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Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat

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TL <strong>II</strong> was implemented in 10 target countries during <strong>Phase</strong> 1. These were Mali, Niger, and Nigeria representing<br />

West and Central Africa (WCA); Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe in Eastern<br />

and Southern Africa (ESA); and India, representing South Asia (Figure 1-1).<br />

The TL <strong>II</strong> project’s approach <strong>for</strong> improving the productivity and production <strong>of</strong> tropical legumes includes,<br />

among others:<br />

• Understanding the legumes’ environment (through baseline, market and impact studies, effective<br />

monitoring and evaluation systems) and leveraging existing knowledge;<br />

• Developing farmer- and market-preferred crop varieties and integrated crop management<br />

technologies;<br />

• Establishing sustainable seed production and delivery systems;<br />

• Capacity building <strong>for</strong> NARS; and<br />

• Creating awareness and reaching farmers with available technologies.<br />

Detailed presentations <strong>of</strong> progress made and lessons learned during <strong>Phase</strong> 1 are presented <strong>for</strong> each <strong>of</strong><br />

the two crosscutting (targeting and seed systems) and six crop objectives in the respective sections that<br />

follow this report. Highlights <strong>of</strong> progress made so far are presented here.<br />

Figure 1-1: TL <strong>II</strong> target countries in <strong>Phase</strong> 1<br />

Mali<br />

Niger<br />

Nigeria<br />

Ethiopia<br />

India<br />

Kenya<br />

Tanzania<br />

Malawi<br />

1000 Ha (avg. 2005-07: FAOSTAT)<br />

Bean<br />

Chickpea<br />

Cowpea<br />

Groundnut<br />

Pigeonpea<br />

Soybean<br />

Zimbabwe<br />

Mozambique<br />

COUNTRY<br />

CROP<br />

Chickpea Common Cowpea Ground Pigeon Soybean<br />

bean<br />

nut pea<br />

Mali - - 261 308 - 2<br />

Niger 0 18 4132 338 - -<br />

Nigeria - - 4346 2214 - 623<br />

Ethiopia 204 209 - 34 - 5<br />

Kenya - 959 136 17 177 3<br />

Tanzania 70 720 150 411 68 5<br />

Malawi 89 246 79 250 156 -<br />

Mozambique - - - 294 - -<br />

India 7043 8722 - 6263 3553 8307<br />

Total 7406 10874 9105 10129 3954 8945<br />

World total 10903 26133 10749 23069 4678 92507<br />

% <strong>of</strong> world 67.9 41.6 84.7 43.9 84.5 9.7<br />

The Environment<br />

Data on understanding the grain legumes’ environment in the target countries have been obtained from<br />

baseline studies through household surveys (e.g. Asfaw et al 2009; Kiresur et al 2009a, 2009b; Lokesha<br />

et al 2009a, 2009b; Simtowe et al 2009; and Suhasini et al 2009a, 2009b); Ndjeunga et al 2010;<br />

situation analyses studies (Kassie et al 2009; Katungi et al 2009); literature reviews <strong>of</strong> published works<br />

(Shiferaw et al 2008a; Abate et al 2011, 2012; Kassie et al 2011).<br />

Table 1-1 presents highlights <strong>of</strong> some data on socio-demographic in<strong>for</strong>mation, ownership <strong>of</strong> some<br />

physical capital, sources <strong>of</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation on improved technologies, adoption, and investment by target<br />

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Engaging Smallholder Farmers | <strong>Tropical</strong> <strong>Legumes</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Project</strong>

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