing................................................................................................................................................ 201<br />
Promotion <strong>and</strong> formal recognition <strong>of</strong> informal seed sector............................................................................................................... 201<br />
Capacity building.............................................................................................................................................................................. 202<br />
Progress <strong>of</strong> Phase 1<br />
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